Groundwork

Groundwork takes practical action to create a fair and green future in which people, places, and nature thrive.

The North London Community Fund awarded Groundwork funding for their project 'The Loop@Grahame Park'. The Loop is a reuse ‘hub’ out of which dedicated staff and local residents run an electrical items & furniture collection and re-sale service. The Loop not only directly reduces items entering the waste steam by collecting unwanted items from local households and from fly-tipping locations, but also engages with local residents and has been shown to change peoples’ understanding and behaviour in relation to waste generation.

During the funding period, 338 unwanted furniture items were collected (equivalent to 5.27 tonnes of waste) and 374 items were sold to residents at a discounted rate, resulting in £5,614 income from sales and commissions. These sales were used to further the social value work of Groundwork and give back to the community they serve. This project taught residents the skills of reuse and upcycling and promoted the circular economy.

For more information on the great work Groundwork do, please see their website.