Reuse, repair and refill pop-ups will be available at four locations across Hackney throughout the year, beginning on Saturday 19 March at Woodberry Down Community School between 11am and 3pm.
Hackney Council has previously launched similar #ZeroWasteHackney challenges. The aim of the project is to reduce wastage and encourage more Hackney residents to stop using non-recyclable materials in their everyday lives.
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In August 2021, Hackney Council claimed that nearly 28 per cent of the borough’s waste is recycled, but insisted that it “could be recycling a lot more”.
A representative from Hackney Council said that they expect the event to welcome over 100 residents to attend the hub at Woodberry Down School this weekend.
Hackney residents will be able to donate unwanted garden tools, household items, bric-a-brac, arts and crafts, books, toys, bikes, small bits of furniture, clothes and small electrical items.
There will also be facilities to get electrical items, bicycles and textiles repaired, while residents will be able to refill containers of detergents and toiletries.
Distributing the donations
The project is being delivered in partnership with the Forest Recycling Project. The project, based in Waltham Forest, reclaims, repurposes and resells unwanted materials to avoid polluting landfill sites.
Hackney Fixers, an organisation based in Hackney Wick and Dalston, is also working in partnership with Hackney Council on the zero-waste hub. The project team repairs broken electrics and electronics and will also be redistributing unwanted laptops collected at the hub within Hackney’s community.
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Cycle Confident’s Hackney branch will be on hand to repair bicycles free of charge at the hub.
What can’t be donated?
VHS tapes, CDs and DVDs, and large furniture including mattresses and white goods won’t be accepted by the hub. All small electrical goods donated will be safety tested on the day.
Hackney Council has stipulated that clothes, accessories and shoes must be clean, wearable and undamaged.
Future hubs will take place on 11 June at Shacklewell School, 10 September at Grazebrook School and 26 November at Thomas Fairchild School.
Find out more by following @greenerhackney on Twitter.
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