The shop will provide an opportunity for good quality items with life left in them to be donated on site or at drop-off points at nearby HWRCs in Kent.
The pre-loved items will be displayed so shoppers can bag a ‘new-to-you’ bargain, do their bit for the environment and help raise funds for the KCC Chairman’s chosen charities and other local charities.
“This reuse shop will mean residents can pick up quality items at an affordable price while helping to reduce waste as much as possible.”
David Wimble, KCC's Cabinet Member for Environment, said: “This reuse shop will mean residents can pick up quality items at an affordable price while helping to reduce waste as much as possible. Our household waste recycling centres are particularly busy at this time of year so there will be a good range of products available.
‘I would encourage people to visit the shop and see what’s on offer, but also to donate any items they no longer need at their local HWRC so they can be given a new home.”
FCC has been instrumental in enhancing the visibility and convenience of reuse at the council-owned HWRCs, operating 14 of the 19 HWRC’s across Kent.
Chris Ellis, FCC’s Operations Director Waste & Recycling commented, “Our goal is to make it as easy as possible for residents to donate items that might otherwise have gone to waste for reuse. Many of the recycling centres operated by FCC on behalf of KCC now accept a range of products for reuse, providing an accessible location to donate any underappreciated items residents have stowed away in the corners of their homes.”
