Circular Communities Scotland

15/10/2026

Looking to reduce waste, improve resource efficiency and identify new opportunities for your organisation?

The Zero Waste Scotland Business Information Hub provides expert advice, practical tools and real-world case studies to help businesses, charities and social enterprises take action.

Take the Circular Business Quiz and start your Journey to Circularity today: https://tinyurl.com/3dbje92n

15/10/2026

Circular Communities Scotland is pleased to invite our members to the Circular Communities Scotland’s 2026 AGM, hosted online on Wednesday 28th October, 10.00am – 12.00pm.

The meeting will include an update from our Chair about progress over the last year and we will also receive a financial report, adopt the accounts and re-appoint Board members to the organisation.

Jason Henderson, Policy and Public Affairs Officer at SCVO, will join us for the second half of the meeting to discuss the Fair Funding Campaign and answer questions from members.

If you are unable to attend the AGM, you can send someone else from your organisation in your place. Alternatively, you can appoint Izzie Catlin, Executive Assistant, as a Circular Communities Scotland proxy to vote on your behalf on AGM business. To do this please email [email protected].

Register and learn more here: https://tinyurl.com/2s4ed6td

14/10/2026

It's International Repair Day this Saturday!

We've been delighted to celebrate our repair projects and repair focused charities and social enterprises across Scotland this month, including at Scotland's first ever Holyrood Repair Café just last week.

View our article celebrating highlights from the day with quotes, photos and insights: circularcommunities.scot/holyrood-repair-cafe

Do you have something planned for repair day? It's not too late to register your event on the International Repair Day website and join in a global movement celebrating repair: https://repairday.org/

We're working on behalf of our membership to see a Scotland with more opportunities, funding and support for reuse, repair and sharing charities and social enterprises. You can join in by supporting our ongoing campaign, here: circularcommunities.scot/get-reuse-right

09/10/2026

We’re asking Scottish Government to for Scotland’s reuse, sharing and repairing charities.

We want to see a future where Scotland has strong reuse policies that help circular community charities do what they do best – save waste and support communities.

Circular Communities Scotland’s campaign advocates for policies that will make a meaningful difference to reuse charities and social enterprises across Scotland.

Encourage your local MSPs to pledge today to . Find out how in our campaign article: circularcommunities.scot/get-reuse-right/

08/10/2026

is a campaign that supports strong reuse policies for Scotland.

The circular third sector is made up of fantastic organisations that support our communities, protect the environment and strengthen the economy.

We believe these organisations should benefit from strong reuse policies that deliver tangible support, open new opportunities and create the right conditions for them to thrive.

Our 'Get Reuse Right' Policy Paper shares the policy asks we believe will help Scotland to Get Reuse Right.

View our policy asks and ask your MSPs to pledge to : circularcommunities.scot/get-reuse-right/

We’re asking the Scottish Government to Get Reuse Right for Scotland’s circular charities and social enterprises. Every day across Scotland, community reuse, sharing and repair charities help families spend less on quality items, create green jobs and build more resilient communities. We want Sc...

07/10/2026

A huge thank you to everyone who attended our Holyrood Repair Café!

This was the first ever repair café held in The Scottish Parliament, and we were delighted to see our repair focused members share their skills, and showcase the impact and importance of repairing in Scotland with MSPs from across the country.

View our article celebrating highlights from the day with quotes, photos and insights: circularcommunities.scot/holyrood-repair-cafe

Would you like to see a Scotland with more opportunities, funding and support for reuse, repair and sharing charities and social enterprises? Support our ongoing campaign, here: circularcommunities.scot/get-reuse-right

Repair Café Glasgow Linlithgow Community Development Trust The Edinburgh Tool Library Transition University of St Andrews ILM Highland Remake Scotland The Edinburgh Remakery Dairsie Repair Cafe Creating a Sustainable Gryffe Irvine Share and Repair, Dunkeld & Birnam Repair Cafe Grantown Remakery

05/10/2026

There are still some spaces available for our 2026 Annual Conference!

As always, we have an exciting line up of industry speakers and expert keynotes, diverse and engaging conversational breakout sessions and lots of opportunities to network with Scotland's community reuse sector.

This year’s conference theme, Making More Possible, asks how we can generate more success, more funding, more inspiration and more opportunities for Scotland’s circular communities.

With thanks to our sponsors Zero Waste Scotland, Resource Management Association Scotland, Keegan & Pennykid and SCVO.

Join us on Wednesday 18 November 2026, 9.45am to 4.30pm - Radisson Blu Hotel, Glasgow.
Register today & learn more: https://tinyurl.com/mt52fare

02/10/2026

Are you a CEO looking to develop the mind-set and leadership skills required to respond proactively to challenges and opportunities, helping your organisation and the sector to continue to thrive and become more sustainable?

Discover Social Enterprise Academy's CEO Leadership Programme, which will allow you to:
Enhance your leadership skills to enable your organisation to be more resilient and sustainable
Identify and build on your strengths, passion and values to deepen your leadership approach
Enhance your skills to work effectively with stakeholders, partners and your Board
Gain invaluable insight from other Third Sector leaders from across the globe, sharing their experiences and good practice
Build a community of supportive peers within the sector

Begins Tuesday 13th of October, online. Learn more & register below

Share your expertise, learning and experience with other CEOs, and develop the leadership skills required to meet challenging and ever-changing modern environments.

30/09/2026

Circular Communities Scotland works to connect our members with their local representatives, helping to promote community reuse to MSPs - and was pleased to arrange a visit to Midlothian Advice & Resource Centre (MARC’s) Community Furniture Shop with constituency MSP Colin Beattie earlier this month.

MARC staff shared information about their work, and the positive impact they've had locally - collecting unwanted furniture and white goods and providing them to families at affordable prices or no cost.

This was a perfect time to recognise the role of MARC in the community, as it celebrates its 40th anniversary - a huge achievement and testament to the work of their dedicated team.

We are delighted that this milestone has been formally recognised through a parliamentary motion submitted by Mr Beattie, which can be found here: https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/votes-and-motions/S7M-01328

Thank you to Mr Beattie for visiting and for the motion, and congratulations to the MARC team for 40 years supporting their community and reducing waste!

29/09/2026

It’s one week until our Holyrood Repair Café at The Scottish Parliament!

In one weeks’ time Circular Communities Scotland and our Share and Repair Network will host our first ever Parliamentary Repair Café.

This invite only event offers a unique opportunity for MSPs to see the amazing work repair cafés across Scotland do, offering the opportunity for communities to fix items they love instead of throwing them away.

We believe the benefits of all community reuse, repair and sharing charities and social enterprises should be recognised – which is why we’re looking forward to asking MSPs to pledge to for Scotland’s reuse, sharing and repairing charities. Stay tuned for more campaign information next week.

Looking to support our campaign? Email [email protected] for a link to our campaign pack.

Are you a Circular Communities Scotland member? We still have some spaces available for our Holyrood Repair Café. Email [email protected] to enquire about joining us on October 6th 2026 - you must register to be able to attend.