About Squosh Social
Our Mission
To create cleaner neighbourhoods, reduce waste, and open up new opportunities for people in need — one bin store at a time.
Our work strengthens the local circular economy and brings social value directly into the communities we serve.
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Squosh Social: Reducing Waste, Creating Opportunities
Welcome to Squosh Social!
Squosh Social CIC is a community-focused social enterprise based in Greater Manchester. We exist to tackle a growing problem across high-rise and low-rise social housing: perfectly reusable items being thrown away, overflowing bin stores that affect entire communities, and missed recycling opportunities caused by contamination and excess waste.
We rescue, redistribute, and repurpose items that residents no longer need, helping local families while reducing the environmental impact across our neighbourhoods.
Our Story
Squosh Social was created from real, lived experience. Our founders also run the award-winning Squosh Compacting Company, the UK’s first mobile bin-store management service. Through years of working in communal bin stores, we saw the same issues again and again:
- Furniture dumped because residents couldn’t transport it
- Oversized cardboard blocking bins and attracting fly-tipping
- Contaminated recycling leading to missed collections
- Good-quality items being sent to landfill
- Residents wanting to do the right thing but having no accessible alternative
Squosh Social was born to fill that gap — offering a solution that is both environmental and social.
What We Do
We support local residents, landlords, and communities by:
♻️ Rescuing & Redistributing Reusable Items
Furniture, household goods, children’s items, kitchenware (and more) are collected from bin stores and redistributed to people in genuine need.
📦 Managing Oversized & Unflattened Cardboard
We sort, separate, and recycle cardboard that would otherwise be treated as waste — reducing contamination and improving recycling performance.
🧹 Improving Bin Stores & Encouraging Behaviour Change
Cleaner, better-organised spaces lead to better habits. We install signage, provide simple donation routes, and create convenient ways for residents to do the right thing.
🤝 Supporting Local People
We provide volunteering roles, work experience, and pathways into employment — with a focus on refugees, young people, and those furthest from the labour market.
