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About us

London Recycles is the recycling campaign for London

London Recycles is supported by the Mayor of London, collaborates with London’s councils and waste authorities, and is managed by ReLondon.

We’re here to help Londoners recycle more things, more often, and we’re also on a mission to encourage Londoners to reduce the amount they consume by keeping their stuff in use for longer through repairing, sharing, and renting.

About ReLondon

ReLondon is a partnership of the Mayor of London and the London boroughs to improve waste and resource management and transform the city into a leading low carbon circular economy.

We are living through a climate emergency. We believe we can catalyse transformational change in London by inspiring and empowering the action of others. We can mobilise our boroughs, businesses, and citizens to change their policies, practices, and behaviours, to revolutionise the way we use stuff.

Together we can change the world.

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🧵Less screen time, more fixing. We call that a win-win.

#repair #mindfulness

🍂☕ Cosy season is here! 🧵✨Fix your stuff over a cup of tea and a natter at one of the many repair events happening this month - swipe to see our top picks and contact the organisers to book.

#repair #repairevents

🎃 Wondering what to do now you've cooked all the tasty bits of your pumpkin? 👉 Recycle it! Putting it in your food waste bin – not your main rubbish bin! – means it can go on and be turned into clean energy to power our homes⚡

#recycling #pumpkin #foodwaste #foodwasterecycling

🎃 Pumpkins are more than just decorations! Each year, millions of pumpkins are thrown away after Halloween, but they can be roasted, blitzed, chopped and pureed into lots of delicious dishes to help reduce waste and save some money on your food shop.

👉 Swipe to get inspired and save your pumpkin from the bin.

#halloween #foodwaste #pumpkinrecipes

Are pots and pans recyclable in London? 👉 Swipe to find out!

#recycling

📣 Repair Week is BACK 1-7 March 2027! We're calling on all London-based repairers to get involved to make this the biggest Repair Week yet.

🔨 Each year, we bring together repair businesses, community groups, local government, large corporates and Londoners for a week of repair activity across the capital. Now entering our seventh year of hosting Repair Week, we're seeing more and more Londoners join us to learn new skills and fix their much loved stuff. Getting involved in Repair Week is a great way to showcase your business to 1000s of Londoners and be at the forefront of the repair movement.

How can you get involved? 👇

🔧 Host an event, offer your repair services or expertise or provide a venue
🔨 Support digitally and promote Repair Week to your networks
🧵 Sponsor Repair Week for official branding across all Repair Week materials

Interested? Contact us at hello@londonrecycles.co.uk or visit the link in bio to express interest.

#repairweek #repair

💭 What goes through your mind when something breaks? We travelled across the UK to find out...

People don't necessarily want to chuck stuff in the bin, they just may not automatically think to fix it or know where or how they can locally. With #InternationalRepairDay coming up, we thought it was the perfect opportunity to showcase the opportunities in London.

Here's a selection of events happening tomorrow where you can fix your clothes, tech, furniture, bikes and more! Visit repairday.org for more info and booking 👇

💻 Hackney Fix-a-thon with @fixing_factories at the Pembury Centre in Hackney
🔧Festival of Fixing with @restartproject at the Barbican Centre
🪑 Furniture fixing with @bellhousedulwich in Dulwich
👚 Clothes and textiles repair and swap with @makemeestudio in Lewisham
🔌Youth repair workshop with @eastlondonwaste and @restartproject
🧵Broadwater farm repair café with @haringeyfixers in Tottenham

#repairevents #repair

🫣 Did you know 1.56 million vapes are chucked every week in London! And despite their size, they can cause HUGE issues for our fire fighters when disposed of incorrectly.

👉 Kai at Dockhead Fire Station explains the dangers caused by lithium battery vape fires and how to dispose of damaged and out-of-use ones responsibly.

❗Remember - if your vape is damaged, submerge it in a fire container box. And if it's finished, take it to a local retailer for recycling.

Let's keep London safe!

[Vape research: @recycleyourelectricals_] #InternationalEWasteDay

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