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Shop and Office
2C Bakers Ave
London, E17 9AW

Open for retail Fridays 10-4.30 and Saturdays 10-2.

Tel: 020 8539 3856

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Warehouse

Warehouse
Unit 7, The Sidings
London, E11 1HD

Open for retail Tuesday, Wednesdays and Thursdays 10-4.30.

Tel: 020 8539 9076

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💚 WE’RE HIRING! 💚 FRP is looking for an **Admin & 💚 WE’RE HIRING! 💚 FRP is looking for an **Admin & Comms Officer** to join our community team! 🌿 📍 Based in our office near **Bakers Arms, London** ⏰ **15 hours per week** We’re looking for someone who’s organised, communicative and excited to be part of the Forest Recycling Project community. 📅 **Applications close Wednesday 9 September** Interested? Find out more about the role and how to apply via our website — link in bio! 🔗 And please **share this post** with anyone you think might be a great fit. 💚 #WeAreHiring #JobOpportunity #LondonJobs #AdminJobs #CommunicationsJobs #CommunityJobs #ForestRecyclingProject #FRP #WalthamForest
🔍 CUSTOMER SPOTLIGHT - Fresh colour, rescued paint 🔍 CUSTOMER SPOTLIGHT - Fresh colour, rescued paint, happy doors. 🚪🎨♻️ Beth and Will gave their door frames a brilliant makeover using paint from Forest Recycling Project in their Walthamstow flat! Why buy brand-new when you can find great paint that’s already out there? 🌱 Our reclaimed paint helps keep usable materials out of waste streams, while giving you an affordable way to transform your home. 🔍 Looking for paint for your next project? Come and see what we’ve got! You never know what colours you might discover. 📍 THE WAREHOUSE Unit 7, The Sidings, Leytonstone E11 1HD 🗓️ Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday | 10am–4:30pm 📍 THE SHOP 2C Bakers Avenue, Walthamstow E17 9AW 🗓️ Friday | 10am–4:30pm 🗓️ Saturday | 10am–2pm Thanks to Beth and Will for sharing their lovely transformation with us! 💚 #ForestRecyclingProject #ReclaimedPaint #PaintReuse #ReuseNotNew #Walthamstow #Leytonstone #WalthamForest #CircularEconomy #SustainableHome #Upcycling #HomeTransformation
🔗 **Supporting local, reusing what’s already here* 🔗 **Supporting local, reusing what’s already here** ♻️ @wpwakefield We recently needed a few washers and hooks for a chain barrier across the stairs at our warehouse, so rather than looking further afield, we popped to our local hardware shop, **W.P. Wakefield in Leyton**. Wakefield is a **family-run local business**, and we love supporting businesses in our community whenever we can. Shopping locally helps us support the local economy, build connections and keep our spending closer to home. 💚 But there was another little detail we loved… 👀 Our purchases were wrapped in **old newspapers**! 📰 Wakefield have been reusing old newspaper to wrap their products since they first opened, giving something that might otherwise be thrown away another use. As an environmental charity, **reuse is at the heart of what we do at FRP**, so we were delighted to see this simple, practical example of reuse happening right on our doorstep. It might just be a few washers and hooks, but we think these small choices add up. **Shop local. Reuse where you can. Support your community. 🌱** 📍 **W.P. Wakefield** 680–682 Lea Bridge Rd London E10 6AP #ForestRecyclingProject #ShopLocal #SupportLocal #Leyton #WalthamForest #Reuse #ReuseNotNew #CircularEconomy #Sustainability #LocalBusiness #FamilyBusiness #Community
🔍CUSTOMER SPOTLIGHT - A little yellow living room 🔍CUSTOMER SPOTLIGHT - A little yellow living room inspiration 💛🎨 Daisy gave her living room a gorgeous new look using paint from Forest Recycling Project — and we’re here for it! Why buy brand-new paint when you can find great quality, perfectly usable paint at FRP for less money and with less environmental impact? 🌱♻️ Our reclaimed paint is rescued from going to waste and given another chance to brighten up your homes, furniture and creative projects. As Daisy says: “Found this stunning Lick paint for my living room which was so much more affordable and better for the planet than buying new.” ✨ Looking for your next paint colour? Come and have a rummage at FRP and see what you can find! 📍 THE WAREHOUSE Unit 7, The Sidings, Leytonstone E11 1HD 🗓️ Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday | 10am–4:30pm 📍 THE SHOP 2C Bakers Avenue, Walthamstow E17 9AW 🗓️ Friday | 10am–4:30pm 🗓️ Saturday | 10am–2pm You never know what colour you might come home with… 💛 Thanks for sharing your beautiful transformation, Daisy! @daisy.minto #ForestRecyclingProject #ReclaimedPaint #PaintReuse #ReuseNotNew #WalthamForest #Leytonstone #Walthamstow #CircularEconomy #SustainableLiving #Upcycling #PaintTransformation
