Few left empty-handed Saturday from Green Valley library’s first “Freecycle” event held as part of a Pima County Post Holiday Swap of free stuff.
True to its name, there were some holiday-themed items in the mix — all brought by winter visitors, year-round residents, out-of-towners and grandparents with kids in tow. Everybody learned more about the recycling concept and maybe even got some grins trying on wigs, handmade scarves, hats and other things that materialized.
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If I’m not selling, I usually end up stuffing things in bags and hauling them to Goodwill, but I’ve recently been looking at some other options. I have friends who use Freecycle and love it. You just post your unwanted stuff, and people will come pick it up. Easy as pie!
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For more decluttering inspiration, check out “The 100 Thing Challenge,” by Dave Bruno. The book chronicles his journey to reduce the sum of all his possessions to no more than 100 items. And, if you want help purging, join the local chapter of Freecycle.org. Freecycle is a forum where you can advertise things you’re willing to give away for free, and its members will often happily make a house call to pick up your reusable items.
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He said he hoped the website would become “the eBay of storage” and encourage communities to exchange services with each other in a similar vein to Freecycle, a website which allows people to acquire or get rid of objects such as furniture for free.
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Freecycle is a UK-based online commuity that lets people give their unwanted stuff away for free to anyone in the local area. Sign up to your town or borough’s Freecycle group and you’ll receive email digests from your neighbours.
Of course, most of the time it’ll be people giving away power cords and leaflets, but every now and then there’ll be a genuine find.
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In fact, the only thing I really have to remember is to take my rechargeable batteries out of toys that are being put on Freecycle or thrown out.
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Home furnishings
“WE had just moved into our new house when I lost my business so we hardly had any furniture,” said Elaine.
She turned to giveaway website freecycle.org, where she was astonished to find quality furniture that cost nothing.
“I got pine furniture and beds for the boys’ rooms, which would have cost around £750 to buy new,” she said.
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• Working electronic items can be offered for giveaway on the website www.freecycle.org. The site hosts localized participant groups for Sebastian County and several nearby communities, including Franklin, Scott, Polk and Johnson counties.
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For any residents not on a garden waste collection round, trees should be taken to the nearest household waste recycling centre or any local DIY retailer or garden centre that is running a tree recycling scheme. The District Council is also encouraging local people to take any unwanted gifts or old items to a charity shop or make them available online at www.freecycle.org to find them a new home locally.
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Freecycle allows you to list an item you have to give or need. No money can be exchanged for the products and the mission of the organization is to keep as much bulk out of landfills as possible. The Sun News’ Weekly Surge has a nice article on Freecycle that’s definitely worth a read.
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