Creative Re-Use Centre 204 Verdon Street, Sheffield S3 9QS
Opening August 2016
Saturdays 10am – 1pm
Extended opening from September 2016
Scrap Dragon is an exciting and new creative re-use centre, set up to support children and families, playschemes, playgroups, messy church groups, scouts and guide groups, crafters, artists, schools, colleges, organisations and community groups.
Their mission is to encourage the use of reusable waste materials and resources for creative play, art and craft activities and reduce the amount of waste going to land fill or incineration.
At Scrap Dragon you will be able to find a range of materials and resources suitable for children’s play and activities, art & crafts for all ages, upcycling and recycling all at low cost.
Scrap Dragon obtain most of their resources as waste or surplus materials from local businesses and manufacturers. They check it is clean, safe and suitable to be reused.
For more information please email Scrap Dragon at yanina@pitsmooradventure.org or telephone 0114 272 0615
Scrap Dragon Creative Reuse Centre
Materials and Resources
We are interested in any materials that can be used in any creative or play context.
Materials must be clean, safe and non-hazardous.
More colourful, the better. We also like anything strange, exotic and unusual materials.
If you have anything that’s not listed here and you think it would be useful, please contact yanina@pitsmooradventure.org
New products: Damaged, out of date, bankrupt, old stock or end of lines, e.g. stationery, books, toys, art materials, promotional goods, unused packaging, storage containers, medical disposables, catering disposables etc.
Containers
Crates + storage boxes – sturdy
Film pots/canisters (plastic)
Sweet jars (plastic and glass)
Plastic buckets and pots
Mushroom crates
Barrels + drums – cardboard + plastic
Sweet / biscuit / tobacco tins
Ice cream tubs with lids
Paper & card
Unused batches; printers ‘overs’ etc.
White, black or coloured paper/ card
Matt or glossy paper/card
Holographic + mirror card
Fluorescent paper
Gold, silver, metallic paper/ card
Brown parcel paper
Billboard posters
Fax rolls/Till rolls
Cardboard files/folders
Cardboard shapes
Mounting card
Greetings cards + postcards
Tissue + tracing paper
Wax + greaseproof paper
Corrugated paper/card
Adhesive labels
Rolls of adhesive paper
Paper bags
Wallpaper sample books + rolls
Cardboard cores/tubes
All shapes and sizes e.g. Kitchen roll, foil, cling film inner tubes
Fabric, blind material inner core
Carpet & vinyl inner cores
Plastics
Plastic reels, all sizes
Acetate – rolls / trims
Foamboard
Bottles – with + without lids
Cellophane
Production punch out shapes
Drainpipe + guttering, lengths /offcuts (unused)
Tubing + pipes
Plumbing fittings (unused)
Films + foils – clear, coloured
Perspex + acrylic (usable sized offcuts)
Plastic bags (all sizes)
Plastic trays (unused)
Polythene
Plastic bottle tops (unused or well washed)
Textiles/Fabrics All types.
Larger pieces, rolls + ends of rolls, plain or colourful, offcuts/leftovers from craft/sewing projects
Cotton + fleece
Elastic
Fake fur and sheepskin
Hessian + polyester
Lace, ribbon, silk + velvet
Leather, leatherette + suede
Mesh and netting – all types
Nylon e.g. tent/awning material
PVC, vinyl
Tarpaulin + canvas + sailcloth
Wool and felt
Fabric samples and swatches
Reels – wool, cotton, ribbon, etc.
Window blind material
Timber and wooden items
Doweling + bamboo
Hardboard
MDF board – thin
Pine pieces
Plywood – marine ply
Shaped offcuts
Wooden blocks
Wooden boxes and crates
Picture frames
Miscellaneous
Anything unusual
Adhesive tapes, vinyl + stickers
Balloons + party / novelty goods
Barrels – plastic, wood, cardboard
Beads + buttons
Braid + laces + zips
Books – paperbacks for book folding
Cable reels, spools, drums etc.
Candles + wax
Cargo netting
Carpet – samples, swatches, big offcuts
Disposable cups, plates, knives, forks (unused)
Drinking straws (unused)
CDs, DVDs
Chairs – kids chairs – stackable moulded
Chicken wire
Christmas decorations
Cones – card or plastic
Corks (used are fine!)
China (new or old but not broken or chipped)
Computer keyboards
Craft materials
Crockery + cutlery
Dressing up clothes – (clean)
Dressing up accessories
Kitchen utensils, pots & pans (NO knives please)
Lenses – any type – plastic/glass
Letters, numbers – shapes/stickers etc.
Magnets
Out of date first aid supplies e.g. bandages
Pine cones, conkers etc.
PPE (personal protective equipment)
Rope, cord, twine + string
Rosettes
Sacks – hessian + plastic woven
Steering wheels
Telephones
Tiles – ceramic, stone, mosaic
Traffic furniture – bollards, cones
Tubing + piping – rubber, plastic
Tyres – motorbike + cycle including inner tubes
Visual merchandising items
mannequins, dummies – whole/ parts
baskets, flowers (artificial or dried)
ex display items
Vinyl records (LPs, 7”)
Wheels – trolley, pram etc. (not car)
Willow withies for lanterns / model making
Wire – reels + coils
