Tip site turned into pop-up shop selling rubbish

Raynesway tip in Derby has been used as a pop-up shop

A tip in Derby became a pop-up shop to prove one man's trash is another man's treasure and save items from landfill.

Items brought to the tip, ranging from fitness equipment to garden tools, were saved by staff at the Raynesway Household Waste Recycling Centre to resell.

After a successful sale weekend, a series of pop-up shops are now planned in July and August stocked entirely with items that would otherwise have been thrown away.

Money raised will be split between contractor HW Martin to cover the cost of organising and running the sales, Derby City Council to reinvest in recycling services at Raynesway, and to charity.

Items saved from landfill were sold to tip visitors

Carly Walker, technical manager for waste at Derby City Council, said: "I do wonder if people try out things, it doesn't work out. We've had step machines, golf clubs, rollerskates.

"At the weekend we sold a telescope and scale model of a sailboat.

"We really do care about recycling, we recycle about 70% of the household waste that's brought to us at Raynesway.

"There's an opportunity to recycle most things.

"Really the traditional waste skip should be a last resort for most things, but it's not always the case. People do bring in a lot of stuff that could be put to much better use.

"We encourage anyone that's got items they think might be too good to throw away to donate them, and if you're unsure, speak to a member of staff."

Bargains galore at Raynesway

The next dates of sales at the Raynesway waste site are 26 and 27 July, and 9, 10, 23 and 24 August, from 12:00 until 18:00 on Fridays and 08:00 until 18:00 on Saturdays.

No booking is required to visit the pop-up shop, although anyone bringing waste at the same time will have to book a slot as usual.

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