Freegle
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Freegle is a British
organisation that aims to reduce landfill
by encouraging people to give things away instead of throwing them away.
Freegle was formed on 11 September 2009 after many Freecycle
groups in the UK decided to break away from the US parent organisation following disagreements on how groups in the UK should operate, and the dismissal of long-term UK moderators, who had been speaking out.
The majority of Freegle groups are hosted on Yahoo Groups, and many can also be used from Facebook.
, there are 321 Freegle groups with an total of 1,227,599 members in the UK.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
organisation that aims to reduce landfill
Landfill
A landfill site , is a site for the disposal of waste materials by burial and is the oldest form of waste treatment...
by encouraging people to give things away instead of throwing them away.
Freegle was formed on 11 September 2009 after many Freecycle
The Freecycle Network
The Freecycle Network is a non-profit organization registered in the state of Arizona, USA, and separately registered as a UK charity, that organizes a worldwide network of "gifting" groups, aiming to divert reusable goods from landfills...
groups in the UK decided to break away from the US parent organisation following disagreements on how groups in the UK should operate, and the dismissal of long-term UK moderators, who had been speaking out.
The majority of Freegle groups are hosted on Yahoo Groups, and many can also be used from Facebook.
, there are 321 Freegle groups with an total of 1,227,599 members in the UK.