Repair, reuse and recycling are easy steps you can take to reduce your consumption and climate impact. CRNI Members provide these goods and services with a social impact, through their social enterprises, charities and voluntary organisations.
Creative Materials & Paint
NATIONWIDE: Find or Give surplus resources for repurposing and upcycling with The Upcycle Movement‘s Re-Source platform.
DUBLIN: Buy recycled and reblended paint from Rediscover paint the Rediscovery Centre Eco Store for €1 per 1 Litre. Please note they do not accept paint for recycling.
CORK: Buy recycled and reblended paint from Northside Community Enterprises in Cork Ciy or CycleSense in Skibbereen.
BELFAST, LISBURN: Buy surplus paint from East Belfast Mission through their Restores.
Bicycles
CORK: Learn how to repair your bicycle or buy a reconditioned bike at Cork Community Bikes
Learn how to repair your bicycle, get it repaired or buy a reconditioned bike at CycleSense in Skibbereen.
GALWAY: Learn how to repair your bicycle or buy a reconditioned bike at An Mheitheal Rothar
DUBLIN: Buy a reconditioned bike from Rediscover Cycling in the Rediscovery Centre.
Donate or buy a reconditioned bike or learn how to repair your bike with The Bike Hub in Dun Laoghaire.
Donate or buy a reconditioned bike at Frontline Bikes, Inchicore.
Donate your old bicycle to RecycleIT where bikes and parts are reused where possible or recycled. Recycle IT are working with a Dublin based charity and social enterpriseto share bikes, bike frames and parts so bikes can be rebuilt and sold at affordable prices.
DONEGAL: Bryson Recycling are collecting bicycles for the School Bikes Africa Appeal. All bikes collected will be refurbised and sent to children in Africa to help them travel to school safely.
BELFAST: Donate to or buy bicycles from East Belfast Mission through their Restores in Belfast.
Mattress Recycling
NATIONWIDE: Bounce Back Recycling provides a domestic collection service in the Galway and wider area. Contact 091 760877 for a quote.
Electrical & other recycling
DUBLIN: RecycleIT offers kerbside, door to door and organisational recycling collections in Dublin, Kildare and Wicklow. In addition to TV’s, monitors, laptops and servers, appliances and toys can also be recycled.
DUBLIN: Rehab Recycle facilitates secure donations of IT equipment to schools, charities and community groups through their Promise IT programme. Camara Education reuse technology to enhance the education of disadvantaged students around the world.
BELFAST, DONEGAL: Bryson Recycling delivers high quality, efficient and cost effective recycling services including kerbside collection for over 170,000 households in Northern Ireland (see here for locations) and recycling centres in Donegal (see here for details).
Workshops, Education & Events
Rediscovery Centre offers children’s birthday party packages and runs regular events.
Native Events is is Ireland’s leading sustainable event production company providing consultancy, equipment and staff for sustainable events.
Learn more about new ways of addressing waste streams and supporting food sovereignty Cork Urban Soil Project
Refill & Repair at home
NATIONWIDE: Cloth Nappy Library Ireland lets you try reusable nappy kits from newborn to Potty training ages for only €20. Find out about borrowing here or the benefits of cloth here.
NATIONWIDE: Refill your reusable water bottle using Refill Ireland ‘s free tap map network of over 1300 locations here.
LOUTH: Purchase or donate second hand DIY equipment and various other hardware at Habitat Restore, Drogheda
MONAGHAN: Borrow quality, sustainably sourced toys rather than buying new with Carrickmacross Toy Library.
NATIONWIDE: Find a local repair service to extend the life of your everyday things with Repair My Stuff.
NATIONWIDE: Learn how to Stop Food Waste through shopping, storage and cooking tips here.
Fashion & Homeware
NATIONWIDE: Buy or donate quality second hand and vintage fashion, accessories and bric a brac from over 450 shops via Charity Retail Ireland. Find your local shop here.
At Oxfam Ireland shops you can buy or donate quality second hand and vintage fashion including bridal, bric a brac, books and furniture.
DUBLIN: Buy 100% redesigned and repurposed clothing, accessories and homeware ranges from Rediscover Fashion.
Buy upcycled items, fabrics, scraps and mystery packs and swap clothes with Change Clothes.
ROSCOMMON: Buy or donate quality second hand fashion, accessories and bric a brac or upcycled goods from Roscommon Women’s Network.
LOUTH: Purchase or donate second hand homewares at Habitat Restore, Drogheda
WEXFORD: Buy 100% upcycled accessories from The Upcycle Movement.
Furniture
DUBLIN: Rediscover Furniture and The Dublin Polishers
NATIONWIDE: Irish Charity Shops
DUBLIN: Rediscover Furniture (repair & sales), WeShare (online exchange)
BELFAST: East Belfast Mission
LONGFORD: Revamp 3Rs
LIMERICK: Tait House Community Enterprise
KERRY: Kingdom Furniture
WATERFORD: Loved Back to Life By Aisiri
LOUTH: Habitat Restore, Drogheda
Food
Do you have large, regular volumes of surplus food to donate? Partner with FoodCloud to redistribute your surplus to community and charity groups nationwide.
Volunteer with Cork Urban Soil Project to learn about the circular economy, composting, food growing, and/or community DIY then incorporate these practices into your own household, business, and/or neighbourhood.
Sign up to our quarterly newsletter for more information on reuse and recycling and be part of Ireland’s only reuse and recycling network. For information about our privacy practices, see here.
Our funders
Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment
CRNI receives core and operational funding through the Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment.
For more information, check out their website.
Community Foundation Ireland
CRNI receives operational funding through Community Foundation Ireland
For more information, check out their website.
Project Funding
Green + Social Virtual Trade Fair
CRNI’s Green + Social Virtual Trade Fair is funded by Ireland’s Regional Waste Management Plan Offices. This innovative virtual platform is open 24/7 and gives visitors the opportunity to explore green and social procurement opportunities provided by reuse, repair and recycling social enterprises and community-based organisations across Ireland.
Access the Green + Social Virtual Trade Fair here.
CRNI is the all island representative body for community based reuse, recycling and waste prevention organisations. We are funded by the EPA under the National Waste Prevention Programme and through membership contributions. CRNI is a proud member of the European RREUSE network.
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Latest Posts
- CRNI welcomes the publication of the National Policy Statement and Roadmap on Circular Textiles April 2, 2026
- Community Resources Network Ireland (CRNI) is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Clodagh O’Reilly as its new Chairperson March 26, 2026
- Reuse and Repair Week Saturday 30 May to Saturday 6 June 2026 March 25, 2026
- CRNI welcomes the publication of the Whole of Government Circular Economy Strategy 2026–2028. March 13, 2026
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