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Waltham Forest Reuse and Repair Directory

Save money, support local businesses and reduce your environmental impact by buying and borrowing second hand and preloved and repairing things in 2024.

Last updated: 7 March 2024

Next review: 7 March 2025

This map has been created by the Waltham Forest Council and Forest Recycling Project to help you find local places to repair your things and buy and borrow second-hand. Don't forget, there may also be local Whatsapp and Facebook groups to sell or swap your things. 

Save money, support local businesses and reduce your environmental impact by doing this in 2024

Find out more about this project and what the council is doing on waste, reuse and repair

12 results

Scope charity shop

Pick up a bargain or give us the stuff you don't want, and help disabled children get the best start in life

FridayShed

Shared workshop for woodwork, joinery, recycle/renovation and in future, craft and light engineering.

Leather Workshops

Furniture repairs and restoration – including upholstery, frames, repadding - sofas and chairs, leather and fabric, at the on-site workshop. Quality new furniture made to specification.

Perrys Drycleaners

Repairs and alterations. New zips. Patchwork. Shortening. Lengthening. Taking in. Letting out. Dry cleaning. Laundry. "

Call The Dressmaker

Made to measure clothing. Clothing repairs and alterations, woollen repairs. Made to measure curtains and alterations. Bespoke Jewellery. Also, repairs and restringing.

SIT Collective

Made to measure clothing. Clothing repairs and alterations, woollen repairs. Made to measure curtains and alterations. Bespoke Jewellery. Also, repairs and restringing.