The free Ealing Broadway Clothes Swap pop-up is back on Saturday 25th May, pick up some tokens then return on Sunday 26th May to swap the tokens for clothes. In 2023, an incredible 4,594 items were donated (saving approximately 1.2 tonnes of clothing from landfill), 3,383 items were swapped while an amazing 1,476 of you got involved.
Get swapping at Ealing Broadway :
- Drop off up to five of your preloved clothes at our Clothes Swap next to Flying Tiger on Saturday 25th May and pick up a maximum of five tokens (10am-4pm).
- The Clothes swap team will then carefully curate all the donated items and transform them into our beautiful Clothes Swap.
- Come back on Sunday 26th May and claim in exchange for your tokens, vintage finds to high street essentials (10am-4pm).
For full terms and conditions go to Clothes swap is back.
What can you exchange at the Ealing Broadway clothes swap?
Laundered adultwear and kidswear. Items such as tops, blouses, shirts, trousers, jeans, shorts, skirts, dresses, jumpers, cardigans, jackets, coats, eveningwear. Plus accessories such as handbags, scarves, shawls, belts, hats and shoes.
What is not acceptable?
Swimwear, underwear, jewellery, nightwear, gymwear, homeware, damaged or unclean items.
Donate all year round, using the Love Not Landfill’s two permanent clothes bank on the First Floor and in St. Saviour’s Walk.
About Love Not Landfill
£12 billion worth of clothing goes into landfill each year – and in the UK – we buy more items of clothing per person than any other country in Europe.
Ealing Broadway has been partnering with the charity Love Not Landfill since 2018 – and you’ve donated over 33 tonnes of clothing to their local clothes banks in that time. Love Not Landfill is a non-profit campaign, run by ReLondon (previously London Waste & Recycling Board). They encourage fast fashion fans to buy second-hand, swap, recycle and give to charity. They aim to encourage young Londoners never to throw an unwanted item of clothing in the bin.
Environmental cost of fashion
Valuing and wearing our clothes is so important. Textiles account for nearly a QUARTER of global mixed waste and research shows the fashion industry is the SECOND largest polluter after aviation. So the longer we wear and repair our clothes the better.
For more inspiration and facts on fashion on textiles, head to our Ealing Sewn Up project. To get mending your clothes, go to Ealing Repair cafe for lots of advice and meetups.
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