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Recycle for Your Community Supporting residents, schools, and communities in Barking & Dagenham, Havering, Newham and Redbridge to reduce and recycle their waste ♻️💚

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Calling community gardens! Been thinking about starting a community composting initiative? 🌿🧑‍🌾 Sign up to attend our Co...
17/06/2026

Calling community gardens! Been thinking about starting a community composting initiative? 🌿🧑‍🌾 Sign up to attend our Composting Leaders Training and start your journey to leading the way in composting in your area.

💚Join experts to gain in-depth knowledge about composting
🌼Learn how to teach others in your community
📗Take home free resources & find out what support's available in your area
🤝Join Garden Organic's 'Master Composter' community

📍Gale St Allotment, Becontree, RM9 6BU
📅Saturday 11th July 2026
⏰10am-4pm

Limited availability, advance booking only👉️www.eastlondonwaste.gov.uk/whatson

FREE on-the-spot repairs at the Harold Hill Repair Cafe St George’s Church, Chippenham Road, Harold Hill, RM3 8HX♻️FREE ...
17/06/2026

FREE on-the-spot repairs at the Harold Hill Repair Cafe
St George’s Church, Chippenham Road, Harold Hill, RM3 8HX

♻️FREE on-the-spot repairs at the Harold Hill Repair Cafe
📍 St George’s Church, Chippenham Road, Harold Hill, RM3 8HX
📅Sunday 28 June
🕚️11am - 2pm
www.eastlondonwaste.gov.uk/whatson
www.eastlondonwaste.gov.uk/repair-cafes

✨️Fixers at the Repair Cafe:
🔌 The Restart Project – diagnose and repair your small household electricals
🚲️ Trailnet – Dr Bike checks & fixes
🧵 JoyZ Sewing Circles - Sew Lovely Sewing Experiences and Sew London Project CIC - on-the-spot clothing repairs
☕️ Free refreshments

⚡️ Bring your unwanted small electricals and surplus electric cables to Recycle Your Electricals.
👖Refresh your wardrobe at the clothes swap rail - bring up to 2 items of quality
clothing to swap
🚮Find out more about the

✅️All repairs first come, first served.
✅️No booking required.
✅️Repairs are limited to one repair per person.
✅️For electrical repairs parts may be required and in this case advice will be given.
✅️For textile repairs that would need parts e.g. a replacement zip please bring a spare one if you can.

A partnership by East London Waste Authority (ELWA), Havering Council delivered by Artillery

Learn to repair clothing surrounded by nature 🌳🌸Our popular How To Mend Clothing workshop is back - and this summer we'r...
04/06/2026

Learn to repair clothing surrounded by nature 🌳🌸Our popular How To Mend Clothing workshop is back - and this summer we're coming to beautiful outdoor spaces in Romford and Forest Gate!

We're providing funded places for residents in Barking & Dagenham, Havering, Newham, & Redbridge to attend these half-day workshops for beginners to learn How To: Mend Clothing🧵🪡

SATURDAY 27th JUNE
💚Intro to hand repair with Sew London Project CIC & JoyZ Sewing Circles - Sew Lovely Sewing Experiences
📍Bandstand, Raphael Park, Romford, RM2 5EB
⏰11am-3pm

SATURDAY 4th JULY
💛Mend It Loud with Sew London Project CIC & Mika Bon Bon
📍The UP Garden, Eric Close, Forest Gate, E7 0AY
⏰11am-3pm

Limited spaces available. Book your free place 👉www.eastlondonwaste.gov.uk/whatson

Havering Council Newham London

Are you ready to swap til you drop? No need to splash out on summer outfits, join the fantastic Loanhood at a clothes s...
29/05/2026

Are you ready to swap til you drop? No need to splash out on summer outfits, join the fantastic Loanhood at a clothes swap instead✨

Bring along 5 items and swap them for new-to-you ones from the rail 👕

Plus, join a free workshop with Mika Bon Bon to learn sashiko, the Japanese technique that uses beautiful embroidery to mend clothing 🪡

📍Kenneth More Theatre, Oakfield Road, Ilford, IG1 1BT
📅 Saturday 6th June
⏰ 11:30-15:30
👉 Book your free ticket: visit our events calendar via the link in bio


Redbridge Council Redbridge Libraries

🌱 Hey there, community gardeners! Want to kickstart community composting in your area? We may be able to help with thin...
09/05/2026

🌱 Hey there, community gardeners! Want to kickstart community composting in your area? We may be able to help with things like compost bins, signage, and in-person workshops🍃✨

Ready to grow together? Find out more👉 www.eastlondonwaste.gov.uk/composting

Start your composting love story 💚

Ready to start your composting love story? 💚 Councils across the country have partnered with GetComposting to provide di...
08/05/2026

Ready to start your composting love story? 💚 Councils across the country have partnered with GetComposting to provide discounted compost bins and other composting accessories. Find out if this is available in your area 👉 www.getcomposting.com

Thinking about starting a clothes swap in your local area but don’t know where to begin? 🌍👗 Join swap shop experts at EL...
08/05/2026

Thinking about starting a clothes swap in your local area but don’t know where to begin? 🌍👗 Join swap shop experts at ELWA, Early Years Cocoon, and Loanhood for our webinar, "Run Your Own Clothes Swaps"

Discover different ways to host a swap, get answers to your burning questions, and share what support you need to kick things off. Plus, you’ll have the chance to register your interest in receiving support afterwards!

Ready to dive in? Sign up: www.eastlondonwaste.gov.uk/whatson 🔗✨

It’s National Hedgehog Awareness Week 🦔 and look what arrived in stock. These cute hedgehog wetbags are part of a reusab...
08/05/2026

It’s National Hedgehog Awareness Week 🦔 and look what arrived in stock. These cute hedgehog wetbags are part of a reusable wipes kit, available to any family with children in nappies living in one of our 4 borough areas 👶.

Help hedgehogs and other wildlife by not flushing any disposable wet wipes. Apply for your pack of reusable nappies and wipes at https://eastlondonwaste.gov.uk/reusablenappies

Little Lamb Nappies
Barking and Dagenham Council
Havering Council Havering Libraries
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