Reduce, reuse and repair
This page introduces our initiatives to help you reduce, reuse and repair.
On this page:
#ZeroWasteHackney challenge
The #ZeroWasteHackney challenge is back in September 2022. Join the challenge to minimise your waste and be in with a chance of winning credits to spend towards borrowing useful household goods for cleaning, gardening, DIY, and more from the Library of Things.
Our prizes:
- £50 credit for first prize
- £25 credit for second prize
- £20 credit for third prize
- £15 credit for the most improved
- £15 credit for the most engaged
There will be an extra £5 towards borrowing things for completing the 4-week challenge.
2022 events
- Saturday 10 September, 11 am to 3 pm – Grazebrook School, Lordship Rd, London N16 0QP
- Saturday 26 November, 11 am to 3 pm – Thomas Fairchild School, Forston St, London N1 7HA
Reuse and repair pop-up events allow you to:
- donate items you don’t need
- take items you need
- repair clothes – first come, first serve
- register for your free Dr.Bike session
- book an electrical item repair
- donate your laptop to a local school or community project
We deliver them in partnership with Forest Recycling Project and Hackney Fixers.
Clothes and textile reuse banks
Around Hackney, there are 90 clothing banks where you donate clothes to our partnering charities:
Map of clothes and textiles reuse banks
Red hangars show clothes banks.
Clothes swap shops
When you attend a clothes swap shop you give us your unwanted clothes and receive a token in return. You use the token to get items.
Reusable nappies
Hackney residents can try reusable nappies for free by applying for a £54 voucher.
There is a reusable nappy community that organises events and provides support.
Visit Hackney Real Nappy Network.
Reduce single-use plastics
You can reduce single-use plastic by:
- using a refill water station
- attending a plastic free workshop
- using a zero waste shop
Map of zero waste shops
Contact us if your shop accepts refills and you’d like to be listed on our map.
Dalston library of things
Dalston Library of Things is a place where you can borrow useful things for your home, projects and adventures.
See Dalston Library of Things.
Free large item collections with Bright Sparks
The scheme gives residents the opportunity to donate their pre-loved furniture, which is collected and sold at an affordable price to families on low incomes.
Composting and water butts
Hackney Recycling
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Telephone
Opening times
- Phone line: Mon to Fri: 8am - 5pm