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  • What Is Recycling Lives?

    Recycling Lives offers a unique and innovative solution which addresses key Government agendas in the areas of worklessness, homelessness and social entrepreneurialism whilst encompassing the modern challenges of waste management in our increasingly environment conscious society.


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  • Taking Shape

    As we move into September and the final quarter of the year the Recycling Lives development in the heart of Preston is moving into the latter stages of construction.


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  • Record Reuse

    Recycling Lives has over the past month been busy moving its CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) processing operations from its original location at Redscar Business Park, Preston to its new home on Roman Way Industrial Estate, Preston adjacent to the new administrative head offices.


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Common Sense Must Prevail

Common Sense Must Prevail

In times of recession, local companies should stick together and try hard to ensure that business stays local without compromising competitiveness. It’s essential for all business owners to look again at where costs can be saved, but in doing so companies should also look at where their business is being placed.

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Teamwork is key

Teamwork is key

In times where every organisation is feeling the effects of the global economic slowdown, Recycling Lives is doing everything in its power to ensure its survival. Teamwork is the answer.

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The Rubbish Diet

The Rubbish Diet

The Rubbish Diet was launched into the public eye in March 2008, with a daily column on BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour, featuring simple hints and tips to inspire people to reduce or eliminate their household waste.

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A Hero's Return

A Hero's Return

Olympian Chris Newton was a guest of honour at a recent event in Preston when Lord Sebastian Coe visited as part of the 2012 regional planning.

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Community Conscience

Community Conscience

Team 39 of the Preston Prince’s Trust, in association with the Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service with the assistance of Recycling Lives has embarked on a redevelopment project for the benefit of elderly residents at the Gateway-owned community in Ingol, Preston.

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Training to Training

Training to Training

The finish line is slowly coming into view as the first Recycling Lives building reaches the final stages of construction. The massive development stands proudly in the middle of the St Georges ward in Preston and the planned opening in early December is now more of a possibility than ever.

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Want to get involved with Recycling Lives? Click here to express your interestRecycling Lives couldn’t continue without the support of people like you. Click here to helpGot something to say on recycling? click here to commentClick the play button for an explanation of Recycling Lives introduced by Rt Hon Hazel Blears MP
 

Recycling Lives offers good Corporate Social Responsibility.

Recycling Lives operates nationally to provide a wide range of recycling activities to Local Authorities, commercial organisations and the public. Recycling Lives provides housing, training and long term employment in the recycling sector, to people who would otherwise be homeless; including ex-armed forces personnel, probation and those from chaotic backgrounds.

Each Recycling Lives centre provides up to 48 quality en-suite rooms; training and office facilities; incubator units for entrepreneurs in social enterprise; industrial space for our recycling processes and retail space to sell good manufactured by Recycling Lives from recycled waste.

We do not ask for, or rely on 'gifts' from you, as we always pay fair prices for scrap metal recycling, plastic and other recyclables. By selling your waste to Recycling Lives your organisation helps us to be sustainable and you to show good corporate social responsibility.

Our social enterprise 'manages' good Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) on your behalf, by ensuring that our recycling activities are carried out by employees that would otherwise be marginalised or even forgotten by society.

What does Recycling Lives Recycle?

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