Scrap Stores

Scrap stores provide recycled materials for arts, crafts, DIY and creative play. They collect materials for free, from commercial businesses, community organisations and individuals. Types of materials include paper, card, fabric, stationary, props, decorations, sticky-back plastic, cork, coloured foam, packaging materials, picture frames, tiles, paint, ribbons and wool. They accept anything clean and safe that can be reused for arts and crafts.

Open Mon 1.00pm-4.00pm and Wed 9.30am-1.30pm.

Open Mon 1.00pm-4.00pm and Wed 9.30am-1.30pm.

Alchemy Arts

Alchemy Arts provides a scrap materials store and uplift service for the Edinburgh area. Collected materials are used in Alchemy Arts workshops, commissions and are also made available for members' projects.

Materials collected include: art materials, bamboo blinds, broken umbrellas, broken tiles, crockery, fabric, paints and wool. They especially appreciate unusual and bright materials.

TRASH Music Projects

Work with community and school groups utilising scrap material/items to create instruments and sculptural pieces for performance workshops and are always looking for new material. They use plastic barrels, metal drums, plastic pipes, scaffolding, metal pipes and wood. Metal and other sheet material is used for stands and as dance surfaces. Paint is also used to decorate the drums and stands. For further information contact: