Recycling Lives Charity | A Leading UK Charity

2022 Year in Review
Read about new additions to our work and the achievements of our programme participants from the last year.
Year In Review
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We have vacancies to join our food redistribution team.
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Together we’re changing lives
We’re rehabilitating offenders - to reduce reoffending, reunite families and improve employment rates
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Together we’re changing lives
We’re supporting men facing homelessness - to reduce welfare dependency and develop independence
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Together we’re changing lives
We’re providing food to schools and charities - to support communities and tackle food poverty
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Partnerships

Working with partners across all sectors we help prisons, businesses and charities to create lasting change:

Working with communities to reduce crime, homelessness and poverty
Partnering with prisons to reduce reoffending by supporting offenders
Working with businesses to demonstrate their values through recruitment
Supporting charities to reduce running costs by providing quality food

Rebuilding lives

“The structure Recycling Lives has in place, coaching and mentoring offenders, is invaluable.”
Governor, HMP Dovegate
“I’ve never had people looking out for me in the way Recycling Lives does.”
Chris, ex-offender
“The food from Recycling Lives has helped to reduce costs meaning money can be directed into patient care.”
Manager, Pendleside Hospice

Read Our Case Studies

Our Values

Person-centred
We always put the best interests of the people and communities we support first
Collaborative
We form trusted partnerships across all sectors to deliver on our aims
Sustainable
We deliver financially-sound programmes that create lasting change
Proactive
We are entrepreneurial, fast-paced and responsive to change

Demonstrating value

We create savings for communities and the taxpayer worth millions every year

Savings in the criminal justice system for central
government by rehabilitating offenders
Savings on welfare payments for local government by
supporting men experiencing homelessness
Savings on food and running costs for communities and
charities by redistributing food

Read our latest Impact Report here

Latest news

We’re hiring: vacancies, March 2023

We have two exciting vacancies to join our Food Redistribution team: Vacancy: Driver/Warehouse Operative (full-time). Team: Food Redistribution. Location: Preston, Lancashire. This opportunity…