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The programme has been widely adopted across Sanger, with 410 . . . ## University of Liverpool hits one-year reuse milestone with Warp It The University of Liverpool has reached one year of reuse with Warp It since its launch during Sustainability Week 2025. In just 12 months, the initiative has saved . . . ## Hospital Trusts in Lancashire and South Cumbria save over £900,000 and slash waste through reuse Five hospital trusts in Lancashire and South Cumbria have given unwanted office and ward furniture and clinical equipment a second life, saving more than £900,000 and . . . ## Reuse ripple across Fife saves money and cuts waste Fife Council’s reuse programme with Warp It is spreading across the county, helping public services save money, cut waste, and reuse resources instead of buying new. . . . ## Surplus NHS supplies find new life helping those in need Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust has recently donated a wide range of medical supplies and equipment via Warp it to help people who need it. The . . . ## Top 10 office items you should never throw away In the UK alone, an estimated 1.2 million perfectly good office desks and 1.8 million chairs are sent to landfill every year. The problem isn’t that people don’t care, . . . ## University of Liverpool embraces reuse with Warp It One month since launching Warp It as part of Sustainability Week 2025, the University of Liverpool has saved nearly £30,000, as staff embrace reuse. This represents a . . . ## Warp It members are leading the reuse revolution Hospitals, universities, councils, charities, and many other organisations are ditching the throwaway culture and embracing reuse thanks to Warp It. By doing so, they’ve . . . ## East Lancashire NHS Trust saves over £391,000 and cuts waste with Warp It East Lancashire NHS Trust has made significant strides in cost savings and sustainability by using Warp It to reuse and redistribute surplus items. The Trust has . . . 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Find me on: ### Recent Posts ## [Wellcome Sanger Institute cuts waste by reusing surplus equipment](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/wellcome-sanger-institute-cuts-waste-by-reusing-surplus-equipment) Posted by [Jennifer Clair Robson](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/author/jennifer-clair-robson) on 28-Apr-2026 13:31:35 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/hubfs/sanger%20table%20Medium-1.jpeg)](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/wellcome-sanger-institute-cuts-waste-by-reusing-surplus-equipment) #### Six months after launching Warp It, the [Wellcome Sanger Institute](https://www.sanger.ac.uk/about/campus-connections/sustainability/\)) is already seeing impressive results. The programme has been widely adopted across Sanger, with 410 staff actively sharing surplus lab and office equipment and hundreds of items already rehomed.   [Read More](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/wellcome-sanger-institute-cuts-waste-by-reusing-surplus-equipment) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/wellcome-sanger-institute-cuts-waste-by-reusing-surplus-equipment#comments-listing) Topics: [University](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/topic/university) ## [University of Liverpool hits one-year reuse milestone with Warp It](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/university-of-liverpool-hits-one-year-reuse-milestone-with-warp-it) Posted by [Jennifer Clair Robson](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/author/jennifer-clair-robson) on 17-Apr-2026 12:40:22 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/hubfs/mylo-kaye-EFujYUtHMck-unsplash.jpg)](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/university-of-liverpool-hits-one-year-reuse-milestone-with-warp-it) #### The University of Liverpool has reached one year of reuse with Warp It since its launch during Sustainability Week 2025. In just 12 months, the initiative has saved £315,000, prevented 38.2 tonnes of waste, and avoided 144.1 tonnes of carbon emissions. The scheme is powered by 1,325 active staff users, and numbers are still climbing. [Read More](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/university-of-liverpool-hits-one-year-reuse-milestone-with-warp-it) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/university-of-liverpool-hits-one-year-reuse-milestone-with-warp-it#comments-listing) ## [Hospital Trusts in Lancashire and South Cumbria save over £900,000 and slash waste through reuse](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/hospital-trusts-in-lancashire-and-south-cumbria-save-over-900000-and-slash-waste-through-reuse) Posted by [Jennifer Clair Robson](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/author/jennifer-clair-robson) on 17-Apr-2026 12:20:20 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/hubfs/matthew-waring-KtDT5waLwI8-unsplash%20(1).jpg)](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/hospital-trusts-in-lancashire-and-south-cumbria-save-over-900000-and-slash-waste-through-reuse) ##### Five hospital trusts in Lancashire and South Cumbria have given unwanted office and ward furniture and clinical equipment a second life, saving more than £900,000 and reducing carbon emissions and waste. ##### Warp It was first piloted at Lancashire Teaching Hospital in 2015/16. After the scheme quickly proved its value by saving money while cutting waste and carbon the decision was taken to roll it out across other hospital trusts in Lancashire and South Cumbria. The regional rollout has since helped embed reuse into day-to-day operations, ensuring surplus items are put back into use rather than thrown away.   [Read More](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/hospital-trusts-in-lancashire-and-south-cumbria-save-over-900000-and-slash-waste-through-reuse) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/hospital-trusts-in-lancashire-and-south-cumbria-save-over-900000-and-slash-waste-through-reuse#comments-listing) ## [Reuse ripple across Fife saves money and cuts waste](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/reuse-ripple-across-fife-saves-money-and-cuts-waste) Posted by [Jennifer Clair Robson](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/author/jennifer-clair-robson) on 17-Apr-2026 12:15:35 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/hubfs/neil-and-zulma-scott-C6ssa9C7tVQ-unsplash.jpg)](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/reuse-ripple-across-fife-saves-money-and-cuts-waste) ### Fife Council’s reuse programme with Warp It is spreading across the county, helping public services save money, cut waste, and reuse resources instead of buying new. ### From office desks and hospital beds to a piano, a dishwasher, and football goal posts, the scheme shows almost anything can be reused. Teachers often claim stationery and classroom supplies, while council staff share resources across departments. The project is coordinated by Beth Ritchie, Graduate Project Officer and Kirsty Early, Environmental Strategy Officer both working in the Climate, Nature & Sustainability Team. Beth said: "The reuse ripple effect across Fife has been amazing in such a short time. Warp It doesn’t just save money; it’s also helping us reach our bigger climate and net zero targets showing how the circular economy can make a real difference." [Read More](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/reuse-ripple-across-fife-saves-money-and-cuts-waste) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/reuse-ripple-across-fife-saves-money-and-cuts-waste#comments-listing) Topics: [Municipal council](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/topic/municipal-council) ## [Surplus NHS supplies find new life helping those in need](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/surplus-nhs-supplies-find-new-life-helping-those-in-need) Posted by [Jennifer Clair Robson](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/author/jennifer-clair-robson) on 15-Oct-2025 11:24:58 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/hubfs/Derby.jpg)](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/surplus-nhs-supplies-find-new-life-helping-those-in-need) Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust has recently donated a wide range of medical supplies and equipment via Warp it to help people who need it. [Read More](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/surplus-nhs-supplies-find-new-life-helping-those-in-need) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/surplus-nhs-supplies-find-new-life-helping-those-in-need#comments-listing) Topics: [NHS](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/topic/nhs), [Case study](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/topic/case-study), [Featured](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/topic/featured) ## [Top 10 office items you should never throw away](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/office-items-you-should-never-throw-away) Posted by [Jennifer Clair Robson](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/author/jennifer-clair-robson) on 24-Jul-2025 11:16:24 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/hubfs/office%20items%20you%20should%20never%20throw%20away%20.jpg)](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/office-items-you-should-never-throw-away) In the UK alone, an estimated 1.2 million perfectly good office desks and 1.8 million chairs are sent to landfill every year.  [Read More](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/office-items-you-should-never-throw-away) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/office-items-you-should-never-throw-away#comments-listing) Topics: [Tips and tools](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/topic/tips-and-tools), [Featured](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/topic/featured) ## [University of Liverpool embraces reuse with Warp It](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/university-of-liverpool-embraces-reuse) Posted by [Jennifer Clair Robson](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/author/jennifer-clair-robson) on 16-Apr-2025 10:53:10 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/hubfs/University%20of%20Liverpool.jpg)](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/university-of-liverpool-embraces-reuse) One month since launching Warp It as part of Sustainability Week 2025, the University of Liverpool has saved nearly £30,000, as staff embrace reuse. [Read More](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/university-of-liverpool-embraces-reuse) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/university-of-liverpool-embraces-reuse#comments-listing) Topics: [University](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/topic/university), [Case study](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/topic/case-study), [Featured](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/topic/featured) ## [Warp It members are leading the reuse revolution](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/warp-it-members-leading-the-reuse-revolution) Posted by [Jennifer Clair Robson](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/author/jennifer-clair-robson) on 26-Mar-2025 10:16:14 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/hubfs/Untitled%20design%20-%202025-03-26T092756.549.jpg)](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/warp-it-members-leading-the-reuse-revolution) Hospitals, universities, councils, charities, and many other organisations are ditching the throwaway culture and embracing reuse thanks to Warp It.  [Read More](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/warp-it-members-leading-the-reuse-revolution) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/warp-it-members-leading-the-reuse-revolution#comments-listing) Topics: [Case study](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/topic/case-study), [Increasing participation](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/topic/increasing-participation) ## [East Lancashire NHS Trust saves over £391,000 and cuts waste with Warp It](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/east-lancashire-nhs-trust-saves-over-391000) Posted by [Jennifer Clair Robson](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/author/jennifer-clair-robson) on 11-Feb-2025 11:31:16 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/hubfs/East%20Lancashire%20Trust.jpg)](https://blog.warp-it.co.uk/east-lancashire-nhs-trust-saves-over-391000) East Lancashire NHS Trust has made significant strides in cost savings and sustainability by using Warp It to reuse and redistribute surplus items. 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