Jolly Christmas Jumper swap at Acton Market

This winter why buy a new Christmas jumper, when you can swap for a different Christmas jumper, top or t-shirt at the Acton Market Reduce and Recycle hub on 7 December from 10 am to 3pm. We will be accepting donations at our drop off points around Acton and Ealing. At our swaps, you can either give donations, take donations or both. It is all about getting everyone to wear clothes for longer.

Why buy new when you can swap?

Each year, millions of us search for the perfect Christmas jumper to celebrate with friends, colleagues and family. However, with two out of five Christmas jumpers only being worn once over the festive period, this is a prime example of fast fashion as it takes a lot of resources to create clothes that are rarely worn.

Environmental charity Hubbub warns against buying the seasonal garments after finding that up to 95% of them are made using plastic. Plastic clothing made of plastic such as acrylic was responsible for releasing nearly 730,000 microfibres, so microplastic per wash – five times more than a polyester-cotton blend fabric, and nearly 1.5 times as many as pure polyester, as a study by Plymouth University found out in 2016. The issue with Micro plastic fibres are a pollutant, and are be harmful to the environment and animal health. Choose instead tops made from natural fibres such as pure cotton or wool this is completely avoids the microplastics.

Why not upgrade up the one of your jumpers?

Ealing repair cafe has some great ideas how to add or upgrade a jumper for Christmas. Lots of Charity shops have a great selections of Jumpers and tops too, so pop along to one of the local Charity shops and support these great charities by getting a preloved jumpers. Local to Acton we have Cape Charity Shop on Churchfield Road or Scope Charity Shop on the Uxbridge road. Further afield there are more Charity shops in Ealing Broadway, Shepherds Bush and West Ealing. Pop into your favourite charity shops and share with us the pre-loved gems you have found at on Instagram @MarketW3 or Facebook at www.facebook.com/MarketW3

Christmas Jumper and Tops Drop off Points

We all have tops and jumpers that are too small or are left unloved at the back of wardrobes or drawers, so please pass them on. You can drop Christmas and winter themed tops that are clean and in good condition at one of the points below until Friday 6 December. They will be part of the Jolly Christmas swap in ActOne Cinema & Cafe on 30 November Acton on Saturday 7 December.

Drop off points for Jolly Christmas Jumpers and tops:

• ActOne Cinema and Cafe, The Old Library, 119-121 High St, Acton, London W3 6NA
• West Ealing Library, Melbourne Avenue, West Ealing, London W13 9BT
• Northfields Community Library: 255A Northfield Ave, London W5 4UA

Plus there are pop up collections points around the borough at Ealing Repair Cafe events.

We will be accepting the following items, please ensure the items are clean and in good condition.

• Christmas adult and children’s
  • Jumpers
  • Themed tops and t-shirts
• Pet Christmas jumpers

Plus, we will also be collecting:

• Primary and Secondary unbranded school uniform items
• School sportswear
• School footwear
• Schoolbags

Join us as the Jolly Christmas Jumper Swap

Join us on Saturday 7 December for Jolly Christmas Jumper swap at the Reduce and Recycle hub at Acton Market from 3.30pm to 5pm and find something Christmassy to wear! For more events on how we can reduce our waste. One item per person, while stocks last.