Scrap Donations

Donate to USS instead of landfill..
How business can save money and the planet!

The materials USS will be able to collect range from reusable off-cuts, over-runs, rejected materials and production process by-products TO unwanted finished goods of all sorts. Also, things such as damaged or old stock from shops, some kinds of packing materials, fabric samples. You name it we can probably use it! These can come from any small, medium and multinational businesses or manufacturers.

At USS they will be made available as creative materials and educational resources to local community groups working with children and adults. These groups include after-school clubs, youth clubs, uniform groups (cubs, Brownies etc.), schools, college courses, community artists, community groups, theatre groups, etc.

Why re-use?
Re-using scrap materials is common sense. By donating your company’s unwanted scrap materials to USS, it saves the resources and energy needed to produce new materials, and involves none of the energy consumption or waste associated with recycling and reprocessing. Re-using materials is economically self-sustaining and unlike domestic recycling, requires little government or industry subsidy.

Who benefits?Businesses can save money by reducing their waste disposal costs. Businesses may be able to use their materials donations in working towards ISO 14001 or BS 8555 environmental standards management for industry Company employees benefit from a feel-good factor when good materials are put back into the community as a useful resource rather than being thrown away.The tonnage of waste going into landfill is reduced, benefiting the environment and saving money for local authorities by extending the life of landfill sitesLocal children and adults are given access to affordable creative resources. The community benefits, as jobs or work experience opportunities may be able to be created from materials that would have been buried forever

Clean and safe
Any donated materials must be clean, safe and non-hazardous. We will check this with you prior to delivery.

Materials We Don’t Accept….
Domestic appliances and furniture, office furniture, household recycling, used paper for recycling, magazines, used food containers and packaging (regardless of how well it’s been cleaned!), used carpet and underlay, treated wood, wood with nails in, large objects – any object that cannot be lifted by 2 people!, used “blank” video cassettes, any chemicals marked with the Hazchem symbol and any cleaning products.
 
Interested?
Please go to our website and fill in the scrap providers form and we’ll be in touch to discuss how we can help each other or give us a ring. We can come out to you and see if your waste is suitable and arrange collection.

Some examples of scrap that we can use