Do you need permission to hold a scrap drive or collect scrap from other people?
Short answer: You generally need your own organisation's approval and, depending on where and how you collect, may need permission from the landowner, school or council, and you should not remove material left on a nature strip or other public land without checking local rules, because some areas restrict who can collect and a drive built on donations from people who agree is always the safest approach.
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List Free →Start with your own committee
A school, club or association usually needs formal agreement from its committee or leadership before it announces a fundraiser.
Check where you can collect
Collecting at a school, hall or private property needs the owner’s consent, and public land and kerbside collections can be restricted by local rules.
Stay with willing donors
Taking only what people have clearly agreed to give avoids disputes and any suggestion that material was taken without consent.
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