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Our aim is to make reuse mainstream in organisations. 

We regularly talk to many people who are implementing a reuse system in their organisation and found that many are struggling with a whole host of issues. This ranges from securing buy-in and getting people on board with the project to communicating simple successes and achievements.

In this report we will address a variety of topics relating to the difficulties that can arise when trying to set up or grow a reuse project in any type of organisation. We will draw from a survey that we conducted of our customers and our bank of case studies.

This report will be of use to anyone looking to set up or improve a furniture reuse program or system, in particular:

• Surplus managers
• Procurement managers
• Sustainability managers
• Waste managers
• Service design managers
• Finance Directors
• Estates and Facilities Directors

Topics: Report, Buy in, Warp It admin, Reuse program: Planning stage

What resources are required to embed Warp It?

Topics: Warp It admin, FAQ, Reuse program: Planning stage

The Scottish take reuse very seriously.

Scottish Organisations have saved over £4 million using our system to reuse surplus assets furniture and equipment.

Topics: University, NHS, Case study, Smart city, Municipal council, Sustainable healthcare

Somebody has surplus assets and you need to find someone else who wants those same materials, at the same time, and in a nearby location... This article illustrates the approach we take at Warp It when rolling out a reuse system across a city or region.  We start by getting it right in one organisation. Who then prove the model to other main players. Who then demonstrate it can work multi agency.  And then it goes mainstream This is advanced reuse and we have some great case studies to show you. In this article we tell you how to do this in a low risk manner which ensures buy in a success!

Almost every major city has tried to introduce and implement a material exchange system of some sort, and generally they have failed. It’s often because they are asking too much to happen right from the outset.

Topics: Smart city, Municipal council, Reuse program: Advanced

Horsham District Council’s Commissioning and Performance and Sustainability teams won the Sustainability/Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative of the Year Award at the National Government Opportunities (GO) Excellence in Public Procurement Awards 2016/17. 

The team won for their innovative commissioning approach to the sustainable disposal of surplus office equipment when the council moved from its old premises to a new shared office space with West Sussex County Council in 2015.

Using Warp It, the commissioning project succeeded in disposing of a large amount of unwanted office contents without it having to go to landfill, greatly minimising the cost of disposal of the items.

 

Warp It opens the floor for Helen Peacock from Horsham District Council, who has been generous with her time in giving us some fantastic and in-depth answers to our questions. In this article you can expect to find important advice for:

Topics: Case study, Charity, Municipal council, Building Clearance

Christmas is a brilliant opportunity to get creative with your reuse project and maximise engagement during one of the busiest times of the year.

 

Topics: Warp It admin, Campaigns, Increasing participation

You’re going to love this! We’ve invited Adam Connell from James Cook University in Australia to show us how Warp It is working on their campus, on the other side of the world!

 

Topics: University, Case study, Interns

Implementing organisational change is difficult.

You cannot do it alone.

This blog post is about putting together the right people for your culture change project. 

Making sure that they understand the vision, are willing to commit to the plan, and are as dedicated as you are to making sure that the plan gets delivered.

Topics: Buy in, Reuse program: Planning stage

Let’s give a big hand to Andy Hay from NHS Tayside, who has joined us to talk about exactly why it’s simple math for procurement professionals to lead on reuse of furniture, equipment and supplies in institutions.

We talk:

• Sustainable healthcare.
• Why procurement should take an active part in encouraging reuse in an organisation.
• How they have made procurement savings of over £210K on a £10K investment.

We’re really pleased to share this conversation with you, as well as some of the great things that Andy has told us in the past about reuse at NHS Tayside.

Topics: Procurement, NHS, Case study, Sustainable healthcare