Reduce and Recycle Hub Returns in November

The Acton Market Reduce and Recycle hub monthly returns on Saturday 4th November. Our hub will be at the market with lots of great organisations and businesses to help people in Acton to reduce, reuse and recycle.

At our monthly Reduce and Recycle 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
• 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)

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
• Find out how to make draft excluders to keep the warmth in and and heating bills lower!

Plus 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:

• 408kg of unwanted clothes and shoes saved from landfill by Traid, which reduced carbon emissions (CO2) by 8.15 tonnes and water savings of 649m3.
• 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.