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	====Weight of stuff kept out of ~~Landfill~~====		====Weight of stuff kept out of landfill====

	You can see the estimated weight of items reused through your group by looking at your group home page and clicking on the small 'more stats' link in the intro text. This will reveal several stats about your group that all your members can access, including estimates of weight.		You can see the estimated weight of items reused through your group by looking at your group home page and clicking on the small 'more stats' link in the intro text. This will reveal several stats about your group that all your members can access, including estimates of weight.
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	* Between now and 2020, WRAP estimates that electronic waste in the UK will total more than 12 million tonnes. A quarter of this will comprise of IT equipment, consumer electronics and display screens. This 12 million tonnes will include precious metals, which at the time of writing, have a total estimated market value of £7bn.		* Between now and 2020, WRAP estimates that electronic waste in the UK will total more than 12 million tonnes. A quarter of this will comprise of IT equipment, consumer electronics and display screens. This 12 million tonnes will include precious metals, which at the time of writing, have a total estimated market value of £7bn.
	* Nearly 25% of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) that’s taken to household waste recycling centres could be re-used, worth around £200m gross a year.		* Nearly 25% of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) that’s taken to household waste recycling centres could be re-used, worth around £200m gross a year.
	* We throw away more than 7 million tonnes of food and drink every year from our homes - most of which could have been safely consumed.		* We throw away more than 7 million tonnes of food and drink every year from our homes – most of which could have been safely consumed.
	* UK hospitality sector (hotels, pubs, restaurants and quick service restaurants) could save £724 million a year by tackling food waste.		* UK hospitality sector (hotels, pubs, restaurants and quick service restaurants) could save £724 million a year by tackling food waste.
	* By pursuing opportunities for re-use, the UK could reduce its reliance on raw materials, including rare earths, by as much as 20% by 2020.		* By pursuing opportunities for re-use, the UK could reduce its reliance on raw materials, including rare earths, by as much as 20% by 2020.
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	Information about your group can be found on the group's home page (click on 'more stats' at in the group intro) or in Modtools on your Introduction Page on the dashboard.		Information about your group can be found on the group's home page (click on 'more stats' at in the group intro) or in Modtools on your Introduction Page on the dashboard.

	====Unusual and ~~Interesting~~ Freegles====		====Unusual and interesting Freegles====

	Interviewers or reporters often ask for examples of unusual or interesting things that have been freegled. Keep a note for your own group, but across the UK the following have all appeared as offers on Freegle groups:		Interviewers or reporters often ask for examples of unusual or interesting things that have been freegled. Keep a note for your own group, but across the UK the following have all appeared as offers on Freegle groups:
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	*several hundred wine bottle corks made into a cork noticeboard		*several hundred wine bottle corks made into a cork noticeboard
	*shop mannequins		*shop mannequins
	*a yacht, a 4 berth caravan		*a yacht; a 4-berth caravan
	*hospital hoists		*hospital hoists
	*unicyle and tandem		*unicyle and tandem
	*car with tax and MOT (from someone off abroad that day) offered, and a request that resulted in someone giving a little runabout with tax and MOT.		*car with tax and MOT (from someone off abroad that day) offered, and a request that resulted in someone giving a little runabout with tax and MOT
	*life size cardboard sci-fi figure		*life size cardboard sci-fi figure
	*a melodeon (like an ~~accordian~~) said to have been made by prisoners of war ; bongo drums		*a melodeon (like an accordion) said to have been made by prisoners of war; bongo drums
	*an ex-cinema Shrek hanging display		*an ex-cinema Shrek hanging display
	*a well (decorative only)		*a well (decorative only)
	*a front near side quarter light for some model of 1960's Austin was requested, he got offered four!!		*a front near side quarter light for some model of 1960's Austin was requested, he got offered four!!
	* monkey puzzle tree ; pampas grass		* monkey puzzle tree; pampas grass
	*full size dalek		*full size dalek
	*whole kitchens		*whole kitchens
	*6 tonnes of filing cabinets and paper office furniture for Brighton and Hove city council (they are going paperless)		*6 tonnes of filing cabinets and paper office furniture for Brighton and Hove city council (they are going paperless)
	*1,000 rolls of 'out of date' wall paper from a DIY store		*1,000 rolls of 'out of date' wall paper from a DIY store
	* over 3,000 video tapes for the Brighton Waste House (from just one wanted post) - to be turned into insulation		* over 3,000 video tapes for the Brighton Waste House (from just one wanted post) – to be turned into insulation
	*spinning wheel and drum carder		*spinning wheel and drum carder
	*3 coffins offered!(cardboard, offered by a theatrical group. 2 went to a Derbys theatrical group and 1 to a Sheffield theatrical group - all for ~~halloween~~ productions).		*3 coffins offered! (cardboard, offered by a theatrical group. 2 went to a Derbys theatrical group and 1 to a Sheffield theatrical group – all for Halloween productions.)
	*18 former Humberside telephone boxes bought on a whim to sell to BT, but never did - they all apparently went to folks for garden ornaments...		*18 former Humberside telephone boxes bought on a whim to sell to BT, but never did – they all apparently went to folks for garden ornaments...
	*space transporter (turned out to be a toy)		*space transporter (turned out to be a toy)
	*Noah's ~~arc~~ (it wasn't full scale but it was big enough it needed four people to carry it. A prop from a play)		*Noah's ark (it wasn't full scale but it was big enough it needed four people to carry it. A prop from a play)
	*Captain Pugwash cardboard cut out, made for a ~~childrens~~ birthday party, taken, ~~ref~~-offered and then asked for		*Captain Pugwash cardboard cut out, made for a children's birthday party, taken, re-offered and then asked for
	*a collection of porcelain dolls looking for a "new loving home"		*a collection of porcelain dolls looking for a "new loving home"
	*entire contents of a large garden shed full of winemaking equipment		*entire contents of a large garden shed full of winemaking equipment
	*Someone on Towcester (pronounced Toaster) Freegle posted: Offer: Toaster (Towcester) The group owner was delighted - she's been waiting for years for that to happen!		*Someone on Towcester (pronounced Toaster) Freegle posted: ''Offer: Toaster (Towcester)''. The group owner was delighted – she's been waiting for years for that to happen!

