The Acton Market Reduce and Recycle hub monthly returns on Saturday 8th July. Once again bringing the Mount alive in Acton with lots of great organisations and businesses coming along on to help people in Acton to #reduce, #reuse and #recycle.
The event coincides with the Acton Carnival which leaves Crown Street at 10.30am . We will have a FREE facepainter on the mount between 10am and 11am to get you carnival ready. We would love to see you head down to the mount and watch the Carnival leave. Or simply pop by drop off your recycling , grab a bite to eat and then head off for the fun at Acton Park.
At our monthly hub at MarketW3 you can:
RECYCLE:
Bring along your old and unloved:
- Clothing, Shoes, Small electrical appliances for donation to TRAID www.traid.org.uk
- Laptops for donation to the Fixing Factory www.fixingfactory.org
- Pens and writing instruments
- Toothbrushes and other dental items
REPAIR:
- Learning to fix your Clothes with Ealing Repair Café www.ealingrepaircafe.org
- Get your Bikes checked with Dr Bike (2 pm-5 pm)
- Drop of your tools for sharpening (paid) with Renew Sharpening Service or speak to them about their services
REUSE:
- Shop at our pre-loved traders or with our stall holders many who sell returns and seconds from the high street at a reduced price choose from sportswear, womenswear and menswear.
- Book Swap – Bring a book and take a book, with Churchfield Community Association!
AND there’s more: Our tasty local foodie stalls will be onsite so you can sample the flavours of Ghana, India and Lebanon.
So, come along and grab a bargain, knowing you will be helping reducing waste as well as saving money.
For more information and links to our hub stall holders visit Reduce and Recycle hub.
Reduce and Recycle Hub successes
At the Reduce and Recycle hub we have so far:
- 298 kg of unwanted clothes and shoes saved from landfill by Traid, which reduced carbon emissions (CO2) by 2.83 tonnes and water savings of 450.7m3.
- 99 kgs of small electrical items collected which will be recycled.
If your organisation, community group or as a trader are interested in getting a stall or can volunteer to help run some of the activities, please email mary.horesh@actionwestlondon.org.uk.