New Bolsover tip shop opens to save items going to waste

Councillor Carolyn Renwick joined HW Martin contract manager Craig Capper for a look at the new shop

A new shop has opened up at a Derbyshire tip site to save reusable items from going to waste.

Derbyshire County Council's household waste and recycling centre in Buttermilk Lane, Bolsover, now features a shop stocked with items collected at eight tip sites across the county.

These range from clothes to crockery, books and DVDs to furniture, garden ornaments, toys and games.

Anyone with items they think could be resold can highlight them to staff.

Profits shared

Councillor Carolyn Renwick, cabinet member for infrastructure and environment, said: "Re-use is even better for the environment than recycling as it means items can be put to good use without having to use energy to re-process them and turn them into something new.

"If the re-use shop at Bolsover proves popular, then we will consider opening further stores at other recycling centres across the county."

Proceeds from sales at the re-use shop will go towards running costs of the shop and any profits will be shared equally between the county council's waste budget, the council's waste site contractors HW Martin, and charitable causes.

The shop operates the same opening hours as the waste site, from 08:30 to 18:00 every day except Christmas Day, 26 December and New Year's Day.