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Santa Cruz Sentinel: Go Green: Live a greener life with these tips from area…

Sunday, December 26th, 2010

Kaplan is also a fan of websites such as Freecycle and Craigslist, which offer an alternative to sending unwanted household items to the landfill. Both sites allow users to locate used merchandise for sale or for free in the community or offer their used merchandise to other members.

“We lessen our consumption by using Freecycle and Craigslist to find and give away merchandise and other things we need or no longer want. We try to make “new” our last choice. It is really fun and often meet like-minded people doing the same.” For more information, visit www.freecycle.org and sfbay.craigslist.org/scz/.

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Syracuse.com: How to recycle the aftermath of the holidays once the unwrapping is complete

Saturday, December 25th, 2010

Electronics

If the holidays included an upgrade for household electronics, older ones can be donated or dropped off for refurbishing or recycling.

Electronics or e-waste, including computers, televisions and audio visual equipment ranging from music players to video game consoles can be reused or recycled. Newer items in good condition can be donated or listed on free sharing websites such as www.freecycle.org and www.aroundagain.org.

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NewsMax.com: How to Find Cheap Sofas

Friday, December 24th, 2010

No home is complete until you have a sofa. However, finding a cheap sofa or couch to complete your home can be a bit difficult if you’re on a limited budget. If you’re looking for something cheap to fit the bill, there are several avenues you can take towards that end.

FREECYCLE is a wonderful program where individuals give away various items they don’t want to end up in landfills. Sign up for a program in your local area and keep a look out for a free one. It doesn’t get much cheaper than that. cheap sofas sales locations

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Wicked Local Topsfield: Tri-Town online recycling site keeps item out of landfill

Thursday, December 23rd, 2010

Boxford —

In an age of growing environmental awareness, more and more techniques for recycling are being conceived. Though she does not consider herself “a huge environmentalist,” Judi Stickney of Boxford is helping, in a big way, to contribute to the recycling effort.

Stickney, a member of a program called the Freecycle Network for the past four years, recently introduced it to the Tri-Towns this fall.

Freecycle is a world-wide, non-profit organization, “that promotes recycling unused and/or unwanted items by offering them to others (for free) on a message board.” It is made up of 4,864 groups with 7,603,875 members across the globe.

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NJ TODAY: Give The Gift Of A Trash-Free New Year

Thursday, December 23rd, 2010

Try starting with your holiday trash this year. First, avoid buying presents with excess packaging and plastic. Second, recycle as much of the wrapping paper and packaging as you can. Third, if you have a shiny new toy that makes something else obsolete, don’t just throw the old one away – find out how to donate it, recycle it, or “freecycle” it (by letting someone else take it for free).

Make your own New Year’s resolution. It doesn’t have to be zero garbage, but how about 25 or 50 percent less garbage? Find out more about what can be recycled and how at the Recycling NJ website (www.recyclingnj.com), and join the “freecycle” movement (www.freecycle.org).

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Telegraph: 50 tips for a green and glorious Christmas

Saturday, December 18th, 2010

27 Any unwanted presents can be disposed of ethically by “regifting” via www.regifting.com. Or join your local freecycling group: www.freecycle.org.

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Ubyssey Online: A Week in the Life: $ Hoarder

Tuesday, December 14th, 2010

My inbox is full of messages from Vancouver Freecycle, and I can’t help but look at what I could get for free each day. I think oatmeal is a great meal for any circumstance, as is peanut butter. I’m not afraid to ask McDonalds locations, one by one, if they will extend their free coffee promotion, which ended two weeks ago. I buy food, coffee and entertainment impulsively, as though I’ve been unable to spend for the past decade.

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The Scotsman: Enjoy your Christmas without the hangover

Tuesday, December 14th, 2010

14. Make the most of freebies
The web is full of sites offering freebies, such as cosmetic samples or chocolates. Just Google search “freebie”. Alternatively, use recycling sites such as Freecycle to pick up a present which is no longer wanted. Finally, check bbc.co.uk/tickets for free tickets for studio broadcasts.

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The Birmingham post:The Birmingham Post Most of the furniture was picked up for nothing,

Monday, December 13th, 2010

Most of the furniture was picked up for nothing, via the website freecycle.org, which encourages people to donate their cast-offs to grateful new homes. Other pieces were snapped up on eBay. The old desks came from a local school that was chucking them out.

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MLive: The Portage-Kalamazoo Freecycle group of freecycle.org