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🎉🔧 Repair Week is BACK! Save the date for another jam-packed week of learning new repair skills and getting your belongings back to their best selves.

Can't wait until then? Well you're in luck... We've just launched our new Repair Hub - your go-to source for tips and advice on fixing everything from electricals and homeware to textiles and bicycles. 

🔗 See link in bio to discover expert articles, DIY guides, and keep up to date with repair events across London.

 #RepairWeekLDN   #Repair   #LoveItForLonger   #FitItDontDitchIt
It's Circular Economy Week - an annual celebration and showcase of the the stuff revolution! A Circular economy is all about keeping things in use for as long as possible and at their highest value. What better way to celebrate than through the power of repair! 🔨

There's loads to sink your teeth into this month - check out our top picks and register via the event hosts (tagged) or via Eventbrite. 

And keep your eyes peeled for a very special announcement coming tomorrow...👀 

 #repair   #repairevents   #repairlondon   #CEweek2024
🔌 Almost all of us have unwanted, broken cables clogging up our drawers, or have considered binning that flimsy cable when it broke. But all that adds up to millions of unwanted cables and thousands of kilograms of copper going to waste. 

For International E Waste Day, we're calling on YOU to join The Great Cable Challenge and help recycle 1 million cables across the UK. All you have to do is round up those old cables you’ve got lying around, bag them up and take them to a drop off point. Yep, it's that simple!

 👉 Use @recycleyourelectricals_ recycling locator to find your nearest drop off point - link in their bio.

 #EWasteDay   #GreatCableChallenge
With summer ending and shorter days and colder weather drawing in, it's important to stay positive and remember the good stuff! To help, we're pleased to bring you our good news update on all things recycling and zero waste.

This month, our roundup is all retail and hospitality news as big hitters like IKEA, John Lewis and Costa trial new ways to reduce waste.

Read on for a dose of positivity and share to spread the good vibes far and wide 🌟

 #zerowaste   #lowwaste   #repair   #recycling   #reuse   #goodnews
Did you know that 5 MILLION cables are binned every year - that's enough to circle the earth five times 🤯 Throwing away our old and unwanted cables is wasting a huge amount of copper that, if properly recycled, could be used to make lifesaving hospital equipment or even electric cars!

@recycleyourelectricals_ is calling on everyone across the UK to join the Great Cable Challenge, and help recycle 1 million cables for International E-Waste Day on 14th October.

Interested in learning more? Visit @recycleyourelectricals_ page for more info.

 #EWasteDay   #GreatCableChallenge   #RecycleYourElectricals
Your wardrobe has the power to change lives. This September we’re inviting you to join @traid's Closet Clear-out Challenge. Traid is on a mission to reach 250,000 donations
and needs your help.

Every second, the equivalent of a rubbish truck of textiles is buried or burned and 30% of the UK’s unwanted clothes end up in landfill. That’s around one billion garments 🤯 - this can’t continue.

Want to join in the challenge?

All you need to do is Pick - Click - Collect. Find out more and donate 👉 @traid

 #ClosetClearOut   #PickClickCollect   #SecondhandSeptember
It's  #ZeroWasteWeek  - a week of global action to reduce landfill waste. What better way to get take part than through the power of repair to prevent your belongings from ending up in the bin!

We've rounded up our top picks for repair events for this month, taking place across London. Check them out and let us know about any other events in the comments 👇

For more information and booking details, search Eventbrite or contact the tagged event organisers.

 #repair   #repairlondon
And that’s a wrap on our wishcycling series. Remember, putting things in your recycling bin that don’t belong there can result in a messy, expensive and wasteful process to remove them!

If you’re ever not sure if something can or can’t go in your recycling, check the London Recycles website -link in bio.

 #recycling   #recyclingtips   #wishcycling
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