QUALITY ASSURED REUSE
Our award-winning Reuse Consortium offers Local Authorities, Housing Associations and other Public Sector organisations easy access to a range of quality assured reuse furniture and white goods from local social enterprises, removing the need to go through a separate tendering service.
Buying Through the Reuse Consortium
Every sofa bought from us saves…
£0
on new
0kg
from landfill
0kg
of CO₂e
Join Local Authorities, Housing Associations, Universities and other Public Bodies from across Scotland and buy from the Reuse Consortium.
Choose reuse furniture to:
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Stretch your budgets further.
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Significantly increase the amount your organisation diverts from landfill.
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Reduce your organisation’s CO₂ emissions.
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Reach your sustainability targets.
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Contribute to creating a more circular local economy in Scotland.
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Contribute to the sustainability of your local third sector organisations.
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Provide support to more people in need by buying through charities and social enterprises.
Email reuseconsortium@circularcommunities.scot for a list of furniture available to procure through our Reuse Consortium as well as details of what we offer our buyers.
Ready to become a buyer?
Buying from the Consortium is straightforward and hassle free.
Our team will support you to be signed up with a user account, link you with your local supplier, and make sure everything is running smoothly.
You can start on a pilot basis to see if it works for your organisation.
We provide you with quarterly and annual Impact Reports that show the difference you are making by choosing reuse.
Selling Through the Reuse Consortium
Ready to increase business for your social enterprise?
£0
income
Every washing machine bought from the Consortium provides over £100 of vital income for a Reuse Consortium member.
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jobs
If every Local Authority in Scotland bought 100 reuse washing machines, that would pay for 10 full time jobs in our communities per year.
Any Circular Communities Scotland member who is interested in selling reuse furniture and white goods through our Reuse Consortium can get in touch to request a pilot.
We will connect you with local Public Sector organisations who are interested in purchasing your goods.
Choose to sell with us to:
- Ensure you have consistent turnover of your reuse goods
- Create a reliable income for your social enterprise
- Increase your profile and further establish yourself in your community
- Develop your capacity as an organisation
- Have more income to put towards your social justice aims
- Increase your environmental and social impact
Ready to sell with us?
Selling through the Consortium is straightforward and hassle free.
Our team will support you to be signed up with a user account, link you with your local buyer, and make sure everything is running smoothly.
You can start on a pilot basis to see if it works for your organisation.
Our Awards
Nov 2023 – Social Enterprise UK
Winner – “Buy Social” Market Builder
Oct 2023 – Social Enterprise Scotland
Winner – “Buy Social” Market Builder
Feb 2020 – Scotland Excel
Winner – Supplier Excellence Third Sector & Small Business Category
Feb 2018 – Scotland Excel
Winner – Supplier Excellence
Nov 2017 – Chartered Institution of Wastes Management
Winner- Demonstrating Project Innovation
Nov 2017 – Social Enterprise Scotland
Winner – “Buy Social” Market Builder
June 2017 – Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations
Scottish Charity Awards finalist – Pioneering Project
Our vision
is for reuse to be at the heart of all furniture procurement decisions across Scotland.
Our mission
is to provide high quality reuse furniture across Scotland, providing opportunities to contribute to the circular economy and support local social enterprises.
