Environment Charities That specialise in Recycling
Discover 228 Environment charities that specialise in recycling. Use the search below to filter within these results.
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Raven House Trust Limited
Beneficiary group, EnvironmentProvides food, furniture, household goods, to people in need. Enables recycling of furniture through a free collection service. The furniture is sold at affordable prices or given away to vulnerable individuals or families.
Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu-Chi Foundation Limited
Environment, Religioneducation, cultural and religious activities. Environmental and recycling activities
New Life Wood
Charity and VCS support, Economic and community development, Education, Environment, Health, Social welfareTo relieve unemployment for the benefit of the public in Essex, by the provision of opportunities for volunteering, training and work experience to increase their employability by means of a wood recycling project based in Pitsea; and to relieve financial hardship by the provision of courses in money management and debt counselling.
Share And Repair
Arts, EnvironmentOperates numerous Repair Cafes across Bath & NE SomersetRuns a 'Library of Things' (lesser used household items) to share resourcesHolds 'HOW TO workshops to allow people to maintain and repair morePromotes and encourages repair, reuse and recycle towards a circular economy
Orinoco - The Oxfordshire Scrapstore
Environment, LeisureTo promote reduction and re-use of waste materials through education and practical action. To provide facilities, workshops and recycled scrap and surplus materials as creative resources for recreation, diy, education and other leisure time occupation for all citizens of Oxfordshire and the surrounding areas.
Business2schools
Beneficiary group, Education, EnvironmentBy donating unwanted office furniture and tech through the Business2Schools charity we are able to make schools in the UK an even better experience for children and students.By helping improve the infrastructure in schools, providing faster computers,helping create a more aspirational environment children will be inspired.If we are more ethical about recycling children will be inspired.
Turntable Furniture
Charity and VCS support, Economic and community development, Education, Environment- Collect donated furniture and electrical items and supply it to people on low incomes who are referred by social and other support workers.- Refurbish and repair furniture as necessary.- Promote and contribute to Exeter's recycling strategy by keeping furniture out of local landfill sites.- Provide practical work experience for the long-term unemployed volunteers manning the charity.
Abergavenny Community Trust
Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Economic and community development, EnvironmentWe run services in response to community needs & enable individuals, families, local groups, voluntary bodies and statutory agencies to hold events or run activities. We started craft groups and activities that promote well-being, and Community Kids for parents & toddlers. We offer opportunities for volunteering & skill sharing whilst providing affordable, nutritious meals recycling waste food.
Signpost Gunton
Beneficiary group, Education, Environment, Social welfareDreamworX-Youth Project working with 8-19 year old in schools, drop ins and detached work in their local communitiesGive and Take- A recycling project benefitting local community groups and individualsEast Suffolk foodbank
Spruse Stevenage Reuse Scheme
Charity and VCS support, EnvironmentSPRUSE STEVENAGE REUSE SCHEME COLLECTS AND RE-DISTRIBUTES GOOD QUALITY LEGALLY COMPLIANT USED FURNITURE AND ELECTRICAL ITEMS.IT SUPPORTS THOSE ON LOW INCOME AND IN CONDITIONS OF NEED.THE GENERAL PUBLIC CAN PURCHASE ITEMS HELPING TO SUPPORT THOSE MOST IN NEED.THIS ACTIVITY ENCOURAGES RE-USE & PROTECTS THE ENVIRONMENT BY REDUCING LANDFILL. SPRUSE ALSO OFFERS VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES
9 Lives Furniture
Charity and VCS support, Education, Environment, Social welfareOur aims and objectives are to help residents of Watford, Three Rivers and surroundingareas who are in conditions of need, hardship or distress by the provision of furnitureand accessories and to provide vocational training, support and work experience forthose who volunteer at the scheme.
Engage Furniture Store
Environment, Social welfare1) The prevention or relief of poverty for the public benefit amongst people in the county of Somerset, in particular by providing furniture and other household equipment at affordable prices. 2) To protect and safeguard the environment for the public benefit through the promotion of the re-use of household items thereby preventing and minimising waste disposal.
New-U Enterprises LTD
Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Economic and community development, Education, Environment, Social welfareNew-U provides support to long term unemployed people via meaningful work experience opportunities in a clothes and accessories swap shop. We provide individualised support to increase confidence, self-esteem and skills to move towards work, training or volunteering. We encourage the wider public to re-use textiles and reduce waste.
