Not One Use

Not One Use Not One Use is forming a CIC with a clear mission: to challenge single use culture.

We all see waste everywhere: streets, beaches, bins overflowing. Instead of just being frustrated, we’re doing something...
22/07/2025

We all see waste everywhere: streets, beaches, bins overflowing. Instead of just being frustrated, we’re doing something about it.

🛠️ Not One Use is building a local solution to a global problem and it starts right here in Harwich. Ready to be part of it?

🌟 We’re not alone in this!All over the world, small recycling projects are turning plastic waste into beautiful things. ...
19/07/2025

🌟 We’re not alone in this!

All over the world, small recycling projects are turning plastic waste into beautiful things. From community-built benches in Kenya to tiles in Rotterdam, people are proving that waste is not the end.

We’re excited to bring that same spirit right here to Harwich & Dovercourt.

The movement is growing. And we’re part of it. 💚

🛠️ Update from Not One Use HQ!This week, we’ve spoken with local businesses, viewed a potential space, and gathered more...
18/07/2025

🛠️ Update from Not One Use HQ!

This week, we’ve spoken with local businesses, viewed a potential space, and gathered more support from the community. Still no confirmed home yet, but we’re not giving up.

💬 In the meantime, please keep saving your Type 2 plastic lids and if you know of a space in Harwich & Dovercourt that could house a small workshop with power, water, and access, message us!

We’re inching closer, and your support means the world. 🌍

🕰️ Ever wonder how long plastic takes to break down?Try this: • A plastic bottle lid = 450+ years • A single-use coffee ...
17/07/2025

🕰️ Ever wonder how long plastic takes to break down?

Try this:
• A plastic bottle lid = 450+ years
• A single-use coffee lid = 500 years
• A milk jug = 1,000 years in some estimates

That’s why we believe in Not One Use, everything deserves more than just one life. ♻️

♻️ You put your plastics in the bin, but what happens next?In most areas, recycling gets sorted, sometimes shipped acros...
16/07/2025

♻️ You put your plastics in the bin, but what happens next?

In most areas, recycling gets sorted, sometimes shipped across the UK or even abroad. Some of it gets recycled. A lot doesn’t.

That’s why local micro-recycling is so important. At Not One Use, we’ll be processing waste right here, creating useful products from plastic that might otherwise end up in landfill or the ocean.

Let’s make recycling more real and more local.

🔍 Look underneath your bottle lids, see a little triangle with the number 2 inside?That’s HDPE, or Type 2 plastic — one ...
15/07/2025

🔍 Look underneath your bottle lids, see a little triangle with the number 2 inside?

That’s HDPE, or Type 2 plastic — one of the most recyclable and durable plastics out there.

You’ll find it in:
• Milk bottle lids
• Detergent and shampoo caps
• Juice and cleaning product lids

At Not One Use, HDPE will be the first plastic we recycle. It’s tough, safe to melt, and incredibly useful. 💪

👉 So, check your lids. Rinse them. Save them. And help us make waste work!

🔨 Ever wondered what we’ll actually do once Not One Use finds its home?Inside our future workshop, we’ll be collecting l...
14/07/2025

🔨 Ever wondered what we’ll actually do once Not One Use finds its home?

Inside our future workshop, we’ll be collecting local waste materials, starting with plastic bottle lids and giving them a second life. Using small-scale machines, we’ll shred, melt, and mold plastic into useful new products. Think: coasters, plant pots, tiles and more.

It will be a space for making, learning, and imagining a better future.

We’re still looking for the right space in Harwich or Dovercourt to get started, but this is the vision.

♻️ We’re Now Collecting Type 2 Bottle Lids in Harwich! 🧴While we work on setting up official drop-off points, Not One Us...
14/07/2025

♻️ We’re Now Collecting Type 2 Bottle Lids in Harwich! 🧴

While we work on setting up official drop-off points, Not One Use will be doing local collections of clean Type 2 plastic bottle lids (HDPE) in the Harwich area, up to Tesco Express, Tollgate.

These lids are our first raw material, and we need as many as possible to kickstart production once our workshop is ready!

🔍 What we’re collecting:
• Bottle tops with a ♻️2 (Type 2, HDPE)
• Usually found on milk bottles and soft drinks
• Please give them a quick rinse before saving

📦 Got a stash ready to go?
Message us here on Facebook, Instagram or email [email protected] and we’ll arrange a local pickup.

This is a temporary system until we get official drop-off points in place. Thank you for being patient and for supporting this from the ground up. 🙌

♻️ CALLING ALL LID SAVERS! 🧴As we work hard behind the scenes to find a home for Not One Use, we’re getting ready to sta...
13/07/2025

♻️ CALLING ALL LID SAVERS! 🧴

As we work hard behind the scenes to find a home for Not One Use, we’re getting ready to start transforming waste into something wonderful and we need YOUR help!

🌟 Save your bottle lids!
Specifically, we’re collecting Type 2 plastic lids (HDPE) the kind you’ll often find on milk bottles, soft drink bottles, cleaning products, and more.

💡 Why?
Type 2 plastic will be the first material we work with in our workshop (once we secure a space!) to create brand new products from waste, with the goal of expanding into other materials soon after.

✅ What to do:
• Check your bottle lids, look for the number 2 inside the recycling triangle ♻️
• Give them a quick rinse
• Save them in a clean container or bag
• Hang onto them for now, we’ll announce collection points as soon as we’re set up!

Every lid counts. Your small action helps lay the foundation for a local circular economy and a cleaner future for all of us.

📢 Please share this with friends, neighbours, schools, and workplaces!

🌍 Not One Use Needs a Home in Harwich & Dovercourt! 🛠️We’re Not One Use, a forming Community Interest Company (CIC) with...
12/07/2025

🌍 Not One Use Needs a Home in Harwich & Dovercourt! 🛠️

We’re Not One Use, a forming Community Interest Company (CIC) with a mission to turn waste into worth. Our goal? To repurpose waste materials into new, usable products, all while creating opportunities and positive environmental impact right here in our local community.

But right now, we need your help.

We’re urgently looking for a workshop-style space in Harwich or Dovercourt. This will be our home, a small manufacturing and creative space where transformation happens.

🔌 What we need:
• Access to power and water
• Basic sanitary facilities
• Ideally easily accessible within the Harwich and Dovercourt area

Whether it’s a disused garage, an empty unit, or a corner of a larger site, if you have a space or know someone who does, please reach out!

💬 Contact us:
📩 Message us directly on this page
📧 Or email us at [email protected]

Finding this space is crucial to getting our CIC off the ground. Please share with anyone who might be able to help, let’s build something amazing together from the ground up.

♻️ One community, one mission, Not One Use.

We’re still forming, still planning, and still listening. If you’re interested in helping, collaborating, or just stayin...
27/06/2025

We’re still forming, still planning, and still listening. If you’re interested in helping, collaborating, or just staying in the loop, follow us or reach out. Let’s build something long-lasting, together.

25/06/2025

We’re curious, what kind of products would you love to see made from reclaimed materials? Drop your ideas below!

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