About
We regularly collect waste materials which are donated by local industries. These are all materials which would be disposed of in landfill sites or otherwise dumped.
The materials are sorted, stored and made available to members at one of two sites, in Selkirk and Musselburgh.
There is a small annual membership fee and a modest charge for salvaged materials. A range of art and craft materials is available to purchase in each store and through the vans.
Who uses the Scrap Store?
The Scrap Store is used by many different groups.
- Childminders
- Churches
- Craft groups
- Day care centres
- Drama groups
- Family centres
- Hospitals
- Individuals
- Out-of-school care groups
- Playgroups
- Playschemes
- Private nurseries
- Schools
- Special Needs groups
- Youth clubs
- Youth organisations
Other facilities
We have a Training Manager who is employed to help members make the most effective use of our materials.
The Selkirk store also houses a Special Needs Toy Library, supported by Scottish Borders Childcare Partnership. Likewise at Fisherrow there is a Special Needs Resource Base, supported by East Lothian Council.
The two small vans operate a home delivery-style service, responding to orders in the Scottish Borders, East Lothian, West Lothian and other areas of south Scotland.
