'Unrecyclable' items in Salisbury raise thousands for charity
A community group is helping to take our rubbish for a good cause
A Salisbury group has raised £3,587 for charity, by helping to get rid of our so-called 'unrecyclables'.
Salisbury Recycles for Medic to Medic collects items for TerraCycle's free programmes to take in hard to recycle waste, like printer cartridges, cheese packaging, Pringles tubes and some coffee pods.
For every piece of rubbish recycled, a monetary donation is made to a chosen cause.
The money raised is supporting projects to train new doctors in Africa.
Dr Bryony Hamel from Medic to Medic said:
“So far we’ve raised more than £3,500 for charity by sending this waste to TerraCycle. We donate the funds to Medic to Medic who use the donations to fund tuition fees for medical and paramedical students in Malawi, Uganda and Zambia, as well as providing the necessary technologies, textbooks, help with transport and logistics, and more.
"Without the help from Medic to Medic, many students would have to give up or temporarily suspend their studies to do very low paid work to earn some money towards their tuition fees.”
The main drop off point for Salisbury Recycles for Medic to Medic is Flat 2 Pilgrims House, Pilgrims Way, Laverstock.
Volunteer Naomi Spencer said:
“We encourage everyone in the area to get involved and sort, save and bring the items we can recycle to our drop-off location. It’s a great way to reduce the amount of waste you send to landfill, and it also helps raise funds for a great cause.”