“Peter never leaves a patient in need or distressed, often spends time trying to find free items such as televisions or fridges from Freecycle for patients, and frequently stays on longer than he is paid to. I don’t feel he is really aware of just how good and supportive he is.”
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These electronics need to be reduced, reused and recycled. Reduced is self-explanatory — buy fewer. Reuse means we can give away or sell unwanted electronics to friends, family or use local advertising platforms such as the Sault’s Freecycle network.
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The couple, who have been together for four-and-a-half years, have placed an advert on website Freecycle – where people offer up their unwanted items free to a good home.
Lyndsey is also asking generous Chronicle readers to help provide the items they need for their vintage garden-party wedding reception.
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Ingram recommends trying a Freecycle Listserv. “Freecylers don’t like to throw things out,” she explained. “And after I moved, I gave away my moving boxes and all of my bubble wrap and packing peanuts to people via Freecycle because I didn’t want to throw it out and figured someone else could use it.”
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1) Do a bit of digging
It’s easy to throw money away in a garden by getting things wrong, but having the right equipment can save you a fortune. The Which? website has a wealth of tried and tested products, from secateurs to shredders. Better still, see what you can get for free, on Freecycle or sites like Gumtree or swap your excess plants, unwanted bulbs, and unsown seeds at the Garden Swapshop.
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FROM cheese to sofas, cars to kitchens, Morley Freecyclers are busily giving them away and happily taking them off the hands of others.
The website group is booming, with around 750 members and growing every day as more and more people, perhaps hit by the recession or just wanting to save things from landfill, sign up.
For those not familiar with the internet phenomenon, it all started in 2003 in Tucson, Arizona where a man called Deron Beal had the brilliantly simple idea of creating a website to match up people who need things with those who have things they no longer want.
The idea is that everything is offered freely and without strings, with the theory that this creates a store of goodwill in the community while helping both the environment and those in need.
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Bennerotte also suggested checking out Freecycle (think Craigslist, but everything’s free). Take what you would have lugged out to the curb and post it on Freecycle instead. You can then make arrangements privately for the pickup of the items. The City of Edina has nothing against keeping perfectly good items out of landfills, it’s just leaving stuff outside that is in violation of local ordinances.
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10. # Wait! Don’t throw out your household items you no longer want. Either donate them or use Freecycle. Cheshire Freecycle is a wonderful, very active group and you can join to get rid of your “junk” to create a treasure for someone else. I’ve given quite a lot of things away on Freecycle while also getting some wonderfully used books, toys and more for our family. You can easily offer your items as well as post for items you are looking for.
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Give it away now!
So you’re all done with the sale, and wondering what to do with your leftovers? There are a variety of wonderful organizations that can use your items. You can also advertise on H-F or Chicago Heights Freecycle for people to come after your sale is over and pick the items up. There is also a great need for gently used items for the victims in the Alabama tornadoes. For more information check out Hearts with Hands Alabama.
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Online, the re-use community is in full swing, with the addition of the Freecycle Network. Composed of nearly 5,000 local groups organized purely for the sake of passing unwanted items on to others, this global grassroots nonprofit movement works to keep your used goods out of landfills. The service is free and moderated by a local volunteer. Giving and getting stuff for free has never been so easy. Register to join the Coastside Freecycle group by clicking here.
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