.Sign up to get our FREE email news bulletins.  

 
 

Merseyside Newsbites


 

News Update   on this section are published live, offering you breaking news alerts and other useful information form Merseyside and the wider Liverpool City Region. The news covered on this section include things like:- breaking news, local events, important time sensitive announcements and emergency notices.  For more in-depth news coverage head down to our weekly online newspaper Southport Reporter, or surf through our News Archive, if you want to read an old, backdated news report. Please note that currently the old news archive does not contain reports from this section. This section is updated regularly and is regulated by the Standards Code set down by the UK Press Regulator IMPRESS


 

News Script PHP Pro 2.4 - Admin
Community RePaint Wirral celebrates 1 million litres of paint saved from landfill
By Newsroom
News  |  Mon - November 25, 2024 6:39 pm  |  Article Hits:407  |  A+ | a-
Photo by Pinpep
Photo by Pinpep

PAINT circularity initiative Community RePaint has hit yet another milestone after its Wirral centre – run by Recipro – redistributed its 1 millionth litre of paint.

Community RePaint Wirral collects paint from 16  Household Waste Recycling Centres as well as receiving donated leftover paint from businesses and decorators in the local area. Their shelves are stocked with thousands of full and part-full tins of paint that members of the public can purchase at an affordable cost, helping to ensure that usable paint is saved from unnecessary disposal.  

Leftover paint from individuals, tradespeople, retailers and manufacturers can be donated to Community RePaint where it's sorted and sold for reuse for as little as £2 per litre. Community RePaint Wirral also remanufactures some of the surplus paint into a high quality, affordable ReColour paint, which can be used for jobs requiring larger quantities of paint.  

Lilian Graves, Network Officer at Community RePaint, said:- “Over 50 million litres of paint go to waste each year in the UK. It’s a shocking statistic and, at Community RePaint, we’re determined to provide a solution. Through the work we do at our Community RePaint centres we can make a meaningful difference in reducing the amount of paint being incinerated or sent to landfill to protect the planet. This also benefits those who reuse leftover paint in their homes and communities who can access paint affordably and sustainably.”

Through the 1 million litres of leftover paint redistributed, Community RePaint Wirral has facilitated hundreds of projects for individuals and community groups in the process brightening homes and community spaces. Rather than going to landfill or incineration, this donated paint has instead been given a second life brightening homes and community projects.

1 recent example of this is a mural created by Hearts4Refugees for its garden – a collaborative project designed and painted by the refugees supported by the charity. The aim is for this mural to continually evolve as an expression of the community they support, highlighting the real difference that reusing paint can have on a communal space to bring people together.

Beckie Close, Director of Recipro, said:- “Heart4Refugees is a local charity to the Wirral, and just 1 of many projects we’ve been lucky enough to support with our ReColour paint. They run art therapy sessions for the refugees and asylum seekers they support, which has involved the creation of a beautiful mural. We were delighted to provide them with the ReColour paint to help bring their stunning artwork to life.” 

The Community RePaint network was launched in 1993 through funding provided by Dulux and others and has subsequently been solely sponsored by Dulux and managed by regenerative transition experts Resource Futures. Since its inception, the network has redistributed over 5.4 million litres of paint and has a growing network of over 80 schemes across the UK, making it the largest contribution to circularity within its sector to date.  

Top

 

Please support local businesses like:-

 

 

 

This online newspaper and information service is regulated by IMPRESS, the independent monitor for the UK's press.

This online newspaper and information service is regulated by
IMPRESS the independent monitor for the UK's press.

This is our process:-  Complaints Policy - Complaints Procedure - Whistle Blowing Policy


We are a local independent business like you...
Help keep our access to our websites free by advertising your business.

Click
here for more information!

Help us to continue to support the community...

This is a live image that reloads every 30 seconds.

Post Office Ave - Southport - Merseyside - England

 

 
Tracking & Cookie Usage Policy - Terms & Conditions
 
 
 

All rights reserved - Copyright © 2013- 2025 PBT Media Relations Ltd.  Data Protection Registration number:- ZA091469

 

Buy Me A Coffee