Links To Other Recycling & Reuse Sites

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Freegle-ish
Other places to look for freecycling & freegle-ish stuff

Forest Recycling Project
Forest Recycling Project (FRP) is a not for profit community business, which works in the London Borough of Waltham Forest and surrounding areas. FRP was established in October 1989 to encourage environmental awareness and to help create a sustainable society by providing a range of recycling sevices for the local community.
www.frponline.org.uk

Free2Collect
The aim is to create a collection of the nation's unwanted items, for others to browse and, if they are interested, obtain.
www.free2collect.co.uk

Furniture reuse network
Promotes the reuse of unwanted furniture and household effects for the alleviation of need, hardship, distress and poverty.
www.frn.org.uk

Green Gonzo
Green Gonzo is an initiative which aims to reduce waste and promote the reuse of goods and materials. We are a little like eBay, except absolutely everything advertised here is being given away for free. Anyone who wishes can use our search tool to find out what is being given away by people in their area.
www.greengonzo.com

Gumtree
Extremely useful site full of just about everything you could need to live your life. At the bottom of the 'Stuff for Sale' section you will find 'swapshop', 'freebies' & 'stuffwanted' sections.
www.gumtree.com

Irecycle
The aim of Irecycle is to provide a central point for people offering items that they no longer require or need. The passing on of these items reduces the amount of usable goods going to landfill sites across the UK.
irecycle.conceptuel.co.uk

London21 Sustainability Network
London21 promotes, supports and networks community based initiatives for a greener, healthier, and more sustainable Greater London.
www.london21.org

Love London
London is a huge and dynamic city. There's plenty in it to love! However London is also a hungry city. Food, fuel, building materials, water and much more pour into London from all over the world. What we do here has an impact on the whole planet and it's time to make some changes.
www.londonsustainabilityweeks.org

ReUseIt Network London
Do you have items that you no longer use cluttering up your home? Looking for an item but just don't have the cash? Trying to live a greener lifestyle? Don't want to throw away things that are just too good for the tip? Want to help reduce landfill by recycling your unwanted, reusable items? The solution is simple: Join The Reuse Network and Do The Right Thing!! All Offers Must Be Free.
uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/reuse_london

Reuze.co.uk
The website that brings you the how, what and where of recycling in the United Kingdom.
www.reuze.co.uk

swapXchange
There's no such thing as Junk, only stuff that hasn't found the right person!
swapxchange.org

Waltham Forest Give or Take
Similar in concept to Freegle, but web-based (not email)
www.giveortake.org


Books
Places to swap those books you've read a hundred times or get some new ones.

Book Crossing
The World's Biggest Free Book Club. Catch and Release Used Books.
www.bookcrossing.com

Read It Swap It
Bought a book and finished it? Don't know what to do with it? If you've read it swap it!
www.readitswapit.co.uk


Cheap
Places to get stuff cheap, but not free

For Postage Only
Tired of all the clutter in the house but can't bear to throw away perfectly useable items? This groups is a place for UK residents to offer any *legally* mailable item to other members for only the cost of postage and a small amount to cover packaging (recycled packaging heavily encouraged).
uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/ForPostageOnlyUK

Frugal Genius
Trying to live a frugal lifestyle in the UK? Finding it difficult? You're not the only one! Here at Frugal Genius UK we have a brilliant group of like minded individuals that contribute to this forum on a regular basis. We are warm and friendly and love to hear new 'voices' so please don't hesitate to chime right in with suggestions, tips or questions.
groups.yahoo.com/group/FrugalGeniusUK

Homestore
In 2003/04 HomeStore provided furnishings and white goods for 1,222 low income households in East London saving them an estimated £146,650. In the process 113 tonnes of bulky waste was diverted from the overburdened landfill sites around the capital. Homestore offers free collections of household furniture in good condition.
www.quakersocialaction.com


Re-Use
Not Free & Not Always Cheap, but it keeps stuff out of the landfills

Architectural Salvage
Architectural Salvage & Antiques, doors, fireplaces, furniture, gardens, glass, ironwork, kitchens, lighting, radiators, stone, windows and woodwork. RECLAIMED BUILDING MATERIALS, beams, bricks, flagstones, flooring, roof slates and tiles, timber. Not free but keeping some wonderful stuff out of landfills and preserving it for the future.
www.salvo.co.uk


Recycling
Places to send stuff when it's beyond re-use

Maxitech
Maxitech provides award winning solution to the legal, environmental, social, security and cost problem of redundant electronice quipment.
www.maxitech.co.uk

Newham Councils Recycle Page
www.newham.gov.uk


Volunteering & Skill Swap
Something to do in your spare time to help the community & each other

Volunteer Network Centre, Newham
The gateway to volunteering engagement in Newham and surrounding areas. From here you can access the range of opportunities and services provided by VNC. We are here to help you find your ideal volunteering role and give you guidance, support and advice to make sure that you get the most from your time as a volunteer.
www.vncnewham.co.uk