🌿 Got a fence project coming up? Don’t buy everyth 🌿 Got a fence project coming up? Don’t buy everything you need — borrow it! 🛠️🎨 At Forest Recycling Project, you can pick up reclaimed paint for your fence and borrow the tools you need from the Walthamstow Tool Library. 🪣 RECLAIMED PAINT We have a great selection of reclaimed garden and fence paints in different colours and finishes — giving perfectly good paint a second life while saving you money. 🛠️ BORROW YOUR FENCE-BUILDING TOOLS Need a post-hole digger, post rammer, drill, saw or other tools for your project? Borrow instead of buying something you might only use once! 💚 JOIN THE WALTHAMSTOW TOOL LIBRARY Membership gives you access to a whole collection of tools for DIY, repairs, gardening and home projects. Instead of spending money on tools that will sit in the shed, borrow what you need, use it, and return it for someone else to use. 📍 Reclaimed paint: The Shop 2C Bakers Avenue, Walthamstow, E17 9AW Friday: 10am–4:30pm Saturday: 10am–2pm 7 The Sidings, Hainault Road, Leytonstone, London E11 1HD Tuesday–Thursday: 10am–4:30pm 📍 Walthamstow Tool Library: 2A Priory Court, Walthamstow, E17 5LS Borrow tools. Reuse paint. Save money. Reduce waste. 💚 link in bio #ForestRecyclingProject #Walthamstow #WalthamstowToolLibrary #ToolLibrary #BorrowDontBuy #ReclaimedPaint #FenceProject #DIY #CircularEconomy #Reuse #SustainableLiving #RepairAndReuse #WalthamForest
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Forest Recycling Project 2c Bakers Avenue, E17 9A Forest Recycling Project 2c Bakers Avenue, E17 9AW Walthamstow Just behind the Hornbeam Café. Friday 10am - 4.30pm Saturday 10am - 2pm.
Visit our shop on Bakers Avenue in Walthamstow and Visit our shop on Bakers Avenue in Walthamstow and discover reclaimed paint, fabrics, and our ready-to-make sewing kits. 📍 2C Bakers Avenue, E17 🕙 Fridays: 10:00am–4:30pm 🕙 Saturdays: 10:00am–2:00pm We'd love to see what you create! Tag us in your project photos using @forestrecyclingproject See you soon!
🌿 WE'RE HIRING! 🌿 We're looking for a Retail Assi 🌿 WE'RE HIRING! 🌿 We're looking for a Retail Assistant to join our friendly team at the Forest Recycling Project! If you're passionate about sustainability, enjoy helping customers, and want to be part of an organisation that gives reclaimed materials a second life, we'd love to hear from you. ✨ 18 hours per week 📅 Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays 📍 Warehouse / Shop As part of our Retail & Paint Operations team, you'll help customers find reclaimed treasures, manage stock, support volunteers, and contribute to reducing waste in our community. 📩 To apply: Send your CV and a cover letter (or email explaining your suitability) to recruitment@frpuk.org ⏰ Applications close: Thursday 13 August 2026 at 5pm. Join us in making reuse the first choice. 💚♻️ #NowHiring #RetailAssistant #EastLondonJobs #Sustainability #Reuse #CircularEconomy #RetailJobs #Community #ForestRecyclingProject #Walthamstow #Leyton #EnvironmentalJobs
🪵 Scaffold Board Update We're not taking scaffold 🪵 Scaffold Board Update We're not taking scaffold board orders at present. 📧 We'll respond to all enquiries mid August. We're hoping to start fulfilling orders again from late August / early September, depending on board supply. Need boards before then? 📍 Visit the warehouse to buy in person Tuesdays to Thurdays. We also usually have a small selection available in the shop on Fridays & Saturdays. 🪚 Need to sand your boards? Join WTL and borrow one of our sanders as part of your membership. We've added extra sanders this week, so it's a quicker and more affordable option than buying one. Plus, you'll get access to 600+ tools for a whole year. Thanks for bearing with us while we work through demand. 💛
🎙️ New podcast episode alert! We joined host Cath 🎙️ New podcast episode alert! We joined host Catherine Weetman to chat all things circular economy — and we brought reinforcements! Greg Dickson and Penny Gunn dropped by to share the story behind our Green Champions Programmes 🌱 These free 10-week courses in carpentry and textiles have helped over 600 people since we started — building skills, confidence, wellbeing and job prospects along the way 💪🧵🪚 Catherine helps businesses do more with less through circular, regenerative and fair solutions — so it was the perfect chat about how reclaimed paint, wood and textiles can power real community change here in Waltham Forest. 🎧 Listen now on iTunes, Spotify, or via Podlink (link in bio!) #CircularEconomy #GreenChampions #ForestRecyclingProject #WalthamForest #Sustainability #CommunityAction
How did we turn this 🎨 into this ♻️? Every tin h How did we turn this 🎨 into this ♻️? Every tin has a story. The paint you see on our shelves started as leftover paint collected from local recycling centres. Instead of going to waste, we inspect every tin, sort it, prepare it for reuse and give it a second chance. The result? Affordable, quality paint that's ready for your next project while helping reduce waste. Every tin you buy helps keep perfectly usable paint out of the waste stream. 💚 #ForestRecyclingProject #PaintReuse #Reuse #CircularEconomy #ReduceWaste #SustainableLiving #CommunityReuse #EcoFriendly
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  • About Us
    • Team
    • Strategy
    • Annual Reports and Accounts
  • Community Work
    • Championing Biodiversity
    • Patch and Repurpose: Next Stitch
    • Waltham Forest Reuse and Repair Directory
    • Past Projects
      • Green Champions
      • Green Champions Foundation
      • Patch and Repurpose – teaching sewing skills
      • The Scrap Project
      • Greening Projects
      • Zero waste hub
      • WTL Summer Activity Grants
  • Paint
  • Wood
  • Fabric
  • Tool Libraries
    • Walthamstow Tool Library
    • Palmers Green Tool Library
    • Tool Sharpening
  • Join Us
    • Volunteer
    • Championing Biodiversity
    • Patch and Repurpose: Next Stitch
    • Work with us
  • Events
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    • Contact Us
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