Waltham Forest Council has the ambition of becoming a net-zero borough by 2030 – as set out in the Climate Action Plan. Inspiring more ways to reuse, repair, recycle, and repurpose everyday items is central to this plan.
As part of Waltham Forest Council’s response to the climate emergency and cost of living crisis; The Climate Emergency Team and Waste & Recycling Team has teamed up with the long established Forest Recycling Project (FRP) to create the Waltham Forest Reuse & Repair Directory.
In celebration of the Directory launch, Artillery CIC (producers of the E17 Art Trail, High Street Adventures & more) is producing three Reuse & Repair Fairs for the Waltham Forest Reuse & Repair Festival 2024, with the first fair coinciding with Repair Week.
The fairs, each in a different part of the borough, will highlight a leading theme from Reuse and Repair with the key focus on enabling all of us to waste less, reduce carbon emissions and save money.
These expert-filled fairs will offer repair and upcycling for free, including clothing and textiles, toys, household electric goods, furniture, and home. There will be plenty of fun activities for all ages, workshops, talks and demonstrations, giving everyone the opportunity to learn how to reuse and create, fix things themselves or to discover the many local organisations and social groups available to join and visit.
9th March, 11:00 – 15:00
Find new ways to reuse, repair, repurpose and upcycle your everyday items with local community groups and organisations helping us all to live more sustainably. Bring along clothing and textiles to alter, household items for repair, and your bikes for maintenance.
