We collect surplus materials, pay for them, transform them into luxury Modern Marquetry and repurpose them during Free Community Workshops.

Waste Material Rescue

Circularity | community | Partnership

From Waste to Wonder

The problem

Every year, perfectly usable sheet materials in Cornwall are discarded — ending up in landfill or costly recycling systems. Plywood, MDF, acrylics, and lino offcuts often can’t be reused by the business that bought them, simply because they are the wrong size or shape.

We believe these materials deserve a second life and can be re-purposed using our Modern Marquetry techniques. By working together, we can reduce waste, save resources, and create something extraordinary for the planet and community.

The solution

  1. Sign up as a Waste Partner – We’ll send you a short Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to confirm our partnership.

  2. Save your offcuts – Keep materials clean and in reusable condition wherever possible.

  3. Collection or drop-off – We can collect directly from you or arrange for drop-off at our workshop.

  4. Get paid – We’ll agree a fair price based on the material’s original value, adjusted for its offcut status.

  5. See them transformed – Your offcuts will be repurposed into luxury Modern Marquetry pieces and used in our free community workshops, giving them new life and purpose.

    • Timber: All types including veneer

    • Plywood: All types

    • Plastic: Blocks or sheets of recycled or reclaimed etc

    • Composite Material: Resin Board, Valchromat, Durat, Richlite, Skatlite etc

    • Flooring: Solid, engineered, laminate, click, Lino, Forbo etc

    • Wooden kitchen worktops

    • Soft metals in sheet form - Aluminium, Brass, Copper, Zinc

    • Hard metals (steel, etc.)

    • Stone, ceramics, granite, marble

    • Warped sheet material

    • Metal impregnated materials

    • Material contaminated with heavy adhesives, dirt, or chemicals

Live Impact Tracker

Our Impact Tracker celebrates the difference we’re making together — showing the amount of material we’ve rescued over the years, the number of Waste Partners who’ve joined us, and the free community workshops these resources have helped to run.

Number of Waste partners

8

Free Community workshops hosted

2

Total Rescued Material

2022 - 2024

2025 so far

Key Benefits for Waste Partners

  • Get paid, don’t pay

    We offer payment for usable offcuts rather than you paying disposal costs.

  • Sustainability credentials

    Reduce your environmental impact and improve your green business profile.

  • Community impact

    Rescued materials help us run creative workshops for people in need in Cornwall.

  • Public recognition

    If you’d like, we’ll feature your business on our website and social media as a Waste Partner.

Our Current Waste Partners

Ready to rescue your waste?

Fill out our quick form and let’s start turning your offcuts into something extraordinary.