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Residents across Greater Manchester are benefiting from affordable furniture, electricals, bicycles and household goods through Renew, a pioneering reuse initiative that has saved 600,000 items from waste and invested £1.9 million into local charities, community groups and social projects since...

Recycling rates at Blackburn with Darwen’s household waste recycling centres have climbed by 10%, as SUEZ and Blackburn with Darwen Council mark Recycle Week and encourage residents to keep valuable materials in use for longer.

SUEZ in the UK has opened a new re-use shop at Waterswallows household waste recycling centre (HWRC) near Buxton, which we operate on behalf of Derbyshire County Council. 

Over 27,000 items weighing more than 131 tonnes have been given a second life through the Teesside Reuse Shop in its first year, as SUEZ marks Recycle Week and encourages residents to think again before throwing unwanted items away.

Aberdeen’s new Bridge of Don household waste recycling centre (HWRC) is recycling more than 800 tonnes more material than the site it replaced as the city marks Recycle Week.

The Reuse Shop at Stock Road Household Waste Recycling Centre has reached another significant milestone, celebrating the sale of its 10,000th item since opening in May 2026.

The re-use shop at Newcastle Quays (formerly Royal Quays) celebrates key milestone as 30,000 items sold since its opening in March.
Local volunteers are helping to prepare, test and repair items for resale while gaining practical skills.

Re-use has changed. It is no longer simply the last chance for an unwanted chair, bicycle or kettle before it is thrown away. Instead, it has become something more valuable, engaging different groups in novel ways.

Reuse Shops at two city recycling centres, operated by SUEZ in the UK (SUEZ) on behalf of Aberdeen City Council, have impressed visitors following upgrades to one of the shops, which has already sold over 104,000 items since opening its doors.

When did you last hear the phrase ‘Make do and mend’? It came to my mind earlier this month as I visited some of our sites in North Tyneside where that old-fashioned mindset is getting a very modern – and very inspiring – makeover.