Homelessness charity appeals for help this Recycle Week

Local homelessness charity Emmaus Mossley is using Recycle Week 2020 (September 21-27) to appeal for help to ensure that good quality items don’t go to waste.

Emmaus Mossley supports 26 formerly homeless people by providing them with a home and work in a community setting.

The charity runs a large social enterprise in Mossley, selling donated furniture, household goods, upcycled items, clothes, books, music and vintage wares.

The theme for this year’s Recycle Week, which is now in its 17th year, is ‘Together - We Recycle’.

The combined efforts of the Emmaus Mossley team, together with donors, shoppers and supporters, is helping to ensure that thousands of items every week are saved from the waste chain.

During Recycle Week, Emmaus Mossley is keen thank all the people who donate items to the charity and appeal for help to ensure that the correct steps are taken when donating items in future.

Gary Barton, one of the people supported by Emmaus Mossley, said: “As a charity our main focus is homelessness and helping those in need, but another key priority has always been reuse and recycling.

"We’re all extremely grateful to everyone who gifts us good quality furniture and other items to support our cause.

"It helps to keep our charity going and gives people the chance to buy second-hand items at a fair price.

“We’re asking people who are planning to donate goods to check our website and view the latest list of items we’re currently accepting.

"We update this regularly and it is really helping us to sort, process, make the most of the items we receive and minimise waste.”

Emmaus Mossley is keen to spread the word that when an item is donated to the charity, the utmost is done to reuse, recycle or upcycle the item to give it a longer life.

Behind the scenes at Emmaus is a reuse and recycling hub including workshops where items are sorted, tested, repaired and processed for resale.

If you would like to support Emmaus Mossley by donating items, check to see which items are currently being accepted at: https://emmaus.org.uk/mossley/items-we-accept/

The Emmaus Mossley second-hand superstore is located at Longlands Mill, Queen Street, Mossley OL5 9AH.

Drop-off donations can only be made during the store’s opening hours which are currently Tuesday to Saturday, 10am-4pm.

For more information about Recycle Week, visit: www.recyclenow.com

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