Wiltshire & Swindon Alliance for re-use of Furniture & Electrical Equipment

Refurbiz based in Devizes, Wiltshire

Refurbishing

Electrical  Appliances

For those in need

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Working within the requirements of the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) legislation, Refurbiz has been established to develop a central facility for the collection, sorting, refurbishment and recycling of WEEE. Reusable appliances are distributed through its member charities and directly to the disadvantaged and those on low income in Wiltshire.

Refurbiz has been incorporated as a company limited by guarantee and is registered with the Charity Commission. Its initial subscribers were four furniture recycling charities and the Wiltshire Wildlife Trust.

Refurbiz is one of a growing network of charitable household electrical appliance refurbishers working throughout the UK.

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based in Devizes

Registered Charity Number 1107150

Key Benefits:

Alleviation of poverty through the increased provision of refurbished re-useable appliances at low cost to disadvantaged families.

Reduction of residual waste and landfill demand by increasing reuse and recycling.

Training and employment, for disadvantaged residents and others, in refurbishment, recycling and reuse of household goods, parts and materials.

Refurbiz Alliance:

8 local furniture, recycling and sustainable development charities

County, district and unitary authorities’ waste teams

Council waste contractors

Performance & Future:

Refurbiz has grown steadily over the years and is now supplying around 1700 machines per year to the disadvantaged in Wiltshire.  In addition, Refurbiz reuses 140 tonnes of donated and discarded appliances per year that would otherwise be scrapped.

The long term aim of Refurbiz is to create a financially, environmentally and socially sustainable operation.

Funding:

Substantial support has been received from the Big Lottery Fund and the Community Recycling and Economic Development (CRED) Programme.  The charity has also benefited from support from a large number of benefactors including:  Albert Hunt Trust, Allen Lane, Awards for All, Bernard Sunley Charitable Foundation, Christadelphian Samaritan Fund, Comic Relief, Community Foundation for Wiltshire and Swindon, Co-op Customer Donation Fund, Cross Manufacturing, Dulverton Trust, Fitton Trust, Gannet Foundation, Fulmer Charitable Trust, Gerald Palmer Eling Trust, GWR Community Trust, John and Susan Bowers Fund, John Rayner Charitable Trust, Leach No 14 Trust, Lloyds TSB, Norman Family Trust, Odin Trust, Samuel William Farmer Trust, Sustain the Plain Fund, Sydney Black Charitable Trust, Thomas J Horne Memorial Trust, Triangle Trust 1949 Fund, Trusthouse Charitable Foundation, Waitrose, Walter Guinness Trust, Westlea Housing, Wiltshire County Council, Wiltshire Waste Partnership, Woodroffe Benton Foundation, Zurich Cares.

Refurbiz is a member of the Furniture Re-use Network (FRN) and as such benefits from its growing expertise in the recycling and reuse of WEEE.

Refurbiz is supported locally by the “The Refurbiz Alliance”.