Jacky: /* Freegle stats */

2018-03-27T13:56:17Z

Freegle stats

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	See [[Freegle Group Membership]] for links to find stats about us and your group.		See [[Freegle Group Membership]] for links to find stats about us and your group.

			Information about your group can be found on the group's home page (click on 'more stats' at in the group intro) or in Modtools on your Introduction Page on the dashboard.

	====Unusual and Interesting Freegles====		====Unusual and Interesting Freegles====

Jacky: /* Weight of stuff kept out of Landfill */

2018-03-27T13:55:01Z

Weight of stuff kept out of Landfill

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	====Weight of stuff kept out of Landfill====		====Weight of stuff kept out of Landfill====

	~~If you use the Facebook Republisher you~~ can ~~view~~ the ~~amount~~ your group ~~has saved from landfill~~ in the ~~last 31 days-~~		You can see the estimated weight of items reused through your group by looking at your group home page and clicking on the small 'more stats' link in the intro text. This will reveal several stats about your group that all your members can access, including estimates of weight.
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	~~View~~ your ~~Facebook page~~
	~~<br>~~
	~~Click Edit Page~~
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	~~Click "Apps" (left hand side~~ of ~~page)~~
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	~~Scroll down to Freegle Republisher~~
	~~<br>~~
	~~Click "Go to App"~~
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	~~Hey presto, a page will appear giving you the estimated weight kept from landfill in the last 31 days~~
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	*"On average every person in the UK throws away their own body weight in rubbish every seven weeks."		*"On average every person in the UK throws away their own body weight in rubbish every seven weeks."
	http://www.southampton.gov.uk/s-environment/householdwaste/		http://www.southampton.gov.uk/s-environment/householdwaste/

Dee at 17:22, 14 March 2018

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	====Weight of stuff kept out of Landfill====		====Weight of stuff kept out of Landfill====

	If you use the [[Facebook Republisher]] you can view the amount your group has saved from landfill in the last 31 days-		If you use the Facebook Republisher you can view the amount your group has saved from landfill in the last 31 days-
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	View your Facebook page		View your Facebook page

Jacky at 16:11, 9 January 2018

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	http://www.wrap.org.uk/content/facts-and-figures		http://www.wrap.org.uk/content/facts-and-figures

			====Freegle stats====

			See [[Freegle Group Membership]] for links to find stats about us and your group.

	====Unusual and Interesting Freegles====		====Unusual and Interesting Freegles====

Jacky: /* Freegle Statistics */

2018-01-09T16:03:47Z

Freegle Statistics

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	eg 4483kg saved from landfill is approx 118 fridges.		eg 4483kg saved from landfill is approx 118 fridges.

