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Leaping ahead!

Monday, 17 March 2008

Sod-cutting ceremony marks the real start of building work!

It was on a rainy leap-day, 29th February 2008, that work officially began on the construction of the new Recycling Lives Centre in Kent Street Preston following the completion of demolition of the old Kedder Training Centre. Gathered to mark the occasion of the ground-cutting was Councillor Neil Cartwright, Cabinet Member for Development at Preston City Council, who are supporting the creation of Recycling Lives in several ways. Also present were, from right to left in the photograph:

 

 

 

Work is expected to take around 8 or 9 months and so the great hope is that the first Recycling Lives Centre will be open for residents in December 2008, traditionally one of the most difficult times of the year for those who are homeless. Steve Jackson, local businessman and main sponsor of Recycling Lives, said “It is fantastic that we are properly under way, and I really hope that we can be ready in good time to offer accommodation for Christmas this year. Residents will have their own room with ensuite facilities, and fabulous surroundings, and will be given all the help and support they need, not just a bed and comfortable accommodation, but access to training, education and work experience to set them up for the rest of their lives.”

 

 

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Recycling Lives offers good Corporate Social Responsibility.

Recycling Lives operates nationally to provide a wide range of recycling activities to Local Authorities, commercial organisations and the public. Recycling Lives provides housing, training and long term employment in the recycling sector, to people who would otherwise be homeless; including ex-armed forces personnel, probation and those from chaotic backgrounds.

Each Recycling Lives centre provides up to 48 quality en-suite rooms; training and office facilities; incubator units for entrepreneurs in social enterprise; industrial space for our recycling processes and retail space to sell good manufactured by Recycling Lives from recycled waste.

We do not ask for, or rely on 'gifts' from you, as we always pay fair prices for scrap metal recycling, plastic and other recyclables. By selling your waste to Recycling Lives your organisation helps us to be sustainable and you to show good corporate social responsibility.

Our social enterprise 'manages' good Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) on your behalf, by ensuring that our recycling activities are carried out by employees that would otherwise be marginalised or even forgotten by society.

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