Come along to Acton Reduce and Recycle Hub for their pre-loved free School Uniform Swap. It will take place on Saturday 1st February from 11.30 am to 3pm at the Reduce and Recycle Hub inside St Mary’s Church Acton.
At their swaps, you can either give donations, take donations or both. It is all about getting everyone to wear their clothes for longer.
Donate and take children’s pre-loved free school uniform
On the day you can choose up to 3 essential school items to take home for free per child. This is to make sure there’s enough available for everyone to take some uniform. If you have unwanted hand-me-down quality washed and laundered items drop them off to us on the day.
We will only accept the following items:
- Primary and secondary school unbranded uniform items and sportswear, including footwear and school bags.
- Items that are hand-me-down quality clean and washed.
For full details go to February Reduce and Recycle hub and Free School Uniform Swap in Acton
Volunteer to help at the Reduce and Recycle hub
If you are able to volunteer to help the Reduce and Recycle hub with their school uniform or book swap, please contact Mary Horesh at mary.horesh@actionwestlondon.org.uk.
February Reduce and Recycle Hub
All the inspiring organisations of the Reduce and Recycle hub will be at the February Reduce and Recycle hub. They will help you to reduce our waste, by recycling, as well as repair and reuse in Acton and beyond.
RECYCLE:
Bring along and recycle:
- Clothing, Shoes and accessories (10am – 2pm) Donations for TRAID charity www.traid.org.uk/wlwa
- School Uniform by joining our February School uniform swap – details above
- 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
- Unopened long-life Food: There will be a collection for Ealing Food Bank. Check the Ealing Foodbank latest shopping list and drop off items at St Mary’s Acton Church. The Church always has a donation box so you can donate to them all year round, when the church is open.
- Ealing Waste Team collecting for Terracycle Also you can use Greenford Reuse and Recycling Centre for Terracycle collections:
- Biscuits and Snacks wrappers. All brands of plastic biscuit wrappers, all brands of plastic cake wrappers and all brands of plastic cracker wrappers. (Not including paper or foil wrappers which you can recycle in the Ealing doorstep recycling collection)
- Pringle Tubes with the metal bases only
- Coffee bean and ground coffee pouches and sachets. Not included is coffee capsules, coffee grounds. Cardboard packaging you can recycle in Ealing doorstep recycling collection.
- Bulk bags of tea bags and loose leaf tea packs. Cardboard packaging you can recycle in the Ealing doorstep collection and teabags in food waste doorstep collection. Not included is individual tea bag sachets.
- Plastic toothbrushes and electric toothbrush heads. Plus electric flosser nozzles, flossing sticks and interdental brushes and dental floss containers. (Not collecting battery or electric toothbrushes, toothpaste tubes, dental floss.)
Ealing Council Waste team will also be there giving advice on the doorstep recycling and food waste collection. Find more tips and information here https://www.instagram.com/ealingrecycles/
REPAIR:
- Learn to fix your Clothes and textiles with Ealing Repair Café www.ealingrepaircafe.org
REUSE:
- Book Swap: Bring a book and take a book, with Churchfield Community Association
- Upcycled Draft Excluders: Ealing Repair cafe will be providing materials for anyone who wants to make a free draught excluder. If you get there earlier, there could be a ready made draught excluder to take away for free. If you have some old pillows or towels bring them along to use them as stuffing to create your own draught excluder. Or go to their website for the instructions to make your own draught excluder.
BBC Make a difference Award
The Acton Market Reduce and Recycle hub was featured on BBC London news in 2024, and they won the Make a difference Green Award. Winning the BBC London Radio Make a Difference Green Award is a testament to the hard work and dedication of the volunteers. These volunteers have made the Acton Reduce and Recycle Hub a brilliant success and helped many to reduce their waste and recycle more.
Get involved
Are you part of an organisation, community group or as a trader interested in getting a stall? Or you can offer some time as a volunteer to help run some of the activities? Please email the Reduce and Recycle hub manager, Mary Horesh at mary.horesh@actionwestlondon.org.uk.
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