Recycle – IT's Blog

Well what a month April was, starting With lots of collecting and delivering with our new van, one of our collections was…… were excited to say was from the Opera House in city centre Manchester and a very big thank you to all involved were Proud to add you to the growing list of Thoughtful company’s and groups we have worked with.

Recycling lives came over at the end of April and were really exited to announce that were going to be working together providing them with our plastics, metals, wires and other IT waste produced, this is a really great collaboration and certainly something that we at Recycle-IT have sought out for some time.

Recycling Lives work closely with many large and small companies that wish to improve their recycling percentages or to explore better environmental solutions. The activities that they carry out range from as simple as a litter collection day, to as extensive as a total warehouse clearance. Whatever the task, working with Recycling Lives will improve our Social Objectives

Recycling Lives- Working for You

their message is clear- they want opportunities for Residents to gain work experience and to create revenue for our Charity. They have a significant infrastructure supporting them and would like you to consider them for:

Site Cleaning – litter, wood, graffiti or general waste
Waste Removal – fly tipping clean-ups or skip filling and removal
Factory Clearance – scrap machinery, metal waste, pallets or shelving
Demolition and Dismantling – buildings, machinery or green houses
Painting – commercial or industrial painting, garage or warehouse floors

These are just some of there regular activities but if you have a need, Recycling Lives have a solution.

Recently we applied for funding from the GMWDA’s community waste fund to buy a new van which will enable us to collect more equipment from offices, homes, businesses and councils then redistribute the good working equipment to the local community and we were so pleased to find that we were successful, we’ve got our van from Firbank van sales over in Hollingworth. and a big thank you to everyone at Recycle for Greater Manchester & the GMWDA so……..a couple of months later and some very stressful insurance arrangements…… we are so proud to announce that we’re out collecting more equipment for the community to access so keep a look out for our new van with liveries and logos including the Social Enterprise Mark which was done for us by our new friends at Universal Signage out on the roads.

We’ve started collecting equipment with our voluntary drivers and a big thank you to “Liz, Pete and Roy” your amazing people thank you so much

Till next time take care and shine on

Thursday 17 November 2011

From 4.30pm – 6.30pm

Recycle-IT, Unit 8, Parkway Trading Estate, Longbridge Rd, Trafford Park, Manchester M17 1SN ( Map = http://bit.ly/thxcEV )

Join us as we celebrate being awarded the Social Enterprise Mark and receiving a local enterprise GMWDA community waste grant.

• Presentation of the Social Enterprise Mark from Sylvia Pearson (Liverpool School for Social Entrepreneurs)
• Take a tour of the Recycle-IT centre,
• Poetry reading from Valerie Price,
• Memories of Computers session
• Presentation of Social Enterprise with a big E from Tom Mc Manus
• Demystifying PCs workshop
• Music from Peace FM 50.1 DJ’s Barry G and Busby,
• Food from Good Mood Food and Ormond Williams, ex-cell solutions

Kate Green MP for Stretford and Urmston has confirmed she will be attending and we’ve also sent invites out to the press

http://www.socialenterprisemark.org.uk/blog/2011/11/congratulations-recycle-it/ (the times are wrong its not 2pm its 4:30pm – 6:30pm)

http://www.express.co.uk/money/view/281149

RSVP: John Hastings on 0161-226 0637 or 0793 951 4661 or email
Info[at]recycle-it.uk.com

We’re proud to announce our new status as SE Mark holders, this now means we are able to show a clear and recognizable mark both to new customers and the community as a whole that Recycle-IT are a genuine Social Enterprise here for the benefit of the community (C.I.C) and driven by Social and Environmental goals.

What is a Social Enterprise ?

The Government defines social enterprises as “businesses with primarily social objectives whose surpluses are principally reinvested for that purpose in the business or in the community, rather than being driven by the need to maximise profit for shareholders and owners.”

As with all businesses, they compete to deliver goods and services. The difference is that social and environmental purposes are at the very heart of what they do, and the profits they make are reinvested towards achieving those purposes. Well known examples of social enterprises include the Eden Project, Big Issue and The Phone Co-op.

Social enterprises operate in almost every industry in the UK, from health and social care to renewable energy, from retail to recycling, from employment to sport, from housing to education. Whatever they do, they do it differently from typical business, because they are driven by a social and environmental mission, and they are focused on the community they serve. In a recent survey into social enterprise, 45% of respondents said that ‘putting something back into the community’ was their reason for setting up a social enterprise.

Amongst others holding the SE Mark are The Big Issue Group, Unlimited Potential, The Create foundation, Start in Salford, Social Enterprise Lancashire Network (SELNET), Social Enterprise Network, Social Enterprise Solutions, The Wellbeing Project, The Phone Co-op, Eden Project Ltd, Co-operative Group Limited, Blackburn House, Good Mood Food (Zion Centre), Joining communities, there are many, many more I’ve just jotted down some of he the members we’ve had contact with.

