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The 4th Swap Market will take place from November 21 to November 29 in the new Community Center of Costa Teguise, coinciding with the European Week for Waste Reduction. Through this initiative, we aim to promote reuse, responsible consumption and waste reduction, as well as creating spaces for people to meet, learn and get involved.

As every year, throughout the week you can pop into the  Community Center to swap items in good condition (clothes, books, toys, decorations, etc.) for stamps, which can then be redeemed for other items on 28th and 29th of November. The idea is to bring in things we have at home but no longer use, so that other people can extend their lifespan or find a new purpose for them. 

Furthermore, this year we have introduced the Sustainability Passport. Several organizations will be collaborating with us to make the Market a broader, more dynamic and enriching event, so anyone taking part in at least three activities will enter into a prize draw happening on the opening ceremony (28/11). The activities taking place alongside the Market are the following:

-Guided tour of the Costa Teguise Recycling Centre: on 21st of November, from 11.00 am to 12.00 pm, led by Héctor, a technician from Lanzarote Recicla.

-ConcienciArte Exhibition: from 21st to 29th of November, during the market’s opening hours. The exhibition, organized by the Papacría Association, comprises eight sculptures made from waste collected on eight beaches in Lanzarote, representing the four cardinal points of the island.

-Lanzarote’s first Repair Café: Friday 27th of November, from 4.00 pm to 7.00 pm. We want to bring together people with repair skills (sewing, small electrical appliances, bicycles and other items) who’d like to share their knowledge with people who need to repair broken things they have at home. It would be helpful to have repairers signed up in advance to ensure the event can go ahead, so if you know anyone who’d like to take part, we’d love to meet them!

-Composting workshop: Friday 27 November, from 6.00 pm to 7.00 pm, with Javi Rodríguez and Rodrigo Vega, certified composting instructors from the Composta network and members of the Verdolaga Association.

Through this initiative, we aim to bring the circular economy closer to the community and normalize practices that encourage extending the life of second-hand items, as well as to promote responsible consumption and challenge the notion that we must constantly consume in order to be happy or feel valuable.

You can find the poster, the opening hours and more information about the event on our Instagram @zondayalisios