Shrub Coop

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The SHRUB is a community-led cooperative working to reduce waste, share skills and promote a smarter, more sustainable way of meeting peoples’ material needs. And you can be part of it!! Become a member today and support our vision of a world without waste http://www.shrubcoop.org/become-a-member/. It provides an opportunity to swap or buy second-hand items, as well as facilities to fix and learn how to give things a new life. The SHRUB serves as a platform for any groups and activities that are related to sustainability and improving the well-being of the local community. Our aim is to: ” …raise awareness of and minimise the generation of waste items by the student population and local community, especially items which could be easily repaired or reused. The SHRUB aims to enable not only students but alumni, local residents and the wider community in Edinburgh, to take part in and organise re-use initiatives, redistributing those items that might be discarded, and challenging the prevailing culture of consumption and disposal…” What can you do @ SHRUB? 1) SWAP (or BUY) STUFF – Bring that jacket that’s a size too big and swap it for something you need! If you don’t have anything to swap, you can buy items, don't getting them new – save the planet and your wallet! 2) FIX and BUILD STUFF – You can sign up to one of our workshops that aim to cater for all skill levels and interests. Learn how to fix clothes, install open source software, build DIY solar panels among other...