Get swapping with a free Halloween costume swap at Acton Market on Friday 25th October. Drop off donations at one of the collection points and find a great costume for this Halloween. The scary truth from Hubbub is an estimated 7 million Halloween costumes are thrown away every year, adding to 2,000 tonnes of plastic waste. That’s the same as 83 million plastic bottles. So lets get swapping and swishing this Halloween and reduce plastic waste.
Acton Reduce and Recycle hub are collecting donations of clean, wearable costumes and accessories in various locations around Acton and Ealing until 24th October. There is a collect donation box in ActOne Cinema & Café , in the seating area! Please feel free to drop off items during the cinemas opening hours!
We all have costumes that are too small or you have grown bored of, so please pass them on. They are looking for outfits and accessories that are clean. Drop off costumes at the following pop up drop off places in and around Acton and Ealing until Thursday 24th.
From Friday 11th October to Thursday 24th October at:
- ActOne Cinema and Cafe, The Old Library, 119-121 High St, Acton, London W3 6NA
- West Ealing Library, Melbourne Avenue, West Ealing, London W13 9BT
Donation boxes will be removed on Thursday 24th October.
Pop up collections points around the borough:
- Tuesday 15th October – Ealing Repair Cafe at ActOne Cinema and Cafe 11am to 1pm
- Tuesday 15 October: Ealing repair cafe at Northfields Library, 5.00pm until 6.45 pm
- Thursday 17 October: Ealing Repair Cafe at Ealing Broadway Library, 5.30pm-6.45pm.
- Friday 18th October – Acton Market 1.30pm to 4.30pm
Let’s keep Acton Reusing and Recycling 
Lets reduce plastic waste together
Lets aim for a low waste Halloween in 2024. This waste is down to single use Halloween costumes which end up in landfill. Add to that the plastic sweets, chocolate wrappers, decorations, and pumpkin waste. So here’s some tips for a sustainable Halloween this year and reduce the huge amount of waste produced. Have a look at our Halloween waste busting ideas from last year, with DIY costumes, Recycled Halloween decorations.
Cut the crap
For more waste busting ideas, have a look at ActForEaling Cut the Crap project. It is a pop-up exhibition centred on reducing waste, that will be touring the seven towns of Ealing. Cut the crap highlights the huge damage waste does to the environment, nature, wildlife and us. It gives us solutions on how to reduce our waste and look after our precious resources better.
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