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From Karaoke machine to kitchen sink, turn your trash into treasure by joining Freegle in Enfield

One person’s trash can now become another person’s treasure in Enfield following the local launch of an ingenious recycling scheme called Freegle.

The Enfield Freegle group is open to anyone who wants to ‘recycle’ items they no longer need, rather than throw them away.

Freegle is made up of local groups, run by volunteers, which offers an online board where members can post ‘offers of items’ or ‘wants for items’. The rules are simple: items must be freely given, legal, and keep something out of a landfill tip.

Whether it’s a Karaoke machine, chair, piano or an old door, you can offer it to members of the group. Or maybe you're looking to acquire something yourself – like a new kitchen sink.

Alexander Rainbow, who started the Enfield group said: “Freegle is a great idea and I firmly believe in recycling, so I volunteered to start a group because there wasn’t one in this area. Already we’ve got 180 members since we started last month and numbers go up every day. Everyone in the area is welcome to join, including non profit groups like school and charities.”

Alexander added: “We’ve had all manner of things looking for a new home including the Karaoke machine, a chain saw, and a computer; everyone has unwanted goods lying around like children’s toys and old hobby equipment, and it is very satisfying to pass something on to someone who needs it.

“Requests for items have ranged from a darts mat, paving slabs, to a kitchen sink! Most items find new homes really quickly and people who ‘want’ things are rarely disappointed.”

Freegle was started in Tuscon, Arizona in 2003 by Deron Beal, who was concerned about desert landscapes being used for landfill. What began as local e-mail group and has spread to 79 countries.

There are xxx groups in the UK and well over a million members with numbers growing all the time. It is estimated that 2.19 million items will find new owners in the UK this year, saving 18,331 tonnes of waste.

To join, visit website www.ilovefreegle.org and look for Enfield in Greater London listings.

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