Second hand shops open at Cornwall's rubbish tips
Carol Mould, the council's portfolio holder for neighbourhoods, said: "Initially Suez use the money they get from the shops to recoup the set-up costs and then it will go on and be cost neutral."The community engagement team lead for waste at Cornwall Council, Esther O'Bearagh said it was an exciting change."People have been asking for ages why we don't do this and there are some very good reasons but now we've made some changes and now we're able to do it," she said."Some people are a bit concerned but we're not taking away from charity shops , this is stuff that's been bought to the dump already."
Speaking at the opening event for the Longdowns site near Falmouth, Becky Parry from Suez, who runs the shops, said there had been a great response to the initiative."We get everything from wine glasses to vases, plates and crockery and pots and pans which are really popular with the students in Falmouth," she said."We also have a large selection of toys and games and kids' items."We check them all to make sure they all have a CE mark for safety then we clean them up and put them out."Any weird and wonderful things that come in we'll put out on display."
Cornwall Council said people could drop off pre-loved items for the shops at all of Cornwall's HWRCs. Donated items will be sold at the Reuse shops or given to charity organisations.Kernow Reuse shops will be open between 09:00 and 16:00 seven days a week.
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