GDES3003 – GREEN DESIGN
Worcester Resource Exchange visit
During reading week at University out Green Design lecturer organised a visit, with brief introduction talk to the Worcester Resource Exchange (WRE) which is a creative re-use charity.
They collect clean, safe waste from local businesses with the intention of saving it from landfill and giving it a second use/life.
A few notes from our intro talk:
- 99% of the resources they collect would end up in landfill.
- They have approximately 107 van loads of materials through their doors per year for commerce.
- Approx. 3,600 shopping trollies worth of materials from the general public.
- There are now only about 80 scrap stores nationwide.
- Their sister company is the Pump House Organisation.
- They have been awarded the Queen’s voluntary award.
- Most materials come from commerce, businesses and industry which would otherwise end up in landfill – e.g. Xmas window display materials (wreaths, tinsel etc) and mannequins from department stores.
As a creative student it really is an amazing resource, and cheap too! My only complaint is that I didn’t know it was there sooner as I could have put them to good use in previous projects.
Further information on WRE can be found at – http://www.wre.uk.com
A gallery of my pictures from the day can be seen below:
Our welcome host
Very cool CD cover greenhouse
The interior is decorated with the weird and wonderful, like these skeletons
WRE is an Aladdin’s cave of creative goodness
Pots, buckets and barrels full of materials and off-cuts
You don’t have to be a dummy to work here….
Love this sign
An amazing selection of old maps
More maps
The colours and textures are a photographers dream
This looked like unravelled tape…. So desperate to find a use for this 🙂
Material packs gift wrapped
WRE create little craft packs for hand-made plush toys.
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