DoIt
doit.org.uk was launched in 2001 with the first, and still the only, national database of volunteering opportunities in the UK. We do not charge people to use the database as we believe that volunteering should be free to the user and so make a small charge to organisations registerng their opportunities to ensure this.
www.doit.org.uk

Local Exchange Trading System (LETS)
Swap time and skills locally.
www.letslinklondon.org.uk

TimeBank
TimeBank is a national charity inspiring and connecting people to share and give time. TimeBank appeals to people like you who know that their time and skills are in demand but just don't know what to do about it or where to start.
london.timebank.org.uk

Volunteering England
Volunteering England's vision is of a society where the potential and passion of people to transform lives and communities through volunteering is fully realised. Volunteering England's mission is to support an increase in the quality, quantity, impact and accessibility of volunteering throughout England.
www.volunteering.org.uk


Animals
Places to rehome or adopt animals & pets

Celia Hammond Animal Trust
The clinics have neutered over 110,000 animals, preventing the birth of hundreds of thousands of unwanted puppies and kittens and have vaccinated over 157,000 animals. The sanctuary was awarded the Pet Plan Most Deserving Cat Rescue Shelter Award in 1993 for the rescue/rehoming work carried out there.
www.celiahammond.org

Animal Rescue, Rehoming & Sanctuaries across the UK
A-Z list provided by ChatCat
www.catchat.org/adoption/notcats

Battersea Dogs & Cats Home
The Home has been running for more than 140 years and thousands of lost or unwanted dogs and cats come through our doors every year, and each and every one is given as much love, care and attention as possible. With warm, dry kennels, food to eat and the very best of veterinary care, London's lost and abandoned dogs and cats await the possibility of a new home.
www.dogshome.org

Blue Cross
The Blue Cross is Britain's pet charity, providing practical support, information and advice for pet and horse owners.
www.bluecross.org.uk

Cat Rescue & rehoming Centres in Greater London
Provided by ChatCat.
www.catchat.org/adoption/london

Cats Protection
Formedin 1927, Cats Protection has grown to become the UK's leading feline welfare charity. We now rehome and reunite 55,500 cats and kittens every year, through our network of 29 adoption centres and 252 voluntary run branches.
www.cats.org.uk

Cats Protection North London Adoption Centre
We home unwanted & abandoned domestic cats in the North London area and are funded by the charity Cats Protection.
www.northlondoncats.org.uk

Cats Protection Romford and District Branch
The Romford and District Branch was formed in 2001 and is run by a small band of dedicted volunteers!
romford.cats.org.uk

Dogs Lost/Missing/Stolen
UK wide and covers our local area FREE OF CHARGE
www.doglost.co.uk

Dogs Trust
We are the largest dog welfare charity in the UK. Help us give a happy home to 1,000s of stray and abandoned dogs.
www.dogstrust.org.uk

National Animal Welfare Trust
Founded in 1971 the Trust is now one of the top 10 animal rescue and rehoming charities in England and runs 5 rescue & rehoming centres across the country. Our centres are located in Watford, Berkshire, Essex, Somerset and Cornwall.
www.nawt.org.uk

PDSA
In 2007 PDSA celebrates 90 years of caring for the sick and injured animals of people in need. We are proud of our heritage, our achievements and our values. For it is these that have made PDSA what it is today; the UK's leading veterinary charity. But we cannot afford to stand still as the need for our veterinary care is as great as ever. As is PDSA's determination to expand our PetAid services.
www.pdsa.org.uk

PETSEARCH(UK)
A free service to help reunite lost pets with their owners
www.ukpetsearch.freeuk.com

RSPCA
The RSPCA's vision is to work for a world in which all humans respect and live in harmony with all other members of the animal kingdom. The RSPCA as a charity will, by all lawful means, prevent cruelty, promote kindness to and alleviate suffering of animals.
www.rspca.org.uk

Wood Green Animal Shelters
Wood Green Animal Shelters is a registered charity that has been rescuing and rehoming animals since 1924. The charity takes in over 6,000 animals a year and has set national standards in animal care.
www.woodgreen.org.uk


Other Useful Stuff
Everthing that doesn't fit anywhere else

Map of London Boroughs
With links to their websites.
www.cityoflondon.gov.uk

Map of Newham Postcodes
Want to see where a postcode is? Check out this map!
www.doogal.co.uk

Respect & Dignity
Resource for homeless people and those who work with them
respectanddignity.bravehost.com

The Consumer Action Group, The Debt Action Group and The Bank Action Group
Here to provide you with a community where you will find that you are not the only one to have the kinds of problems you are dealing with.
www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk

We Are What We Do
We're not another charity. We're not an institution. We Are What We Do is a movement. We'd like to inspire people to use their everyday actions to change the world. Whoever they are. And wherever they are. And that includes you.
www.wearewhatwedo.org