We've opened a new reuse shop in North Shields to give unwanted items a second life
Unwanted items are set to be transformed into affordable goods for local people at a new reuse venue featuring retail space as well as a community focused repair area.
North Tyneside Council is teaming up with SUEZ recycling and recovery UK (SUEZ) and local charity North Tyneside Big Local to launch Renew North Tyneside.
The venue will specialise in repairing and restoring items and making them available at low prices for the community.
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Renew North Tyneside will be supplied with donated items diverted from the nearby Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC) which is operated by SUEZ on behalf of North Tyneside Council. SUEZ will also manage the day-to-day running of the venue under a separate contract.
Councillor Sandra Graham, Cabinet Member for the Climate Emergency, said: “Every day we see items thrown away that still have plenty of life left in them. Renew North Tyneside will provide a permanent space where items can be repaired if required and then sold at affordable prices.
“It will help our residents save money, cut waste, and give perfectly good items a second chance.”
Steve Atkinson, Regional Manager at SUEZ, said: “We are delighted to be working in partnership with North Tyneside Council and community partner North Tyneside Big Local to launch this exciting project.
“Renew North Tyneside will prevent perfectly good items from going to waste by diverting them directly from the HWRC, giving them a second life and offering residents affordable options to shop sustainably.
“Working with a community partner to deliver repair skills on top of this is brilliant and something we feel will bring real benefit locally.”
Renew North Tyneside will officially open its doors on Friday, March 6.