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If you don't use it... freeuse it!
Posted on 11/02/10


A great new website is giving people the chance to find a hidden treasure or give away items for free.
The online Freeuse resource offers a quick and easy way for residents to advertise their unwanted possessions, or search for an item that they could put to good use.
The website - put together by the Leicestershire Waste Partnership - is designed to reduce the amount of waste generated by giving old household items a new lease of life.
Its estimated that 5.6 billion pounds worth of good quality usable household items are thrown away in the UK every year.
Councillor Michael Rook, Chair of the Leicestershire Waste Partnership, said: The new Freeuse site went live at the end of November and it has already saved its first tonne of waste from going to landfill. With more and more people using it, we are optimistic that Freeuse will make a difference in further reducing Leicestershires waste.
Visit www.freeuseit.org for more information and to start giving and taking items for free!
Notes:
The Freeuse site has been developed building on the original successful site created by North-West Leicestershire District Council in June 2008 and has been expanded to cover both Leicestershire and Leicester City.
The website is operated by the Leicestershire Waste Partnership. The partnership is made up of the seven Leicestershire Districts and Borough Councils along with the County Council. Leicester City is an associate member as it has made its own arrangements for future waste management.
Copies of the Freeuse logo and imagery are available upon request.
.... if you don't use it, freeuse it !
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