We are looking for volunteers to help us at the 5th North Edinburgh Community Festival on Saturday 16th May. Any time you can give would be most welcome.
We’re looking for help with the following:
SETTING UP
help setting up the festival in the morning pre opening to the public at 12noon. This includes placing tables and chairs in all the marquees, helping set up the food court, putting up signage and other general tasks. 8am-11am.
MANNING THE REGISTRATION DESK
Showing people where to go and general information. 12noon – 530pm.
DISMANTLE AND CLOSE DOWN POST FESTIVAL
Helping to pack down the festival – packing up of tables and chairs, helping with rubbish and litter, and removal of signage.
PARADE STEWARDS
The parade starts outside North Edinburgh Arts, Macmillan Hub and walks towards the park. Route should take about 45 minutes.
If you are keen to get involved, even if its for an hour or two across any of these roles, please email northedinfest@gmail.com
Edinburgh Remakery diverted 47 tons of e-waste from landfill in 2024, rising to 52 tons in 2025.
Refurbished devices are donated to people in digital poverty
Businesses benefit by having a trusted partner to wipe IT equipment and add to ESG credentials
Edinburgh Remakery’s contribution to tackling e-waste and digital exclusion has been recognised with the King’s Award for Enterprise in Sustainable Development 2026.
It is one of just 185 organisations across the UK to be recognised with a King’s Award for Enterprise in 2026.
The prestigious award acknowledges Edinburgh Remakery’s outstanding achievement in sustainability.
The charity specialises in ethical IT asset disposal and the refurbishment of donated devices for people experiencing digital exclusion.
It previously won the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in Sustainable Development 2022.
Sustainability at the core
Edinburgh Remakery’s partners, and the public, donate unwanted devices that are professionally wiped, refurbished and then reused.
In 2024, the organisation diverted 47 tonnes of e-waste from landfill, preventing over 1.1 million kilograms of carbon emissions.
In the same year, through its Tech Gifting Programme, Edinburgh Remakery provided 295 refurbished devices to individuals across Scotland facing digital exclusion.
Tackling e-waste one laptop at a time
Elaine Brown, chief executive officer of Edinburgh Remakery, said: “The King’s Award for Enterprise in Sustainable Development is wonderful recognition of Edinburgh Remakery’s achievements and bolsters our credentials as a credible, impactful partner for businesses across the UK.
“We are tackling the fastest-growing waste stream in the world.
“Businesses trust us to ‘clean’ and wipe their donated laptops, tablets and other devices to industry standards and help those devices have a second life.
“We collaborate with charities to provide refurbished devices to people experiencing digital exclusion – it could be a desktop computer for a family, a laptop for an individual or a games console for a young carer.
“Since we entered the award, we’ve actually increased our output – in 2025 we diverted 52 tonnes of e-waste from landfill, a 10% increase in one year.
“We divert waste, create green jobs and tackle exclusion – one laptop at a time.”
EGS benefits for business
Elaine emphasised that Edinburgh Remakery has the capacity to deliver benefits for more UK businesses: “If you’re a business, you have tech. We should be the first choice of partner for any organisations that are disposing of electronic items.
“Working with Edinburgh Remakery bolsters organisations’ environmental, social and governance credentials by diverting waste from landfill and creating social good.”
The King’s Awards for Enterprise are the UK’s most prestigious business awards. Winners are allowed to display the King’s Awards Emblem for the next five years — a globally recognised mark of excellence.
Applications for the 2027 King’s Awards open today – 6 May 2026.
