Lil ReUse Event in Tranent

Join us for a Lil ReUse Event in Tranent on Friday March 31, 12.30pm- 2.30pm at Ross High School.

Help us make Second-hand the first choice for everyone.

If you can’t make it on the Friday, FREE leftovers will be available at Tranent Library on Saturday April 1. 10am-12.15pm. No joke!

Here’s your go-to lowdown. Buying, donating, volunteers, we’ve got you covered.

Zero Waste Scotland sums up our environmental reasons for buying second-hand:

Around four-fifths of Scotland’s footprint comes from the products and materials we manufacture, use, and throw away. In fact, the average Scot consumes 18.4 tonnes of materials every year – that’s the equivalent of 50kg per week on average.

50kgs a week! That’s about a chimpanzee, or a North Pacific Giant Octopus. And by making Second-hand our first choice, we can cut that drastically.

But, we are saddened every time we hear someone say a lack of funds meant they “had to buy second-hand”. We LOVE our second-hand stuff - it always has a story, is usually freaking fabulous, saves the world and your pennies.

It means another family wasn’t exploited in its production, or had to go without for us to get ‘new’ stuff. Second-hand means we get to boast about our community’s wealth in sharing. It means we don’t have to be ashamed of how much we waste, it means we apologise when we “have to” buy new.

Coming to buy?

Hooray! Thank you for doing your Lil thing for the planet. Here’s a few tips:

• Doors will open at 12.30pm.

• Remember your shopping bags. Items will be priced per bag. £10 for a tote, £15 for a bag for life and £20 for a big blue Ikea bag or the like.

• Items can be set aside for collection later. Voucher payment is all that will be accepted on the day ( but you can buy vouchers at the venue.)

• If you need a surprise set aside discreetly just let a Lil volunteer know 😉

No Cash, just vouchers

Everyone at the ReUse Festival will be ‘paying’ with vouchers. You can buy vouchers online from Lil, or in person at the Lil Hub, 10 High St Haddington, EH41 3ES or on the day. If buying vouchers stretches your budget too far please contact us or our referral partners. We want everyone to be able to make second-hand their first choice.

Purchased vouchers that are unused can be refunded. Vouchers that are received free will not receive cash refunds.

Want to donate your GREAT QUALITY Secondhand stuff?

Thank you

How do we donate?

Bikes for donation need to be dropped to Lil by Thursday March 30, or directly to Ross High School from 9,15am on Friday March 31. The fab Heavy Sound bike mechanics will check over the safety of bikes and will take away the ones that aren’t up to scratch.

Other donation drop offs:

Tranent Library: Monday March 27- Thursday March 30, 10am-5pm (Closed for lunch 1-2pm)

Home Start East Lothian: Monday March 27 - Thursday March 30, 9.15am-3pm

Tranent Parish Church at foot of Church Street (not the Hall): Tuesday March 28, 2pm-4pm; Wednesdsay March 29, 2pm-4pm and Thursday March 30, 6pm-8pm.

Items can also be brought to Lil at 10 High St Haddington, 10am-1.45pm Tues-Thurs.

No collection point has room for bulky donations, so if it’s more than a small car boot full, please email us to see if we can arrange.

What do you want donated?

• children’s clothes and footwear (no drawstrings that go all the way around necks or tummies)

• baby stuff

• adult clothes & footwear

• toys (Please check the CE labels still attached)

• bikes

• gardening equipment/ produce/seeds/plants

• tools (no electrical items)

• Homewares and kitchen equipment

• soft furnishings (curtains & cushions, throws etc, as long as fire labels still on any cushions with fillings)

• Sports kit

• Storage jars, food caddies

We don’t want (sorry):

• large furniture

• personal items

• earrings

• car seats

  If you need a home for such things Zero Waste Dunbar may be able to help
  

Gah, It’s Friday afternoon / Saturday, I have the kids in tow!?

AWESOME. We’ve got kids activities lined up for a family friendly day. Come see us if you need to set something aside for a surprise. We’ll have refreshments available too.

I’m a reuse/ waste tackling organisation, Can I have a whole table?

We have limited tables set aside for partner organisations. If you’d like your organisation to be there, please email us.

Can I Help?

Oh yes you can! Volunteers make things happen at Lil so we are always delighted to have you join the team. We need extra hands both before the event and on the day. Pop in to the Hub, email us at hello@dolilthings.org or give Sarah a call/Whatsapp on 07765 126700. Thank you 😊