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 an annual membership fee and a modest charge for recycled 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
- Out-of-school care groups
- Playgroups
- Playschemes
- Private nurseries
- Schools
- Additional support needs groups
- Youth clubs
- Youth organisations
- Holiday clubs
- Individuals and families
Other facilities
The Selkirk store houses a Additional Support Needs Toy Library, supported by Scottish Borders Childcare Partnership. Likewise at Fisherrow there is a Additional Support 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, Edinburgh and other areas of south Scotland.
