There is a whole range of different reasons why your scheme is so important to your local area.
Here are 25 reasons to visit your Community RePaint scheme:
- Show the demand for reusable goods. Higher demand means more schemes!
- You will be supporting a local organisation…
- …who provide support to others in your community…
- …and create jobs and training opportunities for local people…
- …keeping money in the local economy
- An estimated 50 million litres of paint is wasted every year in the UK. You can save this paint from going to landfill or incineration…
- …this prevents raw materials, which are a limited resource, from going to waste…
- …and reduces the environmental impacts of waste disposal…
- …which means a healthier planet for everyone.
- If the paint is reused rather than disposed of, your local authority will save money which could be spent on other amenities in your community
- Get inspired! You might find your new favourite colour…
- …Or colours that you didn’t even realise existed.
- Entertain yourself with all the weird and wonderful paint names, such as Nacho Cheese, Elephants Breath and Hamster!
- You can save money – all paint from our schemes is a maximum of £2 a litre
- You might even pick up more paint than you bargained for, which means you can paint more rooms!
- Find out how else the scheme can help you. Almost all schemes are a part of a wider organisation, you will find other items and support under the same roof, like furniture, creative resources, job clubs and food banks.
- Get exploring! All our schemes are full of personality and character that you can experience first hand
- Get involved! Our network wouldn’t exist without its fantastic volunteers who learn new skills at our schemes, do you know someone who could volunteer?
- Get talking! Go along to meet local volunteers in your area
- Learn something new – Schemes might be running events and workshops that will interest you
- Unsure of what paint you need? Our helpful volunteers and guides can help you with this
- Get creative! The part full containers at our scheme are perfect for small upcycling and craft projects…
- …and many of our schemes upcycle furniture so they can provide guidance and advice…
- …or you can pick up a piece of upcycled furniture which they have created.
- Support more than the Community RePaint scheme. There are lots of opportunities to support the organisations hosting our schemes through their other projects