Recycling - General Information

Freecycle

Information on recycling in Solihull, including statistics, waste to energy conversion, inkjet/laser toner recycling and furniture donations.

Freecycle comes to Solihull

Having a spring clear out? In the process of decorating or moving house? Not sure what to do with that old lawnmower, curtains or desk? Sure someone would appreciate those plants you are about to thin out? Don't want to send items to the tip which are still in good usable condition?

Freecycle is a global movement to pass on unwanted items to those who can make use of them, reducing landfill at the same time. There is one main rule, everything must be free, legal and appropriate for all ages. Available via the internet, members post their offers and requests for wanted items.

The Solihull group was launched on March 15 2006, and has already got around 4000 members. Since then it has found grateful homes for various items, including a marble fire hearth, buggy / cot, curtains and a vacuum cleaner.

To find out more about freecycle, please look at the main home page - http://www.freecycle.org/ . To join the Solihull group, follow the link on this site, or by going to groups.yahoo.com/group/freecycle_Solihull.

Or you can use a new site called Efreeko which lets you 'recycle, reuse and list items for free'