North London residents can get rid of their clutter and
unwanted household items and take home what they really need at a
Stuff for Free event being held over two weekends in June and
July.
Healthy Planet's Stuff for Free initiative is being run in
partnership with North London Waste Authority (NLWA) to raise
awareness of environmental issues and reduce the amount of unwanted
goods going to landfill.
Shaylesh Patel, founder of Healthy Planet said:
"Stuff for Free encourages re-use and reduces landfill so
you'll be helping the environment and helping yourself. This is an
exciting development and the largest scale one in the country. With
a greater number of households in North London we are hoping to
exceed our last Stuff for Free event in West London where 1,100
people and community groups helped us to redistribute, for re-use,
over 24 tonnes of stuff."
Where and when?
Unit 1 Voltage Industrial Estate
Mollison Avenue
Enfield
EN3 7XQ
Please refer to the downloadable map here as Google Maps and SAT
NAV may not be accurate. Upon turning into the driveway, curve to
the right and we are in the first unit on the corner.
Give Stuff
Thursday and Friday 28-29 June from 8am until
midday
Saturday and Sunday 30th June - 1st July from 10am to
3pm
Tuesday - Friday 3-6 July from 10am to
3pm
Residents and businesses alike can bring along any unwanted
items that are still in good enough condition for others to want
and use including books, furniture, gadgets and other household
items. This includes both working and broken electrical items,
thanks to Furnish and DHL who will take away all the broken
electrical equipment to be recycled.
If you cannot make it to Enfield, you can drop items at our
alternative site:
Spires Shopping Centre
111 High Street
Barnet, Herts EN5 5XY
(to the left of the main entrance)
Our volunteer will be there Weds and Fri 4 and 6 July from
12pm-4pm.
Take Stuff
Friday to Sunday, 6-8 July from 10am to
3pm.
Anyone can come along to Voltage Industrial Estate and take
items they want, for free! What's more, they'll be helping the
environment. By re-using things instead of throwing them away,
residents will be helping to save landfill space, reduce fly
tipping and save valuable resources.
Children's activities will be provided on Saturday, 7 July by Green
Peas Events and on Sunday, 8 July by Fabelist.
This event is part of a series of Stuff for Free events across
North London funded by the North London Waste Authority in
partnership with Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Hackney, Haringey,
Islington and Waltham Forest Councils. It is anticipated that this
series of events will result in a reduction of 200 tonnes of waste
from disposal.
Full details - including directions to the venue - can be found at:
www.stuffforfree.org.uk.