Join Inspirational organisations involved in saving waste and recycling who will be at the Reduce and Recycle hub at Acton Market on Saturday 1st June. Visit the hub and recycle more and waste less and lets together to reduce, reuse and recycle in Acton and beyond.
New for June
At June’s hub, 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. Plus, you’ll get to meet our friendly team and learn more about our commitment to promoting cycling in our community.
The Reduce and Recycle hub is a monthly event at Acton Saturday Market on the first Saturday of the month. The Reduce and Recycle hub was set up by Action West London who won a Lottery grant from their Climate Action Fund in 2021.
RECYCLE:
Bring along your old and unloved:
- Clothing, Shoes and accessories for donation to TRAID www.traid.org.uk/wlwa (10am – 2pm)
- Small electrical appliances (10am – 2pm). These must be small –small enough to fit in a shopping bag to TRAID, see details www.traid.org.uk
- Recycling and waste advice from Juliet at Recycle Challenge from ActforEaling
REPAIR:
- Fix your Clothes: Ealing Repair Café will be there to teach you how to mend your clothes www.ealingrepaircafe.org
- Get your Bikes checked with Dr Bike (2 pm-5 pm)
- Sharpen your Garden and Kitchen tools: Contact RenewSharpening on 07860 518576 and speak to Dave. Sadly will not be at the hub but will be able to collect items to be sharpened.
REUSE:
- Book Swap – Bring books or take a books to keep them in use for longer, with Churchfield Community Association
- Buy pre-loved or returns at the MarketW3 traders who sell preloved, returns and seconds from the high street at a reduced price. Choose from sportswear, womenswear and menswear.
Plus: Tasty local foodie stalls will be onsite so to sample the flavours of Ghana, India and Lebanon.
Acton Recycling Activities and Special Guests
Also at the hub will be other community groups including:
- Cultivate London will be on site with seeds and plants to take away. They also will share information about their Acton Green composting project and tell you how to get involved https://www.spacehive.com/acton-green-waste-solutions
- Ealing Friends of the Earth: Updating us on the local issues and campaigns around air pollution, climate change, nature and biodiversity.
So, come along to Reduce and Recycle hub and join the growing community of people who are helping Acton reduce, reuse and recycle more. For more information and links to all the great organisations involved in Reduce and Recycle hub.
Join the Recycling Revolution at the Acton 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:
- 599kg of unwanted clothes and shoes saved from landfill by Traid, which reduced carbon emissions (CO2) by 8.40 tonnes and water savings of 711m3.
- 163 kgs of small electrical items collected and 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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