CORE aims to deliver a waste recycling service which is professional, environmentally friendly and ethically sound for commercial and industrial food and catering as an alternative to landfill.

CORE endeavours to create job, work placements and training opportunities for disadvantaged people affected by or with a background of homelessness, so to help them to become again a positive contributor of our society.

CORE seeks to stay competitive in an ever changing market place, to value its customers and to become and remain self-financing.

…is also part of Edinburgh Cyrenians Trust, a registered Scottish charity which ability to pioneer sustainable solutions to ever changing needs of the contemporary society is proven by 40 years of experience in the field of homelessness and environmental challenges. In the last few years we focused our efforts on developing sustainable social businesses - motivated by the need to create long-term, sustainable work opportunities for those people we work with, who are excluded from mainstream employment.

In the last few years we focused our efforts on developing sustainable social businesses - motivated by the need to create long-term, sustainable work opportunities for those people we work with, who are excluded from mainstream employment.

Collection of excess fresh fruit, vegetables, meat and dairy products gifted from supermarkets and retailers which would otherwise end up in landfill and re-distribution to over 40 homeless projects in Edinburgh. Over 400 tonnes were collected and re-distributed in 2006.

Production and sale of organic food at the Cyrenians Farm based in West Lothian. Organisation of Team Challenges days for corporate organisations, an innovative way to build team rapport through a wide range of interactive farm activities.