Mpika Village Of Hope
Beneficiary group, Education, Environment, Housing, Social welfareWE PROVIDE A LOVING, CARING HOME FOR ORPHANED CHILDREN.WE TEACH THE CHILDREN TO SHARE & HELP THE COMMUNITY.WE DEVELOPED TWO FARMS TO ENSURE A STABLE FOOD SUPPLY AND BUILT A SCHOOL TO PROVIDE EDUCATION .WE PROVIDE CLEAN WATER & MEDICAL CARE.WE DO OUTREACH WORK. WE PROVIDE AFFORDABLE CLOTHING, AND HOUSEHOLD GOODS TO THOSE IN NEED IN BRADFORD AREA. WE RECYCLE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
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Economic and community development, Education, Environment, Social welfareWe provide education and training for disadvantaged people who through their social and economic circumstances are in need and unable to gain employment, through on-the-job training and work experience.
Crow - Coventry Recycling Of Waste
Beneficiary group, Education, EnvironmentThe support and provision for work experience and in house training for adults and young people with disabilities and /or learning difficulties within a community recycling centre. The beneficiaries are placed at CROW by Social Services and other statutory and voluntary agencies in the Coventry/Warwickshire area.
Share (portsmouth)
Arts, Environment, FacilitiesOur aim is to reduce carbon, waste and raw material use through sharing, repairing and re-use in and around Portsmouth. We currently run projects such as Repair Cafe Portsmouth and Portsmouth Library of Things.
Giving Sadaqah
Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Environment, Social welfareEmpowers orphans and poor families across the globe to promote sustainable change by providing access to education and dedicated programmes such as building wells, microfinancing, providing staple food baskets which help children(mainly orphans) the poor and needy. Giving Sadaqah also works in the UK to help recycle clothes and organises Food Banks for those in need.
Kenilworth Lions Limited
Environment, Social welfareActivity involves re-cycling of furniture, white goods and other saleable items to raise charitable funds by the collection of donated items for reuse and saleSupport disadvantaged community members in Coventry, Warwickshire and its environs in hardship or distress by the provision of furniture and effects Apply funds to benefit of other organisations established for charitable purposes
Recycling Unlimited
Education, Environment, Health, Social welfareTo assist in the treatment and care of persons, primarily but not exclusively resident in Hull and East Riding of Yorkshire, suffering from mental illness of any description and members of any disadvataged or socially excluded group in need of rehabilitation, by the provision of facilities for work experience and vocational skills training.
Hope Church Bedlington
Beneficiary group, Education, Environment, Facilities, Social welfareThe Church holds weekly services in Bedlington which are open to the public and profiled in our publicity material. The Church also runs youth programs. We run a Community Clothes Hub providing free school uniform and other children's clothing as well as offering a recycling platform. We run a community garden providing space for the local community and promoting wellbeing and biodiversity.
Gladrags Community Costume Trust
Beneficiary group, Education, EnvironmentProvides affordable costume hire, educational resource boxes and practical assistance to: schools/ colleges, community/ youth groups, charities/ not for profit organisations, amateur/ fringe arts. Delivers a Community Outreach Programme of educational sewing-based workshops; interactive storytelling / reminiscence/ dressing-up activities. Promotes costume re-use, by re-styling or rehoming.
Recycling In Ottery (r.i.o)
Charity and VCS support, Environment, Social welfareThe object of the CIO is to recycle, re-use and re-sell items donated by the general public ataffordable prices. The CIO will support relief from poverty, reduce landfill, advance education andcommunity development on the subject of climate change through the promotion of volunteers andworkshops.
Melton And District Furniture Project
Charity and VCS support, Economic and community development, Education, EnvironmentTo collect freely donated furniture and to make this available for re-use to anyone in receipt of a state benefit. Additionally to provide work experience placements to volunteers and unemployed people who wish to return to the workplace.
Acton Recycling Community
Charity and VCS support, Environment, Health, HousingThe charities constitution is to relieve persons in need, particularly homeless and those suffering from alcohol addiction by counselling, volunteering and donations of free furniture.
Frequently asked questions about this sector
How many recycling environment charities are there in the UK?
There are 228 registered recycling environment charities on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register at the most recent refresh.
Which is the largest of the recycling environment charities by income?
Canal & River Trust is the largest by latest reported annual income (£232.6m). Notable peers are listed on this page; the full ranking is available by sorting the results by highest income.
What is the combined annual income of recycling environment charities?
Recycling environment charities reported a combined annual income of £3.6bn across their most recent filings with the Charity Commission.
What is a typical program ratio for recycling environment charities?
Across all recycling environment charities, the aggregate program ratio (charitable expenditure as a share of income) is 84.8%. Individual charity ratios vary widely — see each profile for a sector-band benchmark.
What is the average annual income of recycling environment charities?
Recycling environment charities have an average annual income of £1.4m. The distribution is heavily skewed: a small number of large charities account for most sector income, while the majority report under £100k a year.
Where does this data come from?
All figures are sourced from the Charity Commission for England and Wales public register, refreshed weekly. Derived metrics (program ratio, efficiency) are calculated by Charity Finder using the formulas documented on the data sources page.