Fifty prams abandoned at St Enoch Centre have been given a new lease of life by Repair Café to help refugees and disadvantaged families across Glasgow.
St Enoch Centre teamed up with Repair Café in a bid to save abandoned prams, the majority of which were still in a
working condition but in need of restoration.
The team purchased cleaning products to sterilise the prams and revive them to a state that they themselves would use for their own children, before donating them to charities such as Refuweegee.
The initiative is the latest in the St Enoch Centre’s move towards a circular model where it looks to repurpose waste.
Ongoing projects include its coffee grounds to compost initiative, adding nutrients to the compost used within the plants throughout the mall, and an art competition with local schools encouraging young people to think of circular ideas for retailers.
Repair Café, supported by the Climate Challenge Fund, is working towards a target of saving 2200kgs from landfill before March 2020.
Due to the weight of the prams, the St Enoch Centre collaboration has helped the charity reach 70% of the target, while allowing the team to develop the initiative and grow the project.
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