WE CARE

AT UPTOWN JUNK WE GIVE AS MUCH OF WHAT WE COLLECT AS POSSIBLE TO CHARITIES. WE DON’T THINK THERE’S ANY POINT IN DESTROYING FURNITURE OR OTHER ITEMS THAT HAVE A LIFE ELSEWHERE. GIVING TO CHARITIES ALSO HELPS US ACHIEVE OUR 100% DIVERSION FROM LANDFILL PROMISE. USUALLY, WE GIVE TO A CHARITY SHOP NEAR THE JOB WE ARE COMPLETING, LIKE A ROYAL TRINITY HOSPICE OR FARA SHOP, A CHARITY THAT OUR CLIENT HAS SPECIFICALLY MENTIONED OR A LARGER CHARITY WITH MORE STORAGE, SUCH AS THE BRITISH HEART FOUNDATION. IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING THAT UPTOWN JUNK ARE VERY AWARE OF THE ROLE WE PLAY IN SOCIETY AND HELPING TO REDUCE OUR NEGATIVE IMPACT ON OUR ENVIRONMENT. ON A PRACTICAL LEVEL WE ENSURE WE DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO PRACTICE THIS, BUT WE ARE AWARE THERE IS ALWAYS MORE THAT CAN BE DONE. WE HAVE PLEDGED TO A PROPORTION OF OUR PROFITS TO SURFERS AGAINST SEWAGE, A GRASSROOTS CHARITY FROM CORNWALL, A SIGNIFICANT PLACE FOR HENRY AND THE TEAM. SAS, AS THEY ARE KNOWN, WORK TO CLEAR THE OCEANS OF POLLUTION, WHETHER IT BE CHEMICAL, PLASTIC, SEWAGE OR OTHER HUMAN-DERIVED WASTE, AND ALSO TO EDUCATE PEOPLE, BOTH YOUNG AND OLD, ON HOW THEY CAN MAKE A POSITIVE CHANGE TO OUR OCEANS FOR THE FUTURE. WE ARE A PROUD MEMBER OF THE SAS 250 CLUB AND COMMIT TO HELPING SAS MAKE A REAL DIFFERENCE TO OUR OCEANS AND SEAS.