Reuse helps Norfolk community group source critical supplies for Ukraine

Depending on your project circumstances or requirements, or the type of commodities that are being traded, you may need to turn off the ability for staff to upload items to the Warp It reuse system.

Our mission is to help organisations keep equipment, assets and ‘stuff’ circulating and we want to make it as easy as possible for anyone using Warp It.

One of the great benefits Warp It offers is the ability to get everyone in your organisation signed up and committed to reusing.

There are various reasons you may need to see who is on the list. Here’s a quick guide to show you how to do this.

On occasion, you may need to view listed items on the Warp it system that have expired. Here’s a quick guide to show you how to do this.

We’ve made setting up Warp it even easier by automating the signing-up process for users.

The whole purpose behind Warp It is to help organisations reuse a wide range of items including office furniture and fixtures, stationery, corporate wear, uniforms, and even lab and medical equipment.

Almost anything can be reused.

This includes electrical equipment, office furniture, stationery, uniforms and corporate workwear, lab equipment, and medical equipment.

But sometimes there are certain terms and conditions to be followed.

This is when the tick box feature can be used.

This feature also allows you to ask questions when members add items or claim items.

What is the problem we are solving?

When members are adding items or claiming items they may need to adhere to certain conditions. This might be to remove an item from the asset register, for instance, to check that an item has been disinfected, or to ensure any applicable regulations and legislations are followed.

This helps you manage risk and expectations, and control behaviours when adding assets into the Warp It reuse system.

On occasion you may wish to upload items to the Warp It system and reserve, or keep them on hold, before they are released on the live marketplace.

Here’s a quick guide to show you how to do this:

Reusing lab and medical equipment and medical research or biomedical devices has proven challenging in the past.

This is because these devices, equipment, and machines are often highly technical pieces of kit with variable specifications, meaning there are many more critical factors to consider when reusing in comparison to office furniture and stationery demands.

For example, some lab and medical equipment may include dangerous parts and require special training to operate. Others may or require a user manual, or legal, maintenance, and service documentation.

The parameters and standards affecting the reuse of lab equipment must be considered, including the management of biological and chemical safety and decontamination.

Following our lab consultation in March 2022 we partnered with The University of Queensland to increase the rate and improve the safe facilitation of the reuse of lab, and medical and biomedical equipment.

In summary, we’ve added extra categories to ensure all relevant details can be included when uploading items to the Warp It redistribution system.

We have also added a holding facility where lab kit can be checked over before going live on the market, to ensure accuracy and safety.

This update will ensure a new lease of life for lab equipment in a safe and coordinated way, while making the process easier for reuse admins, and those responsible for transporting these items.

Read on for guidance on how to access this feature.