A materials exchange is a free online service that allows companies or organizations to list surplus resources, making them available for use by another, either for sale or free. This may encompass a wide range of materials, perhaps...
Belchamps Scout Activity Centre
, Near Hockley, SS5 4JD
Organisation Type 
Registered Charity
Categories Furniture, Electrical, Household, Entertainment and leisure, DIY and garden, Business, Miscellaneous
<p> Belchamps is a not-for-profit organisation and registered charity (charity no. 1015218). We aim to re-use and recycle as much as possible to help keep our costs low.</p>
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Eastern Total Recycling
Essex, Clacton, CO16 9DH
Organisation Type Registered Charity
Categories Furniture, Electrical, Household, Entertainment and leisure, DIY and garden, Business, Miscellaneous
<p> We offer free collection and house/business clearance services for goods we can recycle and use the profits to offer job training courses, help for those in need and free debt advice.</p>
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ECCO
Essex, Harlow, CM18 6NZ
Organisation Type Registered Charity
Categories Electrical, Household, Entertainment and leisure, Miscellaneous
ECCO is an environmental charity recycling and reusing clothing, textiles, furniture, electrical items, white goods, bric-a-brac and batteries.
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ECCO
Essex, Harlow, CM18
Organisation Type Registered Charity
Categories Furniture, Electrical, Household, Entertainment and leisure, DIY and garden, Business, Miscellaneous
ECCO is an environmental charity recycling and reusing clothing, textiles, furniture, electrical items, white goods, bric-a-brac and batteries.
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ECCO
Essex, Harlow, CM20 1HY
Organisation Type Registered Charity
Categories Furniture, Electrical, Household, Entertainment and leisure, DIY and garden, Business, Miscellaneous
ECCO is an environmental charity recycling and reusing clothing, textiles, furniture, electrical items, white goods, bric-a-brac and batteries.
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Give Or Take. Org
Essex, Colchester, CO1 1NS
Organisation Type Registered Charity
Categories Furniture, Electrical, Household, Entertainment and leisure, DIY and garden, Business, Miscellaneous
Give away items you no longer want, or request items that you do. If you have been unable to find a new home for your items through one of the Groups on this site, give us a go.
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Hamelin Trust Depot
Essex, Billericay, CM12 0DU
Organisation Type Registered Charity
Categories Furniture, Electrical, Household, Entertainment and leisure, DIY and garden, Business, Miscellaneous
Hamelin Trust collects good quality furniture, clothing, Bric-a-Brac, IT equipment and small electricals which are then sold through their shops to raise funds to support the work of Hamelin Trust
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Bright Ideas Scrap Scheme
Essex, Colchester, CO2 8JF
Categories Electrical, DIY and garden, Business, Miscellaneous
This project will close on 24th April 2016. Bright Ideas reuses art and craft materials. Participating members pay an annual fee and get the materials for free.
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Give or Take Days (Junk Swaps) have become more popular these days and the following publications are available to help you set up your own.
'Win with Waste' Report - Produced by Chelmsford Environment Partnership (CEP) in 2007. The project was part-funded by a Seedcorn grant from ECORRN. The project aimed to monitor recycling levels in Chelmsford and then change the behaviour of 1 in 3 of the non-participating households.
As an individual you can re-use more items in your day-to-day activities. Here are a few ideas (but there are many more for you to discover!):
Reusing your shopping bags is a very useful tip. You can even get a "bag for life...
Barnardo's is a Children's Charity that raises funds through a number of charity shops around the country.
Bulky Waste.Org Presentation 26th May 2011
This is the poweroint presentation given by Bulkywaste.org at the Reuse Essex Event on the 26th May 2011
Wood Recycling Project
This report details the implications of setting up a Wood Recycling Project in Essex and Cambridgeshire...