'Rooms in strange places' crop up at county libraries

'Rooms in strange places' crop up at county libraries

A series of mock living rooms have appeared in Loughborough, Coalville and Hinckley libraries.

Until the end of the week people can recline in the rooms in strange places” which are designed to raise awareness of reusing furniture.

The rooms have been organised by the Leicestershire Waste Partnership, which is made up of the county, district and borough councils, along with a number of furniture reuse organisations such as Work-Link Hinckley, REACT and SOFA.

Guy Jackson, Chairman of the Leicestershire Waste Partnership, said: We hope library users will stop and take a second look at the displays which will be filled with items such as coffee tables, shelving units or armchairs.

Sofas, for example, are often expensive to buy new, but they can be found in good condition at reasonable rates in charity shops and furniture reuse outlets across Leicestershire.

By donating furniture people are not only helping someone else find a bargain, but are also reducing the amount of rubbish they send to landfill.”

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