A series of free events are coming to Croydon, Kingston, Merton and Sutton to encourage people to do more recycling and repairing.

The South London Waste Partnership and Recycle for London will be hosting 15 events throughout October and November to try and convince people to send less rubbish to landfills.

Chair of the South London Waste Partnership joint committee, Councillor Phil Doyle, said: “If we’re honest with ourselves, I think the vast majority of us would have to admit that we occasionally throw things away that, with a little more effort and thought, could have been repaired, altered, given away or even sold. The environmental cost of disposing of electronic items and clothing can be very high.

“I hope this program of events throughout the autumn will show residents that repairing and reusing can be great fun as well as being more environmentally responsible than disposal.”

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A series of ‘Restart Parties’ will be held in each borough, where residents can bring electronic items to be repaired, and learn how to repair them. There will also be ‘Jumble Trails’ where residents can set up stalls to sell their bric-a-brac and ‘Love Your Clothes’ sewing workshops, where Miss Libby Rose in bright pink van will help to help repair old clothes.

Restart Parties are taking place at the following locations:

- The Richard Mayo Centre in Eden Street, Kingston, from 6pm until 9pm on Tuesday, October 18

- 'Access Croydon' in Bernard Weatherill House, Mint Walk, Croydon, from 6pm until 9pm on Wednesday, October 26 

- The Europa Gallery in Sutton Library, St Nicholas Way, Sutton, from 6pm until 9pm on Wednesday, November 9. 

- The New Horizon Centre in South Lodge Avenue, Mitcham, from 12pm until 3pm on Saturday, November 19. 

For more information about Restart Parties, click here. 

'Jumble Trails' will be held in Benhilton on Saturday, October 1, in Berrylands on Sunday, October 2 and in Colliers Wood on Sunday, October 9. 

For more information about Jumble Trails, click here. 

The Love Your Clothes workshops will run a morning session on alterations and repairs between 11am and 12.30pm, and an afternoon session on re-styling and customisation. 

The workshops will be Wimbledon Piazza on Tuesday, October 11, in Kingston Market Place on Thursday, October 13, in North End, Croydon on Sunday October 16 and in Sutton High Street on Saturday, October 22. 

For more information about the workshops, click here.