The Re-Trade Project

onmentally aware and access basic needs while still maintaining human worth and dignity within each person. OBJECTIVES:
1 SOCIAL; To assist disadvantaged individuals who need aid in providing for their basic human needs, by supplying a ‘value-for-value’ system though the exchange of recyclable goods for basic essentials such as food, toiletries and clothing.
2 ENVIRONMENTAL; to create awareness regarding the environmental crisis. It strives to do this by educating local communities in eco-sustainability and contributing to the restoration of the environment though public recycling depots. MISSION & PURPOSE:
ReTrade aims to become part of the solution by…
• Delivering a much needed ‘value for value’ concept rather than perpetuating a ‘hand-out’ mentality;
• Promoting responsibility and work ethic;
• Empowering people in our community to become self-sufficient by providing for themselves thus restoring dignity to them through their ability to choose for themselves and provide for their needs;
• Reaching across cultural and socio-economic boundaries with compassion and goodwill;
• Providing a means of work for those who need it, which potentially can empower people to generate better choices;
While…
• Creating awareness regarding the environmental crisis
• Educating our community in eco-sustainability by teaching people to look at rubbish in a new way
• Making a difference in cleaning up our environment

HOW IT WORKS:
- Families or individuals collect recyclable junk like plastic bottles, tins, card, white paper and mixed paper and then:
- Re-Trade: on Monday mornings, bring recyclables between 9:00 and 15:00 for an exchange from our Trade Store
- Volunteers assist 'Traders' with assessing the recyclable materials and then award points for clean and sorted recyclables
- Traders can then use their points to purchase goods in the Trade Store
- The Trade Store is primarily stocked by donations from individuals, large an small businesses, friends of the project and the wider community
- Recyclable materials are collected by Recycle Yourself and all profits attained are used to purchase new stock for the store