Community RePaint Wirral adds a splash of colour to Veolia’s GoodBox initiative, helping boost visibility and support for reuse projects across the Liverpool City Region.
Community RePaint Wirral has proudly supported a new circular economy initiative in the Liverpool. The GoodBox, an innovative reuse container operated by Veolia, is colourful and eye-catching thanks to Recipro providing preloved paint.
The GoodBox is a travelling container that will be stationed at various Household Waste Recycling Centres across Merseyside and Halton. Its purpose is simple: to match unwanted items donated by local residents with the needs of community groups, charities, schools, and social enterprises. The initiative is being rolled out to ensure valuable materials are reused rather than thrown away, giving them a meaningful second life.
The Good Box is a project created in partnership with Veolia and Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority.
Lesley Worswick, Chief Executive of Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority, said:
“We’re absolutely delighted to be working in partnership with Veolia to give our residents’ unwanted items a new lease of life. The GoodBox is a fantastic way to show that one person’s spring clean can be another person’s gold mine. By working together, we’re making it easier than ever to keep good-quality materials in circulation.”
The GoodBox operates on a simple model:
- A community organisation applies to “adopt” The GoodBox.
- Their requested items—such as tools, gardening equipment, craft materials, or DIY supplies—are listed on the GoodBox chalkboard.
- Local residents visiting the HWRC donate directly to that project by placing requested items into the container.
- At the end of the month, the adopting organisation collects the items for use in their project.
To support the initiative’s launch and community appeal, Community RePaint Wirral provided reused paint to help decorate The GoodBox. Supplying preloved paint for The GoodBox was a natural fit for Community RePaint Wirral run by Recipro. They diverts large volumes of leftover paint from the waste stream—over 1,000,000 litres and counting—turning potential waste into a valuable community resource.
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