# SHRUB Cooperative

## Details

- **Country:** Scotland
- **Charity number:** SC048825
- **Known as:** SHRUB Coop
- **Status:** Active
- **Legal form:** SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
- **Registered:** Nov. 8, 2018
- **Register:** https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC048825


## Contact

- **Address:** 13 Guthrie Street, Edinburgh
- **Postcode:** EH1 1JG
- **Website:** www.shrubcoop.org



## Activities

**Activities:** &#x27;It carries out activities or services itself&#x27;

**Purposes:** &#x27;the advancement of education&#x27;,&#x27;the advancement of citizenship or community development&#x27;,&#x27;the advancement of environmental protection or improvement&#x27;

**What the charity does:** SHRUB is a community-led cooperative in Edinburgh working for a world without waste. Our purpose is: ? To  provide a welcoming space for rethinking our relationship to waste, reducing consumption and developing effective use of resources ? To support community empowerment in Edinburgh, learning and sharing skills to make a practical difference to the world we share ? To deliver innovative waste prevention, creative reuse and repair practices in a living laboratory of Circular Economy.  To achieve these goals, we operate a variety of projects,  such as empowering residents with the skills to repair their clothing and bicycles, or redistributing surplus supermarket food.,

**Objectives:** 4.1 The advancement of environmental protection and improvement by contributing to a zero waste community in Edinburgh. In particular, providing year round re-use, up-cycling and redistribution of household items discarded by the transient populations. 4.2 The advancement of education by providing training and skill-sharing in all functions of the enterprise. 4.3 The advancement of citizenship and community development through active participation.





## Areas of operation

- **Main operating location:** City of Edinburgh
- **Geographical spread:** A specific local point, community or neighbourhood






