Instead of being wasted, 70,000 litres of reusable paint have been used by individuals, charities and community groups, which has added colour to the lives over 30,000 people across Hull. Leftover, reusable paint was collected from decorators, retailers and businesses, all who made sure their leftover paint was made available for reuse, rather than being thrown away.
Paul Clarke, who runs Community RePaint Hull said:
‘Here at Community RePaint Hull, we are really proud of the achievements of our Community RePaint scheme. It is really valued by our customers as it allows them to freshen up their homes and community buildings at a more affordable cost. We couldn’t do any of this without the amazing support of our customers and the businesses that offer us their good quality, so we want to say a big thank you to them for all their support. It’s great to be part of a larger network where we all work together to achieve a common goal.’
To pick up paint, visit Community RePaint Hull at 305 Hessle Road, Hull, HU2 4BJ during their opening hours on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 9.30 am 4 pm.
If you are an individual, community group or charity in need of paint, or if you are a business with leftover paint, you can contact them on 07966 234320 or repaintclark@yahoo.co.uk for more details.
Not based in Hull? If you would like to purchase affordable paint you can find your nearest scheme here.
Community RePaint Cambridge receive many paint donations and were delighted with the additional storage container loaned from Mobile Mini. Mobile Mini provides containers to community groups, for a range of different reasons, completely free of charge.
Nikki Giovanni from Community RePaint Cambridgeshire said: ‘Beyond thrilled with the speedy and super-efficient Steve from Mobile Mini who delivered a marvellous container this morning. Mobile Mini has been outstanding, they are kindly loaning us this container for six months so we can keep the huge surge of paint donations nice and tidy. Honestly, if you need to buy or hire a container these people, Kevin, Zoe, Andy & Steve have provided us with an exemplary service. 💙’
Need paint and not in Cambridgeshire?Find your nearest scheme here.
The Happy Newspaper celebrates all that is good in the world and is a platform that shares positive news and wonderful people – we were therefore delighted that they featured Community RePaint! They included us on their Instagram page, but you can check out the rest of the good news they have to share by visiting their website.
If you would like to purchase affordable paint you can find your nearest scheme here. Have a big project? If you need more than 60 litres you can order our remanufactured paint ReColour here.
Alongside ourselves, there are lots of other tricky products that you think can’t be recycled or reused, but in fact they can. Inhalers, tennis balls and trainers are just a few. Read the article here.
Do you have reusable paint that can be recycled? If so, find your nearest drop off point here.
Communi-Tea Cafe redecorated using paint from our scheme in Doncaster, which has created a warm and inviting space for those visiting the cafe.
The cafe provides a community-based retail food operation that specifically identifies and prides its workforce as predominantly individuals with special education needs or mental health conditions.
If you have a community space, school, sports centre or religious building you’d like to decorate, read more about our ReColour paint, starting at just £1 a litre!
Ethical Consumer interviewed our Network Coordinator to find out all about our network, how we work and what we are most proud of. Read the article here.
Resource Media has covered Community RePaint Network in an amazing article, with a special interview from our Community RePaint Highlands scheme manager Scott Clelland.
“If a charity contacts me I’ll try my best to get [paint] for them. There are various different ones in the area that have benefitted. Obviously before they weren’t able to do up a property they’ve got, and now they’ve got a nice place they can encourage people to come into.
“If you’re given a property that is dark, dingy and not very inhabitable and you’re able to give it a lick of paint and spruce it up and make it livable it makes a big difference to someone’s health and their sense of pride.”
You can read the full article here.
Welcome to our new Community RePaint scheme in York run by Community Furniture Store who launched on 22nd March. Affordable paint can be picked up by those with painting projects for just £2 a litre, which includes a huge range of favourite paint brands and colours. Individuals, householders, community projects and charities in need should visit their store to pick up paint.
Not in York but need paint? You can find your nearest scheme here.
World Water Day is an annual celebration held in March that highlights the importance of fresh water. The day is used to advocate for the sustainable management of freshwater resources.
A huge 50 million litres of paint is wasted in the UK every year. Not only this, but householders themselves waste 40 litres of reusable paint every minute. This means that water and other raw materials required to produce the paint also wasted. It’s simple to reduce this figure, pick up reusable, leftover paint for your decorating projects, and take your leftover paint to your nearest drop-off point when you are finished.
We were pleased to feature on Skint Dad’s blog which provides money-saving tips and tricks. The article highlights the benefits of Community RePaint and how we can work for you if you are a householder, community group or individual in need of cheap paint. You can read the article in full here.
If you would like to purchase affordable paint you can find your nearest scheme here.
