Recycling Centre’s ‘Salvage Shed’ set to return

It has been revealed that the Salvage Shed that proved popular at Welshpool’s Potters Recycling Centre is set to make a comeback.

At this week's Full Town Council meeting, a letter from Cllr David France, who was unable to attend, stated that it was returning and he had been speaking with Circular Economy Mid Wales who were seeking backing from the local authority.

“Potters have substantial amounts of reusable materials that people leave at the recycling centre which are now going into waste,” wrote Cllr France.

“There used to be a Salvage Shed at Welshpool and Circular Economy Wales have agreed with Potters to restart the Salvage Shed on April 13. Initially this will be three days a week to re-establish their presence but with the intention to cover all five days as soon as conditions allow.”

Councillors voted by a majority (there were two abstentions) to support the project.

The chance to pick up items that had been dropped at the site as rubbish was a popular feature of the centre, but it stopped when the controversial booking system was introduced last year.

Who are Circular Economy Mid Wales?

Circular Economy Mid Wales Ltd. (trading as Waste Not) is a local grassroots not-for-profit Social Enterprise dedicated to reducing waste and making Mid Wales more affordable through reuse, repair, and recycling, and the sale of decent second-hand goods at fair prices.

We currently save around 15 Tonnes a month of people’s unwanted goods from going to waste. While we currently work in partnership with Bryson and Powys County Council, we are entirely independent, and we receive no external funding or financial support.

At present, we run the Waste Not Shop in Newtown’s Broad St. and the Waste Not Salvage Shed at the Household Recycling Centre in Newtown - our principal donation point. We hold a Repair Café at the Waste Not Shop every month where our volunteer fixperts do their best to mend people’s broken goods. Any money made from sales goes to pay for staff wages and the company’s overheads.

Any profits are invested straight back into the company so we can continue to operate.