Our Story
Company Aims and Objectives
Wastesavers began its life in 1986 as a small voluntary organisation. Its main concern was raising awareness through education about material reuse and recycling. Since then it has grown substantially to become the leading third sector recycling group in Wales. Today the group employs 140 people, supports more than 100 volunteers, and has an annual turnover of £6M.
Wastesavers is a group term covering two distinct legal entities, Wastesavers Charitable Trust Limited (WCTL) established 1995 and Wastesavers Recycling Ltd (WRL) established 1996
Aims
Wastesavers Charitable Trust Aims
The aim of Wastesavers Charitable Trust and Recycling Limited is to use waste as a resource for change in our community. It does this by engaging in activities central to the circular economy; encouraging reduction of waste through reuse, and waste that cannot be reused is recycled using a method that keeps the value of that material.
Objects
Wastesavers Charitable Trust Limited (WCTL)
1. Relief of Poverty
The relief of poverty by the provision of renovated furniture and other household accessories for residents in necessitous circumstances in the south East Wales area
2. Environmental Education
The advancement of education in respect of the environmental aspects of, and need for, recycling.
3. Skills Advancement
The advancement of education in respect of vocational skills, numeracy, literacy skills and practical skills of benefit to the community (to the extent that such objects are exclusively charitable).
Statistics
Wastesavers Statistics
Our Corporate Promise
Wastesavers is run by a board of volunteer trustee directors
They provide guidance and challenge to the CEO and their senior management team. They ensure that the charity abides by its aims and objectives and doesn’t get side tracked into doing things that it shouldn’t. The trustee directors have a responsibility to the charity’s stakeholders (that’s you, the public, the councils who it holds contracts with, businesses who recycling with us, schools, councillors and many more!) to report on what the group does each year and they produce an annual report which celebrates what the group has achieved.
Recycling