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Taking Shape

As we move into September and the final quarter of the year the Recycling Lives development in the heart of Preston is moving into the latter stages of construction. The imposing building which now dominates the skyline over the St Georges ward is reaching completion. The external super structure walls are complete, the roof is on, the first electrical and mechanical fixes are done, the windows are in, the floors are finished and much of the internal walls and even plastering has now begun. Over the final 3 months of the development we will see the finishes made to all the internal work and the landscaping of the surrounding grounds ready for a planned completion in early December. Despite many days of inclement weather over the past 3 months steady progress has still been made and the project remains slightly ahead of schedule.

Our grand opening will be announced over coming months and we will welcome our first residents in mid December in time for the festive period. In the New Year the hard work will begin as we increase the numbers of residents and begin to offer the support, mentoring, pastoral care and training which all stand for what Recycling Lives is. In 2009 we can also look forward to the development of new Recycling Lives centres as momentum gathers for our other planned centres.


 

 


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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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