National Reuse Day

Freegle created a national day to celebrate and promote reuse

2023

The inaugural national day was held on 20th October 2023. The intention is to make this an annual event, held on the third Friday of October each year. This means it will always fall on a Friday, and will always sit next to National Repair Day, held on the third Saturday of October.

20th October 2023 links:

• https://discourse.ilovefreegle.org/t/national-reuse-day-20-october-mail-out-message/6779
• https://us20.campaign-archive.com/?u=dd0a44d9aa3f6ba0e4d439318&id=cec86625ad - also accompanied by a national admin message that groups could choose to send to their members
• https://us20.campaign-archive.com/?u=dd0a44d9aa3f6ba0e4d439318&id=760ba52b7f
• https://discourse.ilovefreegle.org/t/national-reuse-day/6803

2024

Second National Reuse Day, 18th October 2024.

Links:

• Message to volunteers on Discourse: https://discourse.ilovefreegle.org/t/national-reuse-day-friday-18th-oct-landing-page-with-information-and-resources/7929
• Campaign page: https://www.ilovefreegle.org/NationalReuseDay#
• Freegle film release about Freegle Shop: https://www.ilovefreegle.org/NationalReuseDay
• Information email to councils: https://us20.campaign-archive.com/?u=dd0a44d9aa3f6ba0e4d439318&id=f1a08a1964
• Link to all 2024 resources: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1TuJV6LOVv_1x3UMmUBhhkCsc48uhDwA4

2025

Third National Reuse Day, 17th October 2025.

Links:

• Freegle Bites, shared on Discourse: https://discourse.ilovefreegle.org/t/freegle-bites-oct-national-reuse-day-resources-celebrating-16-years-of-freegle/9041
• Freegle Bites, shared on Discourse: https://discourse.ilovefreegle.org/t/freegle-bites-get-ready-to-celebrate-nationalreuseday-this-friday-17-october/9052
• Request on Discourse for links/mentions: https://discourse.ilovefreegle.org/t/national-reuse-day-today-friday-17th-october-please-share-any-mentions-here/9064/2
• Admin placed in ModTools to send out to all members by groups, query on Tech: https://discourse.ilovefreegle.org/t/admin-for-reuse-day/9034
• Link on another site: https://www.reducereuserecycle.co.uk/greenarticles/national_reuse_day.php

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