Local engagement with re-use services report
This report explores the relationship between re-use and repair behaviours and the provision of services in different areas across Scotland.
The research aimed to understand how re-use and repair service provision influences engagement in different contexts. Three distinct study areas were selected to explore this:
• A rural area (Strathallan and Strathearn wards in Perth and Kinross)
• An affluent urban area (Southside/Newington ward in Edinburgh)
• A less affluent urban area (Leith ward in Edinburgh)
Findings
The mapping exercise and sector interviews revealed the following about service provision:
- Searching for services is time consuming
- A large number of re-use and repair services were discovered, many of which are multi-functional
- Services are unevenly distributed within and between the study areas
- Demand for second-hand items is buoyant as re-use services become more commercially orientated
- Less desirable donations are a burden for re-use services, leading to some being turned away
- Demand for repair services is reported to be very low
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