Reduce and Recycle hub

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The Reduce and Recycle hub is a monthly event is to help local Acton and Ealing residents Reduce and Recycle. The hub usually runs on the first Saturday of the month from 10 am to 3 pm alongside the Acton Saturday MarketW3. See our Events calendar for upcoming dates. We want to:

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  1. Get you thinking about what you consume
  2. Reduce how much waste you create
  3. Using and wearing clothing items for as longer
  4. Reuse items more
  5. And when you no longer need them, recycle them responsibly at the hub or elsewhere.

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About the Reduce and Recycle hub

At our monthly hubs we gather together lots of great organisations and businesses that help people to reduce, reuse and recycle. We also have organisations involved in environmental causes, nature restoration and growing plants and your own veg.

The Reduce and Recycle hub was set up with a two year lottery funded project and one of 21 community-led projects focused on waste and consumption awarded Lottery through their Climate Action fund to tackle the climate emergency. National Lottery focused on this area as their research found that four in five adults in the UK (79%) think local communities are responsible for taking action on climate change. The research also found that half (54%) of people are worried about the impact of climate on their local community. We have gained funding from Ealing council to continue the hub until March 2024.

When and Where

The Reduce and Recycle Hubs are held on the first Saturday of every month from 10 am to 3 pm, inside the St Mary’s Church, Acton which is on the Mount in Acton, Outside of Morrisons, next to Acton Market. (Except in August and January). We occasionally have large community events at the market.

Check out our news articles to see who is taking part and what activities will be happening at our next event here.

What Happens at our Reduce and Recycle hubs

Our Reduce and Recycle hubs are promoting reducing waste, recycling and the circular economy, so at each event we encourage you to:

  • Clothing and Shoes: Full Traid list here and booking
  • Small electrical appliances: must be small – they should be small enough to fit in a shopping bag 
  • Ealing Waste Team collecting for Terracycle. These can be dropped off at Greenford Reuse and Recycling site:
    • Pringle Tubes with the metal bases only
    • Biscuits and Snacks wrappers: All brands of plastic biscuit wrappers, all brands of plastic cake wrappers and all brands of plastic cracker wrappers ( Not included is recycle paper or foil wrappers)
    • Coffee bean and ground coffee pouches and sachets: Not included is coffee capsules, coffee grounds) Cardboard packaging can be recycled in Ealing doorstep collection.
    • Bulk bags of tea bags and loose leaf tea packs: Cardboard packaging can be recycled in Ealing doorstep collection and teabags in food waste doorstep collection. Not included is individual tea bag sachets.
    • Plastic toothbrushes and electric toothbrush heads: Plus electric flosser nozzles, flossing sticks and interdental brushes and dental floss containers. (Not collecting battery or electric toothbrushes, toothpaste tubes, dental floss)
  • Ask for advice from ActforEaling at their Recycling challenge stall about recycling and where to take it

RECYCLE

In Ealing we can recycle items at the our doorstep recycling collection, see Recycling in Ealing for what can be put in this collection. For other recycling, we have organisations offering to recycle:

REPAIR

By fixing or repurposing items, we can significantly reduce our waste. We have brilliant organisations offering repair by:

  • Learn to fix your Clothes with Ealing Repair Café www.ealingrepaircafe.org
  • Sharpen your Garden and Kitchen tools Contact RenewSharpening on 07860 518576 and speak to Dave. He can sharpen your Garden and Kitchen tools. Dave can arrange to collect items to be sharpened in Acton and Ealing area.
  • Get your Bikes checked with Dr Bike (2 pm-5 pm) 
  • Fix your watch straps and replace your batteries with our Trader TJ Singh.

REUSE & Circular economy

Reuse and circular economy must be at the centre to reduce overall waste produced. So what is Circular economy? It takes out waste and pollution through reuse and recycling. It keeps products and materials in use by making them durability, suitable for reuse and recycling to keep materials circulating for as long as possible. It’s an economy that encourages many different uses for materials instead of just using them up. We have some great organisations that will help you with reuse by:

  • Buy an upcycled bike: ReActon will be selling a fantastic selection of high-quality pre-loved bikes for both adults and kids. It’s a great opportunity to find the perfect ride for you and your family. Offering a selection of high-quality refurbished bikes including adults, youth and kids bikes. All the bikes come with a three month warranty. ReActon also offers Free Tyre Checks and chain checks. 
  • Book swap: Thanks to Churchfield Community Association, we have a popular book swap. So bring along your old books or take some of our lovely books.
  • Grab an upcycled bargain at our stall holders many who sell returns and seconds from the high street at a reduced price choose from sportswear, womenswear and menswear.
  • Borrow from Ealing Library of Things in Ealing Broadway. Book online their brilliant items for hire.

GROWING & Connecting to Nature

The natural world is an incredible wonder that inspires us all. It underpins our economy, our society, indeed our very existence. Our forests, rivers, oceans and soils provide us with the food we eat, the air we breathe, the water we irrigate our crops with. We also rely on them for numerous other goods and services that we depend on for our health, happiness and prosperity. Reconnect with nature locally with:

Pushing for Change

Sometimes change doesn’t happen without individual and organisations pushing for change. We host campaign groups including:

What we have achieved

Our Reduce and Recycle hub launched in October 2022 with the aim to reduce waste and recycle more. Here is what we achieved in 2023.

Since the hubs began in October 2022 to February 2025 we have:

  • 2,173 visitors to our Reduce and Recycle Hub.
  • 259.2 kg of small electrical items collected, preventing further e-waste.
  • 860.21 kg of clothing collected by Traid, saving 7.625 tonnes of carbon and 1392.33 m³ of water.
  • 572 books swapped, saving over 9 trees.
  • 5 seasonal clothes swaps including School Uniforms, Halloween costumes, Christmas Jumpers, unloved Christmas presents.
  • 20 upcycled draught excluders given away that are made from old jeans, reducing textile waste and conserving energy in homes.
  • Taught Clothes Repair
  • Repaired kitchen and garden tools
  • Promoted watch repair services on site
  • Promoted clothing traders onsite selling, returns , seconds and preloved accessories

We did this by hosting 36 events, partnered with 30 organisations, and engaged around 30 volunteers.

How you can get involved

Get in touch if you are interested in:

  • finding out about our next event sign up for our newsletter here
  • trading your product or service at the hub apply here
  • volunteer to support the hub – please visit here

Our Partners

All our Reduce and Recycle activities happens because of all the brilliant support we get from the great local organisations, charities and local businesses. A big thank you to:

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