Recycling / Upcycling / Repair / Reuse

Cut Out Club is a series of collage zine-making workshops open to all backgrounds and experience levels, run by crafty duo Iona and Tasch. All workshops have a distinct theme that encourages attendees to reflect and meaningfully create in a collaborative, community environment free from the pressure to make perfect art.

In October 2022 Livingston Community Shed was created from an observation by a lady at The United Parish Church in Carmondean who became concerned that many elderly gentlemen were sitting around in the church café with no social contact or involvement in the community. A meeting was called via a newsletter organised by two charity workers and from this a decision was made to register the group with the International Men’s Shed organisation. Early meetings were held in a small storeroom above the church where a committee of trustees was voted in, and the current Chairman was elected. Since those days 18 months ago when meetings were held in what became known as the little yellow room the Shed has grown into a fully fledged Scottish Charity with a strong membership base of over 20 people. In December of 2022 the shed opened talks with West Lothian Council on the possible community lease of a huge derelict area of garden located on the South side of Carmondean Community Centre where we planned to build a workshop and possibly renovate a derelict farmhouse in the grounds. The negotiations with the council lasted for over a year but eventually in February of 2024 (this year) a 10-year community lease on the land was signed and the shed are now building a workshop and developing a community garden with plans to construct greenhouses and raised beds for growing vegetables to be donated to the church café which provides a free weekly community meal to the residents of nearby Knightsridge. Whilst the negotiations were going on with the council the shed rented a small container located in the grounds of Knightsridge community garden which they have transformed into a fully fledged woodwork shop filled with tools and machinery donated by members of the public and associated Men’s Shed charities. As a result of this workshop the Community Shed has developed the following community services which are all provided free of charge, we only accept donations from those who can manage it. A major highlight of our short but busy life was our winning some tools and garden equipment in the Dobbies Garden centre competition in 2023.

Tummies not trash prevent waste by rescuing food (and some non food items) from local businesses and distribute it to our network of community groups for their benefit.

We run an organic small holding on the south end of the Isle of Arran with regenerative agriculture, permaculture and food forest gardens. We offer education and site tours to our local community and visitors to the island. Alongside we run an eco glamping site and offer the same tours etc to guests. In addition to the food growing (mostly soft & top fruit), we use food from site to make food and drinks, offering activities and also sharing processes and knowledge online through social media. Our main specialisation is food forest gardening but we demonstrate many nature based solutions to minimise climate change and protect and enhance biodiversity. We also work with the Permaculture Association Britain (PAB) and Permaculture Scotland and we are an accredited PAB demonstration site (ScotLAND site). Drop us an email if you would like to visit.

Castle Douglas Development Forum is a Scottish Incorporated Charitable Trust and the Castle Douglas Anchor and Resilience Organisation. We believe in improving the sustainability of the town and surrounds health, wealth and wellbeing so that everyone can thrive, grow, and innovate. Our volunteers help to run the community-owned Heart of Galloway Visitor Centre, the Castle Douglas Town Charity Shop, and the Stepping Stones Community Larder and food bank. We created a Playpark for All and a Changing Places toilet in Lochside park. We are now investing in an ambitious project to convert the old outdoor activity centre in Lochside park into an exemplar, sustainably constructed, Crannog: a place for everyone to gather, learn and thrive.

The Stove is an arts organisation with a national and international reputation in place-based practice. We are a values-led organisation founded on a central belief in the power of creativity and working co-creatively to improve the lives of people, the wider environment, and the systems by which we live in the region Southwest Scotland The Stove can be understood as a place-based creative movement or practice guided by a set of values. It’s organisational form and programme are constantly evolving to maximise the quality of output and effective impacts for people and the wider environment.

NotAlone Empowerment Centre (NEC) are grassroot organisations that aim to develop and promote rights and responsibilities for the BAME community through ongoing capacity building, training mutual learning, skill information, and knowledge sharing to improve confidence. We promote inclusion and equality, treat individuals with respect and dignity, and take transformative actions to address their needs.

We plant and maintain 50 planters, two small orchards, two herb areas and two gardens in the centre of Dundee growing a substantial amount from seed. Because of climate change we aim to build on our understanding of plants and gardening increasing environmental resilience, sustainability, biodiversity (especially pollinators) and encourage the public to join us on our journey. We pass on information via our notice board, Facebook page, Instagram, Twitter, notices in our gardens and by holding events. We work closely with Dundee City Council, local shops and businesses, Dundee Community Garden Network and Dundee Changemakers hub.

We are a local community green space; we work with our learning community (by running outdoor learning, Forest School and outdoor play); we run gardening sessions and land maintenance; we offer free outdoor community events to our community and beyond.

Growing together supports community growing, activity and engagement within the area of Craigshill. Supporting Well being, Mental health and anti poverty through a broad program of community engagement and participation across multiple sites.

Darkwood Crew is a group of volunteers who have a single defining aim of helping Ferguslie flourish. Adopting a variety of community development-based approaches the group aims to make the otherwise abstract concept of climate change relevant to local needs with a broader view of meeting those needs in a locally-led, dignified and sustainable way. Our work focuses on 5 key areas including food insecurity, fuel poverty, isolation & loneliness, mental health positivity, and the local environment.

Eddleston Community Council serves the community in the Scottish Borders village of Eddleston, north of Peebles. As well as statutory CC duties and community planning we are developing a programme of community action around sustainability, active travel, wellbeing and future energy use.

Educating high school students in horticulture, biodiversity, outdoor learning and climate change. We are are a sustainable school and strive to educate about environmental and local conservation projects

HIEF aims to protect & restore the natural beauty, biodiversity & eco-systems of the Scottish highlands & islands for the benefit of all by working in partnership with local communities to implement sustainable & regenerative projects to protect & restore the environment.

VAER is the ‘Centre for Collective Impact’ based in East Renfrewshire.

ACT was established in 2019 to respond to the Climate Emergency, address environmental damage and enable a transition to a more resilient and sustainable community. It manages several projects that support its aims:

Bullwood Nature Trail (Green community Charity) ‘An outdoor haven to help you learn, grow, discover and create.’

Our purpose is to inform, connect, engage and empower all communities in Lanarkshire to develop and implement local solutions to create low carbon resilient places.

ENABLE Glasgow aims to empower people with a learning disability to get the most from life. The Fortune Works service in Drumchapel, Glasgow is one of Scotland’s largest social enterprises for people with learning disability, offering the opportunity to train for work, and make a valued and useful economic contribution to the community. It provides a full-time 9am-4pm five - day programme and offers a diversity of training opportunities with a focus on personal and social development. We also maintain close working links with local Colleges of Further Education, Glasgow Health & Social Care Partnership, and many local community development organisations. We are currently working towards net zero and our own circular economy with help from our sustainability team.

Sustainability for us means meeting the social foundations of current and future generations while living responsibly within a healthy, natural environment.

The Trust has been in existence for over 30 years working across Inverclyde in the field of training, employability, arts and heritage, social isolation, refugee support, poverty alleviation, food insecurity. The Trust currently delivers a number of climate action projects including wood recycling, active travel through cycling, and zero waste pantry shops. The Climate Hub in Port Glasgow promotes climate literacy sessions and activities for peer-to-peer learning aimed at building the local community's resilience to climate challenges.

Established in 2016, MADE in East Lothian is a Community Interest Company based in Haddington. We support the wider creative community in East Lothian, promoting creativity as a benefit to wellbeing, mental health, and community. We develop programmes and one-off events to teach creative skills and encourage social interaction for all. Reuse and recycling are central to our mission, and form a link through all activities, including business operations. We have established a community Arts Hub in Hardgate where there are 2 open plan workshops spaces, a gallery of local art and craft, tools workshop, art and crafts scrap store plus hireable equipped desk space for stitchers and artists.

Drylaw Neighbourhood Centre sits at the heart of Drylaw offering a beautiful calm space to meet neighbours, learn new skills, keep fit, eat good food and make new friends. The garden surrounding our centre provides fresh organic herbs and vegetables as well as fruit from our orchards. We are proud of our systematic composting bays which provide fresh soil for all our food crops.

A development trust to improve the facilities, activities and environment of Murieston for the benefit of all residents.