Greener Hackney

📢Pick up recycling receptacles at Hackney Central Library between 10am-2pm this Friday, 13th February ♻️ #HackneyRecycles

This #CleanAirNight, we are sharing the facts about woodburning 🔥

Read Jack's story below about the harmful health impacts of woodburning ⬇️

Hackney Nappy Network is hosting a Give & Take event next week💚

Connect with other parents and carers using reusables & save money👶

🕑Wed 21 Jan at 12-1.30pm
📍Round Chapel Old School Rooms

Free and no booking required
🔗https://hackneyrealnappy.net/events/

Apply for the Green Business Support programme The Green Business support programme includes sustainability and energy efficiency audits, advice and resources and access to grants of up to £10,000 available for Hackney businesses.

Apply for up to £10,000 in grant funding to lower your business’ energy bills, waste and carbon footprint. www.hackneybusinessnetwork.co.uk/green-busine...

Join our local litter pick and help keep Hackney Clean 🌎💚

🗓 Saturday 24 Jan 🕐 10am - Midday📍 Meeting at: Broadway Market (Corner of Andrews Road), E8 4QJ

Refresh your wardrobe for FREE!👕

Join the Verte x Hackney Council Clothes Swap💚:

🕐Saturday 24 January, 12–4pm
📍Number 90, 90 Wallis Road, E9 5LN

Give clothes a second life and shop preloved♻️

🔗Sign up: verte.london/event/verte-...

Your unwanted clean coats, gloves and scarves are needed more than ever during this cold spell 🥶🧥🧣🥊

Please donate at these libraries until 28 Feb and also take what you need 💚

Dalston CLR James
Stamford Hill
Homerton
Clapton
Shoreditch

📢Pick up recycling receptacles at Hackney Service Centre, 1 Hillman Street, E8 1DY between 10am-2pm this Friday 9th January ♻️#HackneyRecycles

Refresh your wardrobe for FREE!👕

Join the Verte x Hackney Council Clothes Swap💚:

🕒 Saturday 24 January, 12–4pm
📍 Number 90, 90 Wallis Road, E9 5LN

Give clothes a second life and shop preloved.♻️

🔗Sign up: verte.london/event/verte-...

We're sharing @globalactionplan.bsky.social 's facts about wood burning to help keep you, your family and local community safe over the colder months 👉

#CleanAirNight

Colville Estate are hosting FREE shoe and textile repairs TODAY 👠👖⚒️
🕐11AM-1PM then 2-5PM
📍CETRA Hall, Colville Estate
Text to confirm a free repair slot. Walk-ins for shoe repair (by Certi Shop) will be charged due to sourcing of materials: 07418367286.

YouTube video by Recycle Your Electricals HypnoCat says never bin batteries or electricals!

Binned batteries and electricals can spark fires when crushed in bin or recycling lorries. Always recycle them separately from our household waste or recycling. Visit recycleyourelectricals.org.uk to find where to drop them off safely

Are you a group that brings people together?

The North London Community Fund is open, with an incredible £1 million funding commitment to support projects that prevent waste and make a real difference.

✅Grants of up to £20,000
✅Apply by 16 February

Find out more/apply here: t.co/gigzxxvJeh

Did you know that wood burning is the most polluting way to heat your home❓

That’s why we’re supporting #CleanAirNight 2026, to share the facts about wood burning and to help spark a conversation across the country 🔥

Reusable Nappy Demo with @hackneynappynet 👶

Friday 12 December from 10am
Thingy Cafe at Trowbridge Gardens hackneyrealnappy.net/events/

Claim a FREE £70 nappy voucher on the day or online via realnappiesforlondon.org.uk/apply

📢Pick up recycling receptacles at Hackney Service Centre, 1 Hillman Street, E8 1DY between 10am-2pm this Friday 12th December📷#HackneyRecycles

A smoky fireplace.

Did you know, Hackney is a designated Smoke Control Area?

To make things easy we've created a single boroughwide Order. The 27 previous smoke control orders are merging into one for the whole borough, which comes into effect on 1 December.

See the rules: hackney.gov.uk/smoke-contro...

The weather has turned, and demand is high for coats! 🥶🧥

Donate your clean, unwanted coats to help neighbours stay warm. Take a coat if you need one.💚

You can find coat stands until 28 Feb at these libraries:
Dalston CLR James
Stamford Hill
Homerton
Clapton
Shoreditch

With temperatures dropping and bills rising, we're making our thermal imaging cameras free to borrow this winter.

🔍 Spot heat loss
🏠 Make your home cosier
💸 Save on energy bills

Find out more here: t.co/qM4lD12BLq

YouTube video by MP Smarter Travel Why indoor air quality matters and how to improve it for our health

They learnt quick tips to reduce indoor air pollution:
🪟 ventilate when cooking/cleaning
🧼 clean your extractor fans & filters regularly
❌ avoid air fresheners, sprays, aerosols

Watch this participant youtube.com/watch?v=XLnSuu5f5lY&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=SocialSignIn&utm_source=Twitter

NLWA is offering £2k worth of training & resources to tackle food waste in your community. If you're based in Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Hackney, Haringey, Islington or Waltham Forest and not already working on food waste prevention, this is your chance
Apply by 15 Dec: www.nlwa.gov.uk/take-action/...

Ever thought about the air quality in your home❓

Together with
@cityoflondon
we gave air quality monitors to residents to help them learn more about their indoor air quality

Here are some sources of pollution they found:
🧽 cleaning products
🍳 gas stoves
🐈 pet litter trays

Did you know that wood burning is the most polluting way to heat your home?

From 1 Dec all 27 separate smoke control orders in Hackney are being merged into ONE Smoke Control Area

Limiting smoke can improve air quality and create a healthier Hackney

📢Pick up recycling receptacles at Hackney Service Centre, 1 Hillman Street, E8 1DY between 10am-2pm this Friday 14th November♻️#HackneyRecycles

a person on a Voi bike stands next to a person on a Lime bike, next to Cllr Young, Cabinet Member for Climate Change, Environment and Transport, on a cargo bike

a woman rides a cargo bike with a child sitting in the front carrier box

a sign that says free cycle check at the corner of a street

Celebrating the launch of new cycle hire options in Hackney at our newest cargo bike hub

You can now rent dockless bikes from Voi and Lime, or pick up an OurBike cargo bike, perfect for carrying bigger loads

👉 orlo.uk/SuKg6

The Harvesting Climate Action Exhibition has come to an end! A huge thanks to all who visited🙏

The work continues...
Tonight, the exhibition stools will be transformed into seating at our special Low Carbon Banquet♻️

From exhibition to celebration - that's circularity!💚

Reusable Nappy Demo with @hackneynappynet👶

🕐Friday 14 November from 10am
📍Thingy Cafe at Trowbridge Gardens hackneyrealnappy.net/events/

💚Claim a FREE £70 nappy voucher on the day or online via realnappiesforlondon.org.uk/apply

Don't miss the powerful documentary 'Thank You For The Rain' -screening for free this month!💚

Follow a Kenyan farmer documenting climate change impacts and becoming a global activist♻️

🕓Tues 25 Nov 12:30-14:00
📍Abney Park Cafe, N16

More info & book: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/featured-f...

People collecting food outside a leisure centre

FREE fresh fruit and vegetables

@thefelixproject.bsky.social and Better Leisure are giving out fresh fruit and veg this Friday

📅 Friday 7 November, 12-2pm
📌 Britannia Leisure Centre

Just bring your own bags and boxes to carry the food home!

Find out more: www.better.org.uk/leisure-cent...

One week left of the Harvesting Climate Action exhibition at HSC. Come along to check it out!