“Free cycle” and “buy nothing” groups are gaining popularity online and through new apps as consumers find new ways to save money on everyday items amid rising inflation.
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GoodMorningAmerica: Inside the ‘buying nothing’ movement
Free cycle and buy nothing groups are gaining popularity online and through new apps as consumers find new ways to save money on everyday items as inflation soars.
https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/living/video/inside-buy-movement-98145028
YouTube: Inside the ‘buying nothing’ movement
Freecycle and buy nothing groups are gaining popularity online and through new apps as consumers find new ways to save money on everyday items as inflation soars.
Wellington City Council: What to do with your surplus food – other than throw it away!
Facebook community pages, and pages like Freecycle are a quick and easy way to offer edible food to anyone who can use it.
Krugersdorp News: Have you joined your neighbourhood recycle and freecycle groups?
One of the great benefits of the social media revolution is that it has enabled communities to create interest groups which are now available at the touch of a button on our phones.
Along with this, has come a range of benefits for households, according to the Seeff Property Group.
These include local community groups focused on recycling and freecycling various household goods, clothing, sport, outdoor gear, and the like.
It is even of benefit when you are cleaning out your garden, removing certain plants, or trimming plants that are suitable for propagation. You might also have leftover tiles or building materials after a renovation project. If you are renovating or remodelling, you might also be able to freecycle old items such as bathroom sanitary wear, cupboards, and more.
Dublin gazette: Freecycle – A global movement now available locally
Globally, there are thousands of local groups representing millions of members – people helping people and ‘changing the world, one gift at a time’ through using Freecycle services.
By giving freely with no strings attached, members of the Freecycle Network help to instil a sense of generosity of spirit as they strengthen local community ties and promote environmental sustainability and reuse. The existence of Facebook has facilitated these contacts being made.
In line with their aim to foster and promote environmental projects, Castleknock Tidy Towns (CTT) set up Castleknock Freecycle in October ’22, also on Facebook, where people who have items they no longer want or need, can give it away to other local people.
https://dublingazette.com/dublinlocalmatters/freecycle-global-movement-332860/
The Globe and Mail: Secondhand shopping? This edible spoon maker is one of many treasures you can buy at a discount
Also check out Freecycle.org to see if it’s available in your city. On Freecycle, people give away things they don’t need any longer.
Some useful stuff listed along with the spoon maker included a food processor, never used, and a hardly worn ski/snowboarding jacket. Looking for used baby gear? Kijiji offers 20 categories of baby items. Need furniture? Karrot offers couches, tables, dressers and more to residents of B.C., Alberta and Ontario. If you’re open to something more whimsical, there’s the corner of the secondhand market where the Edible Spoon Maker exists.
MyLondon.News: The 3 pre-loved apps taking the world by storm – from free furniture to ‘Tinder for books’
First up is Freecycle, an app where you can peruse furniture until your heart’s content. Whether you’ve just moved into a new house, or looking to spruce up your bedroom, or maybe just get rid of some stuff you no longer need.
The app allows you to join local town groups to browse for furniture nearby. Or invite some local friends to form a Friends Circle, so you can lend items between your mates.
Simply make posts about things you want to gift or receive. Other members reply and then you can arrange a pick-up time and location – and Bob’s your uncle. Just like that, you’ve saved something from going to a landfill and given it a new life.
https://www.mylondon.news/whats-on/shopping/best-pre-loved-app-recommendations-26048019
Liverpool Echo: Three ways to get pre-loved furniture, clothes and more
Freecycle
Whether you are planning to spruce up your personal space or transform your bedroom, Freecycle is a great app to find and swap free furniture. The site even allows you to create a small friends circle so you can lend items to your mates.
The app currently has more than eight million users who are giving and getting free things from their local communities.
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/cost-of-living/three-ways-pre-loved-furniture-26047356
InYourArea: Reader recipe: Mo’s tomato, macaroni and cheese bake that’s ‘cheap, quick and simple’
The versatile dish can be adapted easily for larger portions, goes well with sausages and is made in just four simple steps. Offering more advice, Mo said: “My Freecycle slow cooker is a blessing for casseroles or curries and I use my combi microwave/oven to save on power.”