This was a hugely beneficial trip. It helped us see another organisation that runs in a similar way to us and see how they work and process their donations. It has given us a few ideas we can implement in our space. Spending the day together as a team was invaluable. Most people don’t get to meet each other as they work different shift with very little overlap. It was so good for everyone to get to meet and know each other outside of the workplace- especially participating in a creative workshop.

Learning Outcomes

• Operational Learning: understand and document new approaches to sorting, organising, displaying, and pricing donated goods that could improve efficiency and visitor experience at ScrapAntics.
• Team Development: strengthen team cohesion, communication, and morale by spending time together, learning, and connecting outside of our usual work environment. Also sharing a meal together and taking that time to sit with each other and have the time and space for connecting conversations to unfold.
• Sector Connection and Inspiration: build lasting relationships with Transition Stirling and other circular economy initiatives, exploring potential collaborations and new ideas to bring back to Dundee.

"By visiting the Reuse Hub, Good Green Futures and the Made in Stirling shop, we gained valuable insights into how a similar community reuse organisation manages donations, sorts and organises stock, displays and prices items, and runs its day-to-day operations. This helped us identify new approaches to improve efficiency, presentation, and community engagement within our own project in Dundee."