Archives for : February 2012

Elmhurst Patch: Freecycle Is a Gift that Keeps on Giving

What do you do when you need to part with the frozen turkey taking up much needed space in your freezer? What about the free infant formula you received in the mail after the birth of your breastfed baby? Have empty moving boxes you can’t justify throwing away? Post them on Freecycle.

The Freecycle Network is a grassroots and nonprofit community gifting movement. Made up of thousands of local groups, Freecycle promotes reuse through local gifting among members. Members have the opportunity to give and get items for free, in an effort to keep unnecessary waste out of landfills.

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Times Live: Anyone for bunny ears?

I’d stumbled across this sterling fortune by signing up to Freecycle Cape Town, a non-profit, online forum where anyone in the city can post ads to liberate themselves of unwanted possessions, find things they need but can’t afford, and track down hard-to-find whatnots.

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La Parisienne: Au lieu de jeter, donnez !

« Don après don, nous changeons le monde ». Derrière ce slogan aux accents utopistes, il s’agit d’une démarche tout ce qu’il y a de plus pragmatique : au lieu de jeter, donnez! C’est le credo des Freecycle (« free » comme gratuit, « cycle » comme recycler), un mouvement né aux Etats-Unis, qui fait une percée en France.
En 2003, lassé du spectacle des décharges encombrées d’objets réutilisables, Deron Beal, un habitant de Tucson, dans l’Arizona, a créé le premier groupe Freecycle avec des amis. Neuf ans plus tard, il compte près de 9 millions d’adeptes dans le monde, — ils sont déjà 45 000 en France, dont plus de 10 000 en région parisienne.

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Allentown Morning Call: Go easy on e-waste

You can also consider reusing your electronics. The old iPhone may be passe to you, but to someone who doesn’t have one, it’s the best thing. Look for opportunities to give your stuff away, like through Freecycle, or try trading it for cash (flipswap.com, wirefly.org, etc.). When you buy something new, bring it all full circle by purchasing products that are made from recycled materials — if you need a phone for instance — the Samsung Replenish (samsung.com).

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Trib Local Elmhurst: Freecycle Is a Gift That Keeps On Giving

What do you do when you need to part with the frozen turkey taking up much needed space in your freezer? What about the free infant formula you received in the mail after the birth of your breastfed baby? Have empty moving boxes you can’t justify throwing away? Post them on Freecycle.

The Freecycle Network is a grassroots and nonprofit community gifting movement. Made up of thousands of local groups, Freecycle promotes reuse through local gifting among members. Members have the opportunity to give and get items for free, in an effort to keep unnecessary waste out of landfills.

Read more