JunkSpots

Nonprofit · Pickup · Free · Booking needed

Freegle

A UK reuse charity where you post what you no longer want and a neighbour comes and collects it. Free to give, free to take, and there are groups across the London boroughs.

Right for you if

  • Someone else would happily use it, and you just want it out of the hallway.
  • It has to cost nothing.
  • You cannot move it yourself. They come and collect.
  • You would rather it was used again than buried.

Look elsewhere if

  • It is one small thing you could drop off yourself.

Contact and booking

Phone
Not published
Email
Not published
Book online
Not published
Address
Not published
Opening hours
Not published
Website
Official website

Verification

Verified against an official source

Last checked 18 August 2026

That means we read a published source and it said this. It does not mean we watched them do it, or followed the material afterwards, that is a separate, deeper check this has not been through. How we check →

Sources

Part of How to get rid of stuff in London.

Something wrong here?

Why use it

This is the shortest route a thing can take: it goes straight from your hallway to someone who wants it, with no shop, no van and no fee in between. Their own line is "Don't throw it away, give it away!" Find your borough's group, post the item with a photo, and arrange a doorstep pickup. It works best for things that are perfectly usable but not worth selling.

Good for

  • furniture
  • appliances
  • electronics
  • books
  • clothes
  • toys
  • bicycles
  • other items

How it works

How you use it They come and collect it.
Cost Free, both to give and to take.
Booking Book in advance.
Service area London boroughs, through local groups
Run by Freegle, a nonprofit

Where your things go

A named destination is worth more than a stated intention, and both are worth more than silence. This is the row to read before you book: if your item's row is empty, ask them on the phone and tell us what they say.

Not documented yet. This operator has not published what happens to each kind of item, and we have not been able to establish it from anywhere else. That is the gap, stated rather than hidden. If you ask them, tell us what they say.

Does it actually work

The part no company website tells you. Some of this comes from our checks, some from readers who used the service, and where nobody has told us yet, it says so.

  • Booking

    Their pages

    Book in advance.

  • Typical wait

    Needs reports

    Not established

    Nobody has told us how long they waited. Two reader reports would settle it.

  • Do they answer

    Needs reports

    Not established

    We read their pages, we did not phone them. One reader who got through would settle it.

  • Restrictions

    Needs reports

    Not established

    Nothing published about what they refuse. If you are turned away, tell us what for.

  • Who it's for

    Needs reports

    Not established

    Nothing published about who may use it.

  • Last checked

    Pipeline

    18 August 2026

    Checked against the sources listed on this page.

What happens to it

  • Passed on to someone who wants it
  • Put back into use

This describes the route the item takes, as the operator states it. We do not claim a recovery rate we have not seen evidence for.

What readers told us

Used them recently?

How long you waited, what they refused, whether anyone picked up the phone. Those are the three facts no website publishes and the ones the next reader needs.

Tell us what happened

Alternatives in London

Other places that will take things off your hands.

  • Reuse

    British Heart Foundation free collection

    British Heart Foundation

    Takes
    furniture, appliances, electronics, books, and 2 more
    Where
    London
    Booking
    By phone
    View → Checked 18 Aug 2026

  • Municipal

    Council bulky waste collection

    Your London borough council

    Takes
    furniture, mattresses, appliances, electronics
    Won’t take
    Households only, By appointment only, Not for business waste, No hazardous waste
    Cost
    On quote
    Where
    All 32 London boroughs and the City of London
    Booking
    Book online
    View → Checked 18 Aug 2026

  • Recycling

    Recycle Now recycling locator

    WRAP · London

    Takes
    electronics, appliances, batteries, paint, and 4 more
    View → Checked 18 Aug 2026

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