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Reuse Matters......please help us to help one million households every year.No-one should be without a bed to sleep on, a cooker to cook on, or a sofa to sit on, wherever they live in the UK. The Furniture Re-use Network, which supports over 300 re-use charities, aims to relieve poverty and reduce waste by promoting the re-use of essential household furniture and electrical appliances to help people in need. |
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Every year the sector:
| Employsover 3,000 staff | Saves over 100,000 tonnes of CO2 | Supports over 10,000 volunteers | Provides training for over 8,000 trainees |
| Helps around 750,000 low income households |
Diverts 90,000 tonnes of waste from landfill |
Reuses 2.6 million items of furniture and electrical equipment | Saves low income households £330million on essential goods |
The Furniture Re-use Network (FRN) works with.....
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Retailers, Manufacturers and Other Commercial Partners |
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As part of our work to ensure that there are enough items beings donated and re-used to help people in need across the UK, we work directly with major retailers and manufacturers and other commercial partners.
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Government Departments on Policy and Regulations |
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We must ensure that our charitable work is encouraged and supported by the UK Government. The Furniture Re-use Network works with many Government Departments to ensure policy, practice and public services support the re-use of furniture and electrical appliances for social, economic and environmental benefit.
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Social Landlords on Housing, Sustainable Tenancies and Welfare Reform |
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We work with social housing providers to support their tenants to furnish their homes. Our work with the social housing sector is in response to serious financial and social exclusion issues, and welfare reform impacts.
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Local Authorities on Services and Issues in Local Communities |
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Local Authorities are responsible for various local services that impact upon re-use of unwanted furniture. They collect bulky waste that should be re-used and not dumped as waste; they must support people on low incomes who are in need or in crisis; they must drive local economic development. FRN works with re-use charities at a local level to ensure that Local Authorities understand the social, environmental and economic value of re-use within their communities.
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Trainees, Placements and Volunteers |
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The re-use sector offers great opportunities for learning new skills and workplace experience to help people back to work. We work with other partners to provide work placements, qualifications and skills. Also, many re-use charities provide volunteering opportunities for people who have valuable skills to offer or time on their hands.
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Re-use Quality Standards |
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The Furniture Re-use Network represents over 300 re-use charities; over 60 of these are Approved Re-use Centre covering the whole of the UK. They operate quality assured product testing facilities, processes and outlets, and offer product liability, operational assurance and consumer protection to customers, donors and partners.
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