Library of things plans to come to Ealing Broadway in partnership with Ealing Council. This is a place where you can borrow useful household items for DIY, cleaning, gardening, events, entertainment and more for a few pounds per day. What would you borrow? They want your support for an Ealing Library of things. In the meantime you can always consider using Hammersmith Library of things.
Why buy when you can borrow?
A Library of Things encourages sharing, the ability to try before you buy, and access to rarely used household items,. By borrowing, renting or sharing products instead of buying new ones, we can protect our fragile ecosystems and help keep the fossil fuels in the ground. Electronic waste is a serious issue in the UK. The UK ranks second to Norway in the most e-waste produced a new study has found. So the more we use services like Library of Things, borrow and share the less that ends up as electrical waste.
Ealing Library of Things
Help get a Library in the Ealing Borough by signing up to add your vote of support if you’d like one in the area. By signing up you get emails with updates and progress. Plus you will get exciting opportunities in your area to borrow things you need, join skillshare events and access discounts to help you save more. If you look at the webpage on a laptop or computer you can even choose what you would like to borrow.
Sign up here and share with friends and family:
https://www.libraryofthings.co.uk/heatmap/ealing
Hammersmith Library of Things
Our nearest library is currently is based in Hammersmith, inside the Livat Hammersmith, King Street, London W6 9HW. There is a kiosk of lockers which hold all the items which can be borrowed.
Simply go online to Hammersmith and book the item. Then you can go and collect your item on the day you have hired it. You can borrow items for a day or a week.
How does the Library of Things work?
The Library of things is a social enterprise that encourages people to borrow rather than buy with an expanding collection of items. To use the service:
- Join and reserve: Browse the Things online and make a reservation to borrow.
- Borrow and return it: Collect your Thing. Use it. Then return it when you’re done.
- Track your impact: See how much waste you’ve saved from landfill by borrowing instead of buying.
For more information about how to reuse, check out ActforEaling Re-use & Recycling Partners.
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