A place to donate (recycle) tools, building materials, paint etc...

[Lee Scoresby]

It bothers me hugely to discard perfectly good tools and material as waste. Is anyone aware of a store or project in SE London that receives used and/or surplus tools, also fitting and fixtures such as screws and plugs, as well as paints, solvents etc? Maybe a makers/ menders/ re-sellers project or site?

This is precisely the sort of facility a 21stc local authority should be organising, but anyone looking to useless Southwark Council for anything will still be waiting when hell freezes over. They're too busy flogging off public housing sites to shady foreign corporations, and playing toytown party politics.

Nor will the mainstream charity shops touch such items. Their cynical, parasitic, cherrypicking policy is 'free stock with zero effort'. They are not remotely a model for recycling and re-using. Anyone who doubts this is invited to inspect the bulging skips hidden out the back of any high street charity shop.

Certainly, this section of the EDF does play its part, enabling the selling/giving-on of items.

Hope to hear from someone. It's such an obvious thing...

Thanks,

Lee Scoresby.

Edited November 27, 2024 by Lee Scoresby
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[Azalea]

This is a great idea.

[imogen]

Maker Space for refugees in New Cross -

https://www.face.work/maker

or -

https://southlondonmakerspace.org/about/

[herrpaul]

Southwark reuse and recycling centre is good for left over paints,

[elloriac]

Unfortunately just in Romford so far, but hopefully will be a success and open more widely
https://www.habitatforhumanity.org.uk/restore/

Have used them when I lived elsewhere, great for DIY materials