The economic benefits include:
- the provision of jobs, services and facilities, attracting significant grant funding
- keeping more value, money and resources within local communities
- reducing the need for people to buy new items through the supply of re-used and refurbished goods
- and pioneering innovative methods and solutions
The benefits to the environment include:
- reducing waste, conserving resources and energy though maximizing reuse, recycling and composting.
- raising awareness and helping to ‘close the loop’ for example, by growing food in compost made from garden waste.
In sustainability terms the benefits include:
- promoting sustainable communities and more sustainable life-styles
- providing local infrastructure, facilities and solutions
- and helping local authorities achieve their wider strategic objectives
