Beyond Recycling Swansea

Beyond Recycling Swansea Beyond Recycling Swansea is an Environment Centre project that helps to champion community action on reuse, repair, recycling & the circular economy.

⚡🔌 Free Electrical Safety (PAT) Testing at Swansea Repair Space! 🔌⚡Got electrical items you’re unsure about? Bring them ...
09/04/2026

⚡🔌 Free Electrical Safety (PAT) Testing at Swansea Repair Space! 🔌⚡
Got electrical items you’re unsure about? Bring them along for FREE PAT testing at Swansea Repair Space every Thursday & Friday, 10am–4pm.
(Pier Street, Swansea, SA1 1RY)
Our team will check your appliances to make sure they’re safe to use — helping you stay safe, save money, and reduce waste ♻️
✅ Small household appliances
✅ Chargers & extension leads
✅ Lamps & electronics
No booking needed – just drop in during opening hours!
Let’s keep Swansea safe and sustainable 💚

Help keep Swansea Repair Space going and have your donation DOUBLED -  this week on! tune £10 into £20!🔧 In the past yea...
03/12/2025

Help keep Swansea Repair Space going and have your donation DOUBLED - this week on! tune £10 into £20!
🔧 In the past year, we repaired 729 items, saved waste from landfill ♻️, and have run workshops for 200+ people 👩‍🏫.
But our funding ends soon — help us keep fixing, teaching, and reducing waste in Swansea!
👉 Donate now and make twice the difference: https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000006nknqYAA

23/10/2025

💻✨ A big thank you to everyone who joined our online webinar with Dr Andy Rees OBE, Head of Waste Strategy, Resource Efficiency and Circular Economy Division at the Welsh Government.

Andy gave a fantastic overview of the current state of Reuse, Repair, and the Circular Economy in Wales, along with valuable insights into the future of waste strategy across the nation. 🌍♻️

If you missed it — or want to watch again — you can catch the full recording here 👇

https://youtu.be/wlhTf8A1MOY

14/10/2025

From crutch ➡️ to concert! 🎵
Make your own tin whistle from reclaimed materials at the Swansea Festival of Repair.
Hands-on, creative, and seriously fun.
📍 Swansea Repair Space
Thursday 23rd October 5:30-8:30
🎟️ £10, Book now – https://CrutchWhistle.eventbrite.co.uk

🧵🔧 The Swansea Festival of Repair kicks off this weekend! 🎉We’re celebrating all things reuse, repair and resourcefulnes...
10/10/2025

🧵🔧 The Swansea Festival of Repair kicks off this weekend! 🎉

We’re celebrating all things reuse, repair and resourcefulness — and it all starts this Saturday!

🧵 Saturday 11th October – Mending Sewcial
10:30am–1:30pm | The Environment Centre, Swansea | FREE
Drop in, grab a cuppa and join our friendly community of menders. Bring clothes to fix, projects to finish or just come to learn new skills — all welcome!

🚲 Sunday 12th October – Bike Maintenance Workshop
At Swansea Repair Space
Keep your wheels rolling smoothly! Bring your own bike and learn how to do basic repairs, tune-ups and maintenance with our expert team.
👉 Book your spot: https://fb.me/e/6VkIGmsqI

This is just the start of two weeks of creative, hands-on events across Swansea — including darning, upcycling, musical making, clothing alterations and more, all leading up to International Day of Repair on 18th October.

Check out the full programme of events here! www.environmentcentre.org.uk/events

09/10/2025

🎸 BUILD A BISCUIT TIN BANJO

📍 Swansea Repair Space
Saturday 18th and 25th October 10-4
🎟️ £60 for a two-weekend course
Join master craftsman Emlyn to build your very own working banjo from a biscuit tin. You’ll learn woodworking, assembly and stringing — and go home with a playable instrument!

https://Banjomaking.eventbrite.co.uk

To celebrate International Day of Repair on the 18th of October, we are putting on a whole heap of activities and worksh...
07/10/2025

To celebrate International Day of Repair on the 18th of October, we are putting on a whole heap of activities and workshops based on repair and reuse.

