
Furniture Reuse
People in need first
Only surplus items are sold at our warehouse
Have an item to donate?
Are you an individual or family in need?
Call now: 01875 – 615797
Supporting families since 1996
We have been helping families and individuals in need, who are homemaking from scratch or just need to renew an item.
We sell surplus items to the general public via our showroom in Macmerry.

Achievements for 2024-25
3148
items collected locally
3460
items selected for reuse
£65846
worth of furniture provide to needy families
83 tons
diverted from landfill
over 2000
volunteer hours
7741
visits to the warehouse
730
requests and 474 needy families supported
1185
uplifts / donated furniture
815
starter packs supplied to 85 needy families
1880 hours
of meaningful work by 21 community payback participants

“Contributing makes me feel like I’m being useful to the community
— Iain, Volunteer

call: 01875 – 615797
recyclingfirstel@gmail.com
Get Directions to our Warehouse
Unit 12a
Macmerry Industrial Estate
Tranent EH33 1RD
United Kingdom
Latest updates
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