To find out more about the SE Mark and the directory of members ready to help make and provided local social solutions..Click the Link SE_Mark

well were reporting live this time from the SENW trade fair and its fantastic to be here we were emailed on Friday to congratulate us on winning some tickets to exhibit today and after a mad rush of a weekend getting the media together and…….were here looking good

we put more up as the day goes on have a good day everybody and a BIG BIG thank you to Togetherworks

We’ve all had lunch its was really nice and provided to us by Can Cook Studio

I had the Chicken, spinach and sweet which was really nice and also available was Vegetable Mussanan Paul halfpenny from Togetherworks liked it so good food all-round no butty’s in a bag this year thank you to all involved on that one……more later…….

Not to long ago we applied for funding for new van’s from the GMWDA’s Community Waste Fund and recently we received the fantastic news that we have been successful in the application, this now means we can look at getting two vans for collecting and delivering computers and related equipment with more effectivness both localy and nationaly. Recycle-IT are going to gain one small van for local household and domestic needs and a larger long wheeled van for the bigger jobs.

Thank you so much all the people that are involved over at the community waste fund and everyone at the GMWDA also we can’t forget our good friends at the Community Resource Network North West (CRN)

Your funding is going to aid our IT Re-use enterprise reach more community members, collect, recycle and reuse more equipped from commercial business’s and homes

GMWDA is inviting community organisations and groups to submit proposals that demonstrate a positive effect on reducing the amount of waste produced and increase re-use and recycling. Projects that plan to help residents reduce contamination and increase recycling rates in Greater Manchester are being strongly encouraged, as GMWDA aim to reach their target of 50% recycling and composting by 2015. (The second funding round for this year will open on 5th December 2011 and close on the 20th January 2012. Just the same as last year applicants will be able to access the guidance for applicants on-line and will need to complete an initial on-line Expression of Interest Form available here….)

hello everyone it’s time for an update.

Recently Recycle 4 Greater Manchester (R4GM) have developed a Recycling Smart phone application for FREE, with it You can find your nearest recycling Centre, furniture re-use scheme, IT re-use Scheme, bike re-use project also in the app are some how too reduce and reuse tips and much more. Just go to ‘show route ‘ and hey presto you will have a walking or driving route using GPS and Google maps, which tells you distance and time from your current location.

And were really excited to be included in the recycling app amongst our friends and neighbourhood re-use schemes such as the “The mustard tree” “Community Transport” & “Wesley Community Furniture”

Check out the other re-use organisation and projects in greater Manchester and reuse your old computer equipment with us at Recycle-IT

R4GM Iphone APP

r4gm android app

The Recycle for Greater Manchester App can help you to find your local Household Waste Recycling Centre, hints and tips on how to save £50 a month, details of what items can be included in the correct bin and information on local campaigns that are being carried out.

Features

Find my nearest – using GPS technology you can find your nearest Household Waste Recycling Centre, Charity Shop, Furniture re-use scheme and Electrical Appliance Scheme.

Hints and Tips – tips on how to reduce junk mail, reduce food waste, reduce packaging, re-use household items, how to use real nappies and tips on composting.

Local Campaigns – Information on local campaigns such as Love Food Hate Waste, Stick it in the right bin, Real Nappy Week and Recycle Week.

Leftover Recipes – A variety of starters, mains desserts and party dishes that can be produced using leftovers or items you have in your fridge or cupboards.

What can I put in my bin – Provides a list of what items can be put in to each of the different coloured bins.

Materials A- Z – An A – Z which provides advice on what you can do to reduce, re-use or recycle many different items.

let us know what you think of the app and happy hi tech recycling……………………

A Big, Big Thank you to everyone involved in getting the computers ready for the computer aid internationals order of 200 computers that are to be sent across to the developing countries later this month (we will post updates) http://www.computeraid.org/default.asp

We managed to reach the grand total sum of 170 computers and we can confirm that they safely reached their destination with computer aid and special thanks to our new friends at Select Logistics who got there in fantastic time check them out athttp://www.select-logistics.co.uk/

Recently we have been working closely with Guinness Partnership, Witton High School (Blackburn) and The Cooperative group collecting and reusing a lot of their equipment, this means that we have a fairly large amount of computers and they are being made ready for the community to access.

We have been working with for many years now and are proud to be getting ready 200 computers for there next non for profit order from the developing countries

here is some more on Why reusing your computers and monitors is better than recycling them

Empirical research proves beyond doubt that when upgrading to the newest version, reusing computers is far better for the environment than recycling them. Reusing a computer is 20 times more effective at saving life cycle energy use than recycling it. Given the substantial environmental cost of production, it is imperative we recover the full productive value of every PC through reuse before eventually recycling it to recover parts and materials at its true end-of-life.

It is also essential that organisations and individuals ensure that their IT equipment is sent to a professional and legitimate re-furbisher, approved by the Environment Agency, to ensure that it is handled in a responsible way. Computer Aid only distributes computer equipment through responsible partner organisations that meet our stringent requirements.