Relaunch Celebration Friday 23rd March 2pm!

Everyone is warmly welcomed to come to our relaunch party at FRP’s shop  – 2c Bakers Avenue, Walthamstow E17 9AW – this coming Friday. We are very lucky to have Stella Creasy MP cutting the ribbon at our ceremony at 2pm. We’re also holding a ‘happy hour’ sale from 1pm…

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Now Selling: Bat Boxes!

Having recently launched our new volunteer carpentry pathway, the backyard is already super busy and productive. Aside from creative exploits with upcycling furniture and new designs with reclaimed scaffolding boards, we’re also giving a helping hand to nature and bats in particular – by building bat boxes. In fact, our…

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Brand new Dulux trade paint now available

We have just received a significant donation of  new Dulux Trade paint over the last couple of weeks.  The paint is made up of a variety of colours and comes in both 5 and 10 litre pots.  With our usual collections comprising mostly of surplus tins donated by households and…

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Call for new trustees for our vibrant board

We are looking for two people to join our vibrant Board of Trustees, possibly including someone to co-chair the Board with one of our existing trustees. Forest Recycling Project (FRP) is a social enterprise and charity based in Walthamstow since 1989. We take surplus paint from re-use and recycling centres,…

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Paint Pals: Paint membership 2017/2018

We are unveiling a new paint membership for community organisations The scheme will see all reclaimed paints now included within the new membership.  This allows you to choose from 100s of different colours and various types of paints. We stop reusable paint from reaching landfill and give it a new lease…

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