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Your local Council could offer you help in a variety of ways. Some suggestions you could make to your local Council to help advertise your community are:  
Your local council can help promote your Freegle community in all sorts of ways. Here are some suggestions you could make to them:


*Place information about xyz Freegle on the Council's intranet if you have one  
* Add information about your Freegle community to the council's intranet, if it has one.
*Promote xyz Freegle community when doing presentations in schools
* Mention your Freegle community during school presentations.
*Produce stickers to place on wheelie bins to advertise xyz Freegle community  
* Produce stickers for wheelie bins advertising your Freegle community.
*Include xyz Freegle community in any waste orientated road shows in the future
* Include your Freegle community in any waste-related roadshows.
*Have one of the refuse trucks signed up with the Freegle logo and xyz Freegle community address  
* Have a refuse truck signed with the Freegle logo and your community's web address.
*Advertise xyz Freegle on lamp posts, at cycle parking, on banners at traffic lights or on roundabouts etc
* Advertise your Freegle community on lamp posts, at cycle parking, on banners at traffic lights, or on roundabouts.
*Produce large clear signs and leaflets or cards for promoting xyz Freegle community at the landfill sites  
* Produce clear signs, leaflets or cards promoting your Freegle community at landfill sites.
*Include information about xyz Freegle community in powerpoint presentations on waste and the three 'R's
* Include your Freegle community in presentations on waste and the three Rs.
*Include information on xyz Freegle community in new tenant, resident and business packs (where these exist)
* Include your Freegle community in packs for new tenants, residents and businesses, where these exist.
*Include xyz Freegle community in staff training of council departments, especially beneficial to staff who deal with queries etc for special item collection, such as fridges and suites.  
* Include your Freegle community in staff training, especially for staff who deal with queries about special item collections, such as fridges and sofas.
*Access funding on behalf of the xyz Freegle community to create advertising merchandise, such as bookmarks, pens, posters, stickers and leaflets  
* Access funding on behalf of your Freegle community to create advertising materials, such as bookmarks, pens, posters, stickers and leaflets.
*Arrange for access/information on xyz Freegle community to be made available in every One Stop Shop (the local access to the council services) in the form of leaflets, posters, etc.
* Make information about your Freegle community available at every One Stop Shop (local council access point), as leaflets or posters.


<br> Here are some of the things that local councils have provided for online reuse communities in the past few years:  
Here are some of the things local councils have provided for online reuse communities over the years:
 
*Sponsored all weather banners
*Photocopied publicity leaflets
*Agreed local Freegle representatives to use their public liability insurance where applicable.
*Invited local Freegle representatives to attend summer road shows, give and take days, eco fairs, providing free plot next to Council Recycling Officers
*Gave permission to use council property for promoting Freegle, ie, gazebo, chairs, tables, notice boards.
*Paid for printing of leaflets and business cards
*Designed publicity materials for Freegle - posters, fliers, business cards
*Made laminated posters
*Donated yo-yo's, pencils, pens, fridge magnets to give away.
*Provided leaflets on related issues, eg. composting.
*Donated compost bins to give away locally to Freegle members
*Included Freegle on all council recycling related literature
*Put links on their website
*Offered to apply for funding for the local community and then manage the funds on their behalf.
*Mentioned the Freegle locally in the Council magazine that goes to every household.
*Periodical emails to all Council workers through their intranet.
*List of diary events for community groups etc, so local representative can attend if they want.
*Raise awareness of Freegle with local Chamber of Commerce
*Carried information about Freegle in local offices
*Offered services of their Press Office to get a Freegle representative on the local radio
*Put up banner and provided leaflets about Freegle at local recycling facilities
*Emailed all council employees with details of Freegle
*Emailed all parish councils with information about local communities
*Environmental Rangers carry 'business cards' for local community to give to people