To find out more and to book your place visit the links below.

Sewcial -
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/896307859937?aff=oddtdtcreator

Bike Maintenance Workshop -
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1753820326809?aff=oddtdtcreator

Drop in Darning -
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1753978991379?aff=oddtdtcreator

Repair Cafe -
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/570713297837?aff=oddtdtcreator

Build a Biscuit Tin Banjo -
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1756674393399?aff=oddtdtcreator

Reuse, Repair and The Circular Economy in Wales -
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1781606977429?aff=oddtdtcreator

Love the Shape your in - Learn to make alterations to those clothes that don’t quite fit anymore - www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1754138448319?aff=oddtdtcreator

Make-along: Tin Whistle from a crutch -
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1757530102849?aff=oddtdtcreator

🌧️ Huge thanks to everyone who braved today’s miserable weather to join our fortnightly litter pick! 💚A special shout-ou...
17/09/2025

🌧️ Huge thanks to everyone who braved today’s miserable weather to join our fortnightly litter pick! 💚
A special shout-out to Swansea Council for Voluntary Service for sending some of their loveliest people to help out this morning 🙌

Want to get involved next time?
📅 Next litter pick: Tuesday 1st October
⏰ 10:00am start
📍 Meeting point: The Environment Centre
🧤 All equipment provided – everyone welcome!

🔧 Help Secure the Future of Swansea Repair Space 🔧Since launching in June 2024, we’ve had over 800 items through our doo...
10/08/2025

🔧 Help Secure the Future of Swansea Repair Space 🔧
Since launching in June 2024, we’ve had over 800 items through our doors — and proudly achieved a successful repair rate of over 83%! 🙌
From toasters to bikes, lamps to laptops — we’ve helped people across Swansea save money, reduce waste, and keep cherished items out of landfill ♻️💚
But now we need your support.
⏳ Our current funding runs out in October 2025. To keep this vital community service going, we’re taking part in the Big Give Christmas Challenge — the UK’s biggest match-funding campaign.
To qualify, we need to raise £1,250 in pledges by 29 August — and that’s where you come in.
🎯 Pledge £100 or more (no payment yet!)
💥 Your pledge will unlock match funding, potentially QUADRUPLING the value of every donation during the campaign.
👉 Ready to make a difference?
Pledge here: https://community.biggive.org/s/pledge...
If you’d like to chat about it or support us in another way, get in touch — we’d love to hear from you!
📩 Email: [email protected]
Thank you for helping us fix more than just broken stuff. Together, we can keep this space open and thriving for Swansea 🛠️💙

🔧 Help Secure the Future of Swansea Repair Space 🔧

Since launching in June 2024, we’ve had over 800 items through our doors — and proudly achieved a successful repair rate of over 83%! 🙌

From toasters to bikes, lamps to laptops — we’ve helped people across Swansea save money, reduce waste, and keep cherished items out of landfill ♻️💚

But now we need your support.

⏳ Our current funding runs out in October 2025. To keep this vital community service going, we’re taking part in the Big Give Christmas Challenge — the UK’s biggest match-funding campaign.

To qualify, we need to raise £1,250 in pledges by 29 August — and that’s where you come in.

🎯 Pledge £100 or more (no payment yet!)
💥 Your pledge will unlock match funding, potentially QUADRUPLING the value of every donation during the campaign.

👉 Ready to make a difference?
Pledge here: https://community.biggive.org/s/pledge?campaignId=a05WS000006nknqYAA

If you’d like to chat about it or support us in another way, get in touch — we’d love to hear from you!

📩 Email: [email protected]

Thank you for helping us fix more than just broken stuff. Together, we can keep this space open and thriving for Swansea 🛠️💙

Address

Environment Center, Pier Street
Swansea
SA11RY

Opening Hours

Tuesday 9am - 4pm
Wednesday 9am - 4pm

Telephone

+441792480200

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