The Colchester Community Workshops in Truro provides life-skill support and vocational training to over 60 adults in the Colchester County area. Many of their vocational programs involve the local community and some programs help the environment by turning waste materials into resources. Their "New to You" program turns donations of used clothing, furniture and appliances into repaired and restored items that can be resold and reused. Clothing that can't be sold is turned into rags, diverting the equivalent of 2.65 metric tonnes of textiles from disposal in the landfill. Some higher-priced and collectors' items are sold on E-bay - giving workshop clients the opportunity to learn about buying and selling in an international, on-line market.

Another project turns wasted wooden pallets into commodities such as highway stakes and packaged firewood - an effort that has diverted another 35 metric tonnes from the landfill. This small group of people is creating resources from waste - and engaging and inspiring their community in the process. For these reasons Colchester Community Workshops received the 2006 Mobius Award for Best Community-based Project.