* Sponsored all-weather banners
* Photocopied publicity leaflets
* Agreed for local Freegle volunteers to use their public liability insurance where applicable
* Invited local Freegle volunteers to summer roadshows, give-and-take days and eco fairs, with a free plot next to the council's recycling officers
* Given permission to use council property for promoting Freegle - gazebos, chairs, tables, notice boards
* Paid for printing leaflets and business cards
* Designed publicity materials for Freegle - posters, flyers, business cards
* Made laminated posters
* Donated yo-yos, pencils, pens and fridge magnets to give away
* Provided leaflets on related topics, such as composting
* Donated compost bins to give away to Freegle members locally
* Included Freegle on all council recycling literature
* Added links on their website
* Applied for funding on behalf of the local community and managed the funds
* Mentioned Freegle in the council magazine sent to every household
* Sent periodic emails to council staff through their intranet
* Listed Freegle events in the community groups diary, so a local volunteer could attend
* Raised awareness of Freegle with the local Chamber of Commerce
* Displayed information about Freegle in local council offices
* Offered their press office to get a Freegle volunteer on local radio
* Put up banners and provided leaflets about Freegle at local recycling facilities
* Emailed all council employees with details of Freegle
* Emailed all parish councils with information about local communities
* Had environmental rangers carry Freegle business cards to hand out


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* [[Publicity]] [[Image:Megaphone-man.png|20px]]
*[[Council Newsletters]]
* [[Council Newsletters]]
*[[Information for Councils]]
* [[Information for Councils]]


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Latest revision as of 12:00, 17 July 2026

Your local council can help promote your Freegle community in all sorts of ways. Here are some suggestions you could make to them:

  • Add information about your Freegle community to the council's intranet, if it has one.
  • Mention your Freegle community during school presentations.
  • Produce stickers for wheelie bins advertising your Freegle community.
  • Include your Freegle community in any waste-related roadshows.
  • Have a refuse truck signed with the Freegle logo and your community's web address.
  • Advertise your Freegle community on lamp posts, at cycle parking, on banners at traffic lights, or on roundabouts.
  • Produce clear signs, leaflets or cards promoting your Freegle community at landfill sites.
  • Include your Freegle community in presentations on waste and the three Rs.
  • Include your Freegle community in packs for new tenants, residents and businesses, where these exist.
  • Include your Freegle community in staff training, especially for staff who deal with queries about special item collections, such as fridges and sofas.
  • Access funding on behalf of your Freegle community to create advertising materials, such as bookmarks, pens, posters, stickers and leaflets.
  • Make information about your Freegle community available at every One Stop Shop (local council access point), as leaflets or posters.

Here are some of the things local councils have provided for online reuse communities over the years:

  • Sponsored all-weather banners
  • Photocopied publicity leaflets
  • Agreed for local Freegle volunteers to use their public liability insurance where applicable
  • Invited local Freegle volunteers to summer roadshows, give-and-take days and eco fairs, with a free plot next to the council's recycling officers
  • Given permission to use council property for promoting Freegle - gazebos, chairs, tables, notice boards
  • Paid for printing leaflets and business cards
  • Designed publicity materials for Freegle - posters, flyers, business cards
  • Made laminated posters
  • Donated yo-yos, pencils, pens and fridge magnets to give away
  • Provided leaflets on related topics, such as composting
  • Donated compost bins to give away to Freegle members locally
  • Included Freegle on all council recycling literature
  • Added links on their website
  • Applied for funding on behalf of the local community and managed the funds
  • Mentioned Freegle in the council magazine sent to every household
  • Sent periodic emails to council staff through their intranet
  • Listed Freegle events in the community groups diary, so a local volunteer could attend
  • Raised awareness of Freegle with the local Chamber of Commerce
  • Displayed information about Freegle in local council offices
  • Offered their press office to get a Freegle volunteer on local radio
  • Put up banners and provided leaflets about Freegle at local recycling facilities
  • Emailed all council employees with details of Freegle
  • Emailed all parish councils with information about local communities
  • Had environmental rangers carry Freegle business cards to hand out

Links:

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