Welcome to FrowResource
FrowResource is a now a fully registered charity created to support the community of Forest Row in achieving zero-waste by using visionary yet tried and tested progressive recycling strategies to rethink our consumption, our relationship with things we no longer need and our relationship with the planet.
The critical objectives of this venture for the community are:
- To promote for the benefit of the public the conservation protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment by the promotion of waste reduction through reuse and reclamation of recycled products and materials which would otherwise be deemed to have reached the end of their useful life
- To raise awareness and advance the education of the public in the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment by encouraging best practice in the recycling and management of waste
- To promote the advancement of community development through volunteering and community capacity building.
We have found a great shop premises, three wonderful shop managers and we opened the community shop, taking donations in June 2022. We resell, reuse or recycle all the precious items that still have life in them. The shop has become a hub for a range of activities that help us drive towards being a zero waste village.
Since we opened the shop we have
- accepted 44 tonnes of donations - equivalent to the weight of 4 double decker buses
- supported our local community including Sussex Refugees, Local Schools, Ten Tiny Toes, Caring Through Crafting, Knights Homeless Charity, Foodbank Vouchers, Vouchers for members of the community fleeing conflict, Lingfield Care Home, Forest Row Parish Council
- Provided £10,000 for sponsorship of waste reduction initiatives in 2023
- Put on several recyled fashion show
- Provided metal and christmas tree recycling for the community
We welcome ideas and suggestions on other ways in which FrowResource and Second Life can help the community, please contact admin@frowresource.org.uk
A big thank you to everyone who has donated, sorted, recycled, reimagined, reworked and resold.