Jo Dainton is currently the Reuse Coordinator at Bristol Waste Company, responsible for setting up and running Bristol’s first reuse shop at a Household Recycling Centre. The Reuse Shop provides a second chance for high-quality usable items which would have otherwise been disposed of; both reducing landfill tonnages and creating an outlet for affordable household items for local people.
Prior to this she worked in Community Engagement at Bristol Waste focusing on behaviour change around waste and recycling across the north of the city. Jo has experience working at grass roots level to enact change in communities in Glasgow; delivering Zero Waste Scotland initiatives as well as working with young people to regenerate highstreets through pop up art events.