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Archives for : October 2011
Eastbourne Today: Community rallies around Eastbourne mum after fire destroys home
Kimi and Richard boxed up their unwanted items and went via Polegate to pick up the sofas they had found on Freecycle before driving to Lewes to meet Tania and her girls.
Kimi said, “She couldn’t have been more grateful.
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HobbyFarms.com : The Heat Is On (Again!)
In the summertime, it helps to use a lot of smaller tubs rather than one big one, that way they’re easier to dump and scrub. Mom uses the empty plastic tubs our mineral licks come in as water tubs—they’re the perfect size for sheep and goats. Bigger mineral tubs work for horses and cows. If you don’t have any, join your local Freecycle list and ask for unwanted tubs. Farmers are glad to give them to people who can use them.
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BBC Radio 2 Jeremy Vine: In Depth: Your Money Saving Tips – 07/10/2011
Here’s a good shout from James Lane on Facebook:
“Join your local group from The Freecycle
Network; stuff that one person doesn’t need is offered up for free
for folks in their communities. It not only strengthens communities,
but can be a great way to save a lot of money!”
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The Barrie Advance: Free stuff available at recycling event
MIDLAND – Freecycle Midland will once again host an event to get people to utilize the three Rs.
Participants in the second annual Freecycle Trunk Exchange are people who want to recycle items – a chair, a fax machine, a piano, an old door – rather than see them end up in a landfill.
Visitors to the event browse the merchandise and take home whatever they like free of charge.
The event is scheduled for Oct. 22 from 8:30 a.m. to noon in the parking lot at Georgian College’s Robbert Hartog Midland campus.
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Providence Journal: Trash Tutorial: Tennis ball containers are tough to recycle
For right now, the best bet for the containers is to try to find alternate uses for them. Recently on freecycle.org I saw that someone had available thousands of plastic containers. I thought, there’s no way that these will move. But much to my surprise, someone wanted them and the items were passed along.
Materials exchange websites are a great way to list your unwanted or unneeded items and pass them on to others. The most heavily used sites in R.I. are www.freexchangeri.org, www.freecycle.org, and www.craigslist.com.
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Reuters: Social Sharing: The Freecycling Movement Joins Facebook
There are lots of ways to give and get quality used stuff for free. Craig’s List. Local Thrift Stores. Freecycle.org. A new effort seeks to combine these efforts with millions of Facebook users to create a freecycling powerhouse.
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Old Town Alexandria Patch: Green and Simple: Do You Freecycle?
Though most people do their major purge and deep cleaning in the spring, I am a couple of seasons behind. During our last major purge a couple of summers ago, inspired by the kids, we had a yard sale. They earned money to spend on summer vacation and donated 25% of the proceeds to the Whitehaven Foundation, a non-profit that builds schools in Haiti.
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Stone Mountain-Redan Patch: Frugal Family: Ways to Save on Halloween
– On that same note, why not sell off some of your old costumes and make a little money for this year’s? Ebay and Craigslist are great sites, and if you just want to clear out closet space but don’t care about recouping your cash, consider Freecycle.org.
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Bend Bulletin: Know your smoke points
Q: Is it possible to recycle or compost leftover pieces of fabric?
A: Small fabric scraps are the heart of patchwork quilts. If creating quilts isn’t a pastime of yours, consider donating your scraps to a church, a retirement home or a charity that collects them for quilt-making or other crafts projects. Some animal shelters accept fabric scraps for pet bedding. Martha Stewart Living donates fabric to Materials for the Arts (www.mfta.org), a New York City organization that supplies schools and arts programs. Look for a similar group in your area. Another option is the Freecycle Network (www.freecycle.org), an online community that lets you post anything you’re willing to give away
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