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Setting up, running and closing organisations or projects

Setting up and running a community waste organisation or project is both a demanding and rewarding job. It requires a lot of consideration and can be daunting. This section aims to signpost you to the range of things that need to be taken into account; from coming up with your initial idea, deciding on and securing premises, recruiting staff, company structures, trustees to finance and funding.

This section also gives links to information that you might like to consider as your organisation or project takes off and begins to grow – perhaps diversifying the materials that you collect or the products that you produce.

The section also covers how to ‘successfully’ close or end a project or organisation. This may be because your project was for a fixed period which is now coming to an end, or because your organisation has decided to close. This may be due to changes in local policy or lack of funds, or some other reason.

Whatever stage you are at with your project or organisation – whether it is still an idea in your head or a fully operating business – we hope that you will find the information you need to ensure its success listed in this section.

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