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Worms R Us


Organisation: Worms R Us
Town/City: Kilwinning
Postcode: KA13 7HW
Description: Worms'n'Waste is a recycling project with two main aims:
- to educate residents of North Ayrshire in waste minimisation and landfill reduction, by recycling paper and organic waste using thermophilic processes (heat) and vermiculture (worms) to produce compost and worm castings.
- to improve the employability of young people and adults that are unemployed and living in designated SIP areas of North Ayrshire
North Ayrshire
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TouchWood Recycling Workshop, Skye


Organisation: TouchWood
Town/City: Uig
Postcode: IV51 9XX
Organisation Website
Description: TouchWood is a recycling workshop based at Atlantic House, Uig, on the North West coast of the Isle of Skye. It is the first truly rural social firm in the UK, and began trading in December 2001.
Highland
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Earthships Fife


Organisation: Earthships Fife
Town/City: Kinghorn
Postcode: KY3 9YG
Organisation Website
Description: Earthship Fife is Scotland's first Earthship, and the first Earthship in the UK. It is based at Craigencalt Farm Ecology Centre which has already developed as an educational environmental centre. The Centre has created a nature reserve using landfill tax and has opened as a visitor centre.
Fife
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Johnstone Castle Renfrewshire


Organisation: Johnstone Castle Renfrewshire
Town/City: Johnstone
Description: The Johnstone Castle project has helped a range of groups to provide play and gardening facilities,
Renfrewshire
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Falkirk ICT Recycling and Training Project


Organisation: Falkirk ICT Recycling and Training Project
Town/City: Grangemouth
Postcode: FK3 8BX
Description: The Falkirk ICT Recycling and Training Project is a computer recycling project that seeks to reduce the volume of waste going to landfill whilst capitalising on the high quality employment and training opportunities that accompanies this activity.
Falkirk
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09 January 2009 11:42