Acton Reduce and Recycle hub returns on Saturday 2nd March to Acton Market. The hub will be at Acton market from 10 am until 3 pm with lots of great organisations and businesses there to help people in Acton to reduce, reuse and recycle.
Pop along and congratulate the team, as the wonderful Reduce and Recycle hub and Action West London, the charity who runs the market and hub, recently picked up the prestigious Community Investment Award at the February West London business awards. Check out their blog for further details.
The Reduce and Recycle hub is a monthly event at Acton Saturday Market on the first Saturday of the month. The project is funded by the lottery Climate Action Fund.
Reduce and Recycle Activities
The hub wants to encourage residents to think about what they consume, by using items longer, reducing waste, reusing items more and when they no longer need them, recycling them. Come along between 10 am and 3 pm where you can at the monthly hub at Acton Market W3:
RECYCLE:
Bring along your old and unloved:
- Clothing, Shoes and Small electrical appliances (that fit in a carrier bag) for Traid between 10 am and 2 pm.
- Get advice from ActforEaling at our Recycling challenge
- Find out about Cultivate London innovative Green Waste project set to launch near Acton Town.
REPAIR:
- Need help and motivation for clothes mending? Come along for advice from Ealing Repair Cafe who will teach you how to mend your favourite clothes. They will also be upcycling old jeans into draft excluders, great for keeping the warm in and heating bills low. www.ealingrepaircafe.org
- Get your Bikes checked with Dr Bike funded by Ealing Council (2 pm-5 pm)
REUSE:
- Book Swap: Bring books along and/or take a book, with Churchfield Community Association
- Sharpen your kitchen and garden tools with Renew Sharpening.
- Shop for pre-loved, returns and seconds clothing from the high street stores at reduced prices at the great selection of market traders.
So, come along to Acton Market and grab a bargain, knowing you will be helping reducing waste as well as saving money.
Join the hub
If your organisation, community group or you as a trader are interested in getting a stall please email Mary Horesh at mary.horesh@actionwestlondon.org.uk. We also need volunteers to help run some of the activities and promote the hub. For more information, visit Acton Reduce and Recycle hub or contact Mary Horesh the hub manager.
Reduce and Recycle Hub successes
At the Reduce and Recycle hub see our Reduce and Recycle Hub 2023 review and so far we have achieved:
- 578kg of unwanted clothes and shoes saved from landfill by Traid, which reduced carbon emissions (CO2) by 8.40 tonnes and water savings of 711m3.
- 158 kgs of small electrical items collected which will be recycled.
So join in and help Acton to reduce their waste and recycle more.
If you cant make the hub, take look at ActforEaling 10 steps for a greener Ealing.
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