Resource Recovery
Our new community-led initiative, based the Te Puke Recycling Centre, rescues good, usable items from landfill and gives them a second life through reuse, repair, resale, and community learning..
What we want to achieve:
- Keep useful items and materials out of the landfill.
- Support local reuse, repair, and practical skills.
- Affordable access to tools for the community.
- Build partnerships between community groups, volunteers, council, and local repair networks.
- Recycle Centre, Station Road, Te Puke
Items we are looking for:
Tools - such as hammers, screwdrivers, chisels, files, spanners, socket sets, saws, clamps, planes, measuring tools.
Workshop Supplies - such as fasteners, toolbox, storage trays, sanding blocks, and small usable hardware.
Building and Construction supplies - such as doors, windows, plumbing supplies, screws, hinges, wood, tiles, carpet
Household furniture - outdoor furniture, tables, shelving, kitchen cabinetry, chairs,
Garden tools - secateurs, spades, rakes, hoes, forks, trowels, and hand weeder.
Bikes - kids, adults, trikes, scooters
Opening hours
- 9am - 2pm
Shop Assistant
Our Reusable Resources Centre is growing, and we’re on the lookout for enthusiastic volunteers to join our team and help give good, usable items a second life! From welcoming donations and getting items ready for sale to pricing, listing and helping our shelves stay stocked, there are plenty of ways to get involved. Every item we rescue is one less item going to landfill – and every volunteer helps make it happen!
Hands-on Support
Our Reusable Resources Centre is looking for a practical, hands-on volunteer to help dismantle old electronics and whiteware, recovering valuable metals and reusable materials that might otherwise end up in landfill. From washing machines and microwaves to small household appliances, your skills will help us recover useful resources, reduce waste and support a more sustainable community.
3174
Kilograms diverted from landfill in September 2026!