Precious Plastic York

by St Nicks in York, England, United Kingdom

We did it

On 21st December 2020 we successfully raised £7,855 ( + est. £831.75 ) with 156 supporters in 28 days

A community space inspiring change; giving people the experience and tools they need to continue to rethink waste.

by St Nicks in York, England, United Kingdom

Community, Creative & Arts

St Nicks

St Nicks

30th March 2021

Precious Plastic York Spring Update

So finally things are opening up again! We have been busy behind the scenes working on both the technical and community aspects of the project. We are on target for having the machines in place by late spring, and can’t wait to get playing! For those of you who have…

St Nicks

St Nicks

5th January 2021

Precious Plastic York through lockdown

Thanks again to all of you for your support so far. We really are so grateful for every penny! Rest assured that we will be working away to get Precious Plastic York set up in the coming weeks. Of course, the new lockdown restrictions do mean that we will need…

St Nicks

St Nicks

21st December 2020

And we are finished

Thank you so much to everyone who supported us! Over £8.5K (£7855 plus an extra £800 gift aid) is not too shabby at all. Right best crack on with all these coasters, we'll get in touch soon if you've booked any of our other rewards!♻️♻️♻️

St Nicks

St Nicks

17th December 2020

£7200!

We've said this a few times now but we are seriously overwhelmed by the generosity and support we've had for this project. We'd like to send a massive and heartfelt thank you to everyone who has donated, shared our project or sent us messages of support, encourgament and ideas!

St Nicks

St Nicks

30th November 2020

We hit £5000!

Thanks to all of you amazing people we have hit our target of £5000. That means we can buy the first machines we need and the project will definately happen in the way we had planned. You can still donate, if we get another £2500 M&S Energy will donate the…

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Rewards

This project offers rewards in return for your donation. Please select a reward below.

£15 or more

2 of 100 claimed

Featured

Join our Tansy Trail

You'll get an activity sheet explaining how to make/draw your own tansy beetle. Our lovely vehicle Edith along with our 6ft tansy beetle will come and see your masterpiece, at your home or the local park - you tell us where you want us to stop by. For a visit you must be within 2 miles of St Nicks. We don't have to visit if you don't like, we will share a photo of your tansy on social media and it will feature on your personalised certificate.

£3 or more

Precious Plastic York Champion

Receive regular Precious Plastic York enews and keep up to date with our Precious Plastic campaign and workshops.

£5 or more

PP York Champion & Digital Certificate

You'll get our regular updates and a digital certificate - pat yourself on the back for making a difference!

£10 or more

11 of 50 claimed

Patches

You'll get the enews, you'll get the digital certificate and you'll also get our lovely Precious Plastic York logo as an iron on patch. Show your support for our project with pride - use it to upcycle a T-shirt or tote bag or anything else ironable! Get creative and tag us in your upcycling projects using them, we'd love to see. #PreciousPlasticYork

£10 or more

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Precious Plastic York Coaster

You'll get the enews, you'll get the digital certificate and you'll also get a completely unique Precious Plastic York coaster! Send someone one as a Christmas present, whether you keep it or gift it you are making a difference and saving plastic film from going to waste!

£25 or more

3 of 10 claimed

£20 Reward FAQ with the Recycling Team

Get our enews, and a digital certificate and we'll invite you to a webinar with two members of our recycling team. They'll cover the frequently asked waste and recycling questions and you can ask your own questions. The session will be held on Thurday 7th January time TBC

£75 or more

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Family Activity Session

Treat your family or friends to an activity session at our Nature Reserve, you'll learn about the flora and fauna on site as well upcycling. You'll build dens, roast marshmallows, build a bug hotel or two and get an exclusive behind the scenes tour our PPY project... Limited to 6 people a session, and you must be able to travel to our reserve in York, sessions will last 90 minutes and we will follow any relevant covid guidance.

£100 or more

Precious Plastic York Hero

Join our hall of fame! We will display an appropriate photo of your choice on our hall of fame which will be accessible 24/7 on our 24 acre nature reserve. This could be a picture of you, your family, your business logo even your pet, we don't mind (as long as it's not offensive!). You'll also get our enews and a digital supporter's certificate.

£120 or more

The full works, small businesses

Our recycling team will carry out a waste audit on your business of up to 15 staff giving you a full report with specific recommendations to minimise your waste and save your business money. Businesses must be within 10 miles of St Nicks. Audit will be held at a mutually convenient time - when staff are back working within the premises. You will also get our digital certificate and enews.

£250 or more

The full works, medium businesses

Our recycling team will carry out a waste audit on your business of up to 30 staff giving you a full report with specific recommendations to minimise your waste and save your business money. Businesses must be within 10 miles of St Nicks. Audit will be held at a mutually convenient time - when staff are back working within the premises. You will also get our digital certificate and enews.

£350 or more

The full works, large businesses

Our recycling team will carry out a waste audit on your business of up to 80 staff giving you a full report with specific recommendations to minimise your waste and save your business money. Businesses must be within 10 miles of St Nicks. Audit will be held at a mutually convenient time - when staff are back working within the premises. You will also get our digital certificate and enews.

£500 or more

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Your name on our machines

Want your name in lights or your business branding on the side of the machine? Well now is your chance! Once the machine designs are finalised we will work with you to make sure you are happy with the size and location of the branding and that's it. You'll be immortalised forever on our recycling machines. We will be working with children and the public so the name and any branding will have to be suitable for all audiences.

£10 or more

5 of 5 claimed

PP York Coaster

You'll get the enews, you'll get the digital certificate and you'll also get a completely unique Precious Plastic York coaster! Send someone one as a Christmas present, whether you keep it or gift it you are making a difference and saving plastic film from going to waste!

£20 or more

10 of 10 claimed

Treasures of St Nicks

As well as the digital certificate and our enews you will be invited on a special limited nature trail around St Nicks as soon as we are able to run them safely. It will be a socially distanced session at St Nicks in York 2021.

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