Furniture Recycling
Over 10 million reusable items of furniture are sent to
landfill by local authorities in the UK every year - almost 30,000
items every day. (Furniture Reuse Network 2007)
The Cheshire Furniture Reuse Forum is made up of 14 not-for-profit projects that work closely with the Cheshire West and Chester council to divert reusable furniture and appliances from going to landfill.
The forum works throughout Cheshire to collect and redistribute quality furniture and appliances to support low income families. The projects:
- support people on their own and families when they need it most, helping people to set up home or access furniture they can't afford.
- help the environment by stopping lots of good quality furniture ending up on landfill sites.
- provide training and volunteer opportunities which can help people find a job.
The Forum will collect furniture and appliances in good condition for free from households across Cheshire. In 2006 there was a 90% increase in the amount of furniture they reused, collecting the equivalent of more than 8,000 sofas or 6,000 beds which would have ended up in landfill.
In achieving this, they provided furniture to 32,000 people - 10,526 more than the previous year. In October 2007, Cheshire Furniture Re-use Forum won a national award as the Best Community Recycling Initiative in the UK.
For more information about donating your unwanted furniture and appliances visit the Cheshire Furniture Reuse Forum website or contact us on 0300 1237026 for your nearest reuse project.