The Rebuild Site celebrate 10,000 followers with a big Community RePaint. 

The Rebuild Site Team RePainting Eastriggs Primary school with ReColour paint.

A Carlisle primary school has been given a new lease of life, thanks to Community RePaint Carlisle run by The Rebuild Site CIC. 

As part of their construction waste reuse mission, The Rebuild Site CIC have run a Community RePaint scheme since 2023. They collect in surplus paint from decorating stores and businesses and stock it in their warehouse for members of the public to buy at an affordable cost.

Shelves filled with paint saved from waste by Community RePaint Carlisle

The Rebuild Site director, Maisie Hunt explains; “we collect construction materials to stop them from ending up in landfill, supporting communities in Carlisle, Wolverhampton and Workington…We encourage everyone to reuse materials where they can.”

As well as stocking paint for reuse, The Rebuild Site also stock our remanufactured paint, ReColour, which is made from over 95% leftover paint, and a big part of the solution to stopping leftover paint going to waste.

ReColour paint, in Terrific Teal, remanufactured from paint saved from going to waste.

Eastriggs Primary School is just one example of an organisation reaping the benefits of paint reuse. The school was given a refresh by Community RePaint Carlisle ahead of the Christmas holidays.

As well as walls, planters and reused tyres were also transformed with preloved paint.

Maisie Hunt, director at The Rebuild Site, said: “We hit 10,000 Instagram followers, which was a big achievement for us, driving community engagement and reducing waste of construction materials – we’ve seen firsthand how much of an impact this initiative really has.

“So, to celebrate this, we organised a volunteering day where we revamped a school using our ReColour paint.”

ReColour paint in Gorgeous Grey, revives the old paintwork.

The team at the Carlisle paint redistribution site used their own ReColour paint, remanufactured from the leftover product donated by individuals and projects, to give the primary school its new look.

Rebecca Orton, partnerships marketing manager at Dulux, who sponcer the work of Community RePaint, added: “Community RePaint is a simple solution to the problem of leftover paint.

“By reusing paint in our community, we can bring colour to the lives of those who need it the most and help to protect the planet by preventing perfectly good paint from being disposed of.”

Looking to revive your home or project? find your local Community Repaint scheme for affordable and sustainable paint!

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