Surplus NHS supplies find new life helping those in need

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."

Topics: Municipal council

North Ayrshire Council has helped save over 58,000 kg of carbon and avoided more than 22,300 kg of waste since joining Warp It in 2015.

Topics: Case study, Warp It admin, Municipal council, Featured

Shropshire Council has exceeded its reuse goals by saving over £125,000 in procurement and disposal thanks to hard work, vision, collaboration and the Warp It redistribution system.

Topics: Case study, Warp It admin, Municipal council, Featured

We are joined today by Sam Kirby-Bray, the Sustainability Commissioning Officer at Shropshire Council. Sam is their Warp It lead, and handles a number of other important responsibilities in his role. We’re keen to talk to him about their reuse project, which launched to all staff in March 2019.

Topics: Case study, Municipal council

We are pleased to welcome not just one, but two Warp It pioneers for this in depth interview.

Paul Nelson works as the Environmental Sustainability Manager at North Tyneside Council, with Laura Manley assisting him in her role on the Environmental Sustainability Team.

Topics: Case study, Municipal council

Your organisation is on a reuse journey.

We want to be helpful, we want your reuse system to succeed and we want you to feel like Warp It is here to support you (which we are!).  Part of developing a reuse programme is making the business case which demonstrates a Return On Investment (ROI).

Topics: University, Case study, Municipal council

Benefits of Warp It to Municipal Councils

Councils up and down the UK are reaping the rewards from a partnership with Warp It. We’ve allowed them to:

• expand the reuse of their assets
• trade surplus assets with other agencies in the city and region 
• track all of the financial and carbon data along the way

These make compelling cases for why sustainability and better environmental practice should be taken more seriously.

Topics: Case study, Municipal council

Let’s give the floor to Micaela Basford, Corporate Sustainability Officer at Bath and North East Somerset Council, who has kindly joined us to talk about ethical and sustainable building clearances.

Topics: Case study, Municipal council, Building Clearance

Warp It are pleased to welcome the wonderful Ashley Scotland, founder of Thriving Survivors, a charity for the brave survivors of trauma.

Topics: Case study, Charity, Municipal council