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ForHousing helps tackle waste The average UK household disposes of a tonne of rubbish every year so ForHousing is working to tackle waste, be kind to the planet and help tenants save money.
For handy tips on reducing your impact on the environment by reusing, reducing and recycling visit www.forhousing.co.uk ForHousing’s mission is not only to educate, but to support tenants in providing relief from overflowing bins and excess rubbish in the form of a portable waste compactor. Throughout the pandemic, there was a 20% increase in household waste as families needed to dispose of excess packaging from increased online orders. Working
in partnership with Salford City Council, the ForHousing Waste Management team travel to selected high- and lowrise buildings and increase their communal bin capacity by up to 50%, saving money and improving Salford communities. Councillor David Lancaster MBE, Lead Member for Environment and Community Safety at Salford City Council said: "The waste compactor is having a significant impact on the appearance of communities across Salford and solving a major problem for local tenants."
Mustard Tree providing essential support Mustard Tree provides foodbank services, clothing and furniture. During the pandemic requests for help rocketed from 500 to more than 1,000 a month. To enable Mustard Tree to provide increased support, ForHousing donated funding, meaning tenants could get the health and financial support they needed. ForHousing tenant, Leia Partington from Little Hulton said “I don’t know where I’d be without Mustard Tree. Without the food, the clothes, the furniture, I’d be on the floor,” said Leia who is now getting back on track. Mustard Tree CEO, Jo Walby said: “Our long-standing relationship with ForHousing reached another level with this financial support. By working together, we have helped more people, expanded our Eccles site and redeveloped our Little Hulton hub.”
ForHousing staff also delivered more than 600 prescriptions to people at home and volunteered more than 1,100 hours to support the vaccine rollout. Colette McKune Group Chief Executive at ForHousing said: “The past 15 months have been a huge challenge for so many people across Salford. They have lost loved ones, lost their jobs and seen an adverse effect on their wellbeing.” If you need help or support, or you can help with donations and volunteering, please visit www.mustardtree.org.uk Find out more at www.forhousing.co.uk or follow @ForHousing on Twitter or ForHousing Salford on Facebook.