	~~====Freegle Statistics====~~

	~~To see some statistics on membership, have a look at [[Freegle Group Membership]], and for message counts and website visits see [[Freegle Group Messages]].~~

	====WRAP study shows re-use potential of household bulky waste====		====WRAP study shows re-use potential of household bulky waste====

Jacky: /* Unusual and Interesting Freegles */

2013-03-21T17:00:17Z

Unusual and Interesting Freegles

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	*hospital hoists		*hospital hoists
	*unicyle and tandem		*unicyle and tandem
	*car with tax and MOT (from someone off abroad that day)offered, and a request that resulted in someone giving a little ~~runablet~~ with tax and MOT.		*car with tax and MOT (from someone off abroad that day) offered, and a request that resulted in someone giving a little runabout with tax and MOT.
	*life size cardboard sci-fi figure		*life size cardboard sci-fi figure
	*a melodeon (like an accordian) said to have been made by prisoners of war ; bongo drums		*a melodeon (like an accordian) said to have been made by prisoners of war ; bongo drums

Jacky: /* Unusual and Interesting Freegles */

2013-03-21T12:50:47Z

Unusual and Interesting Freegles

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	Interviewers or reporters often ask for examples of unusual or interesting things that have been freegled. Keep a note for your own group, but across the UK the following have all appeared as offers on Freegle groups:		Interviewers or reporters often ask for examples of unusual or interesting things that have been freegled. Keep a note for your own group, but across the UK the following have all appeared as offers on Freegle groups:

			* Offer: Tarantula Exoskeleton: Does anyone want one of our latest spider's skin sheds. It's a useful learning aid for animal adaptions etc at primary level. Clear fangs, camouflage and hairy long legs from our Red Indian Ornamental tarantula. Will be handed over in clear plastic box though suggest sealing it if taking into a school for show and tell.
	*World War II air raid shelter		*World War II air raid shelter
	*Giant African Land Snails		*Giant African Land Snails

Jacky: /* Unusual and Interesting Freegles */

2013-01-18T09:00:26Z

Unusual and Interesting Freegles

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	*a collection of porcelain dolls looking for a "new loving home"		*a collection of porcelain dolls looking for a "new loving home"
	*entire contents of a large garden shed full of winemaking equipment		*entire contents of a large garden shed full of winemaking equipment
			*Someone on Towcester (pronounced Toaster) Freegle posted: Offer: Toaster (Towcester) The group owner was delighted - she's been waiting for years for that to happen!


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Jacky at 11:06, 17 January 2013

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	*A couple lived in a maisonette and were emigrating to Australia. Four doors away unknown to them a young lady moved in to her maisonette with nothing but a primus stove and a blow up mattress. The couple were taking nothing but clothes with them and were off to live with their son so they wanted in the space of a few days to recycle on the group EVERYTHING in the property. The woman contacted the group about putting a wanted on for basically anything as she had nothing. To cut a long story short she had been in her place a couple of days and done nothing to it. So the locla moderator got both parties and the council together and with their agreement she moved into the property becoming vacant the day they moved out and hers became vacant again in exactly the condition she had as when she had moved in. No work for the council with any refurbishment of either property, nothing down the tip, she even took over their Canary. It was the ultimate in recycling. It all happened within the space of a week.		*A couple lived in a maisonette and were emigrating to Australia. Four doors away unknown to them a young lady moved in to her maisonette with nothing but a primus stove and a blow up mattress. The couple were taking nothing but clothes with them and were off to live with their son so they wanted in the space of a few days to recycle on the group EVERYTHING in the property. The woman contacted the group about putting a wanted on for basically anything as she had nothing. To cut a long story short she had been in her place a couple of days and done nothing to it. So the locla moderator got both parties and the council together and with their agreement she moved into the property becoming vacant the day they moved out and hers became vacant again in exactly the condition she had as when she had moved in. No work for the council with any refurbishment of either property, nothing down the tip, she even took over their Canary. It was the ultimate in recycling. It all happened within the space of a week.
	*"Someone asked for a diamond engagement ring on our group as she had lost hers while gardening and wanted to 'propose' a marriage blessing to her husband of 15 years. Co-incidentally I had found a beautiful engagement ring in the mud at the local park and even with the help of the police and local shop windows never found the owner. After 6 months it had become legally mine so I gave it to her in exchange for an afternoon's gardening. It felt very right somehow. The ring was never really mine and this way she got her new ring through gardening just as she lost her old one. (plus I had some NASTY ground elder!) "		*"Someone asked for a diamond engagement ring on our group as she had lost hers while gardening and wanted to 'propose' a marriage blessing to her husband of 15 years. Co-incidentally I had found a beautiful engagement ring in the mud at the local park and even with the help of the police and local shop windows never found the owner. After 6 months it had become legally mine so I gave it to her in exchange for an afternoon's gardening. It felt very right somehow. The ring was never really mine and this way she got her new ring through gardening just as she lost her old one. (plus I had some NASTY ground elder!) "
			*"Someone tried to post a 'Wanted' for a pianist for their am dram show in aid of the RAF Association (their only pianist was ill). I was modding at the time, and had to reject it, however I felt sorry for them, so I phoned a friend who happened to be a piano teacher in the hope that she might be able to find someone to help them, I thought perhaps one of her students might do it. Well they ended up with a former West End pit piano player! I went to see the show and put a review of it on http://www.qsulis.demon.co.uk/Reviews/Sams_Bar.htm "