Freecycle.com: Freecycle is an online community where all goods are offered and taken for free to keep usable items out of landfills. You can post something you’d like to give away, or put up a posting for something you’d like to have. Freecycle forms networks by town, so check out their website and search for a group in your area.
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Sparks said she has given away toys through Freecycle.org, but that method is “a lot more hit and miss,” because people sometimes fail to show up to get the items offered, and she said she rarely got items she listed on the site that she would like to have.
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When I logged on to jumbletown.ieI found free armchairs and dining tables, to mention but a few things. Other good websites are freetradeireland.ieand freecycle.org. I like the latter one because you can choose the part of the country you live in. From office chairs to plant pots, they’re all here.
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THE Enfield Freecycle group, which allows residents to pass unwanted goods on to others in a bid to keep landfill levels down, has topped the 10,000-member mark.
According to the group the milestone was reached on Friday. The group’s website allows people to post information about goods they want to donate and they can also request specific goods they require.
Enfield’s lead moderator Mark Griffin said: “We get all sorts of things up on our website – from plastic ice cube trays, to cars and everything in between.
“It’s a good little community and it is based on goodwill. I detest throwing things away. Last year I gave away a tumble dryer that I was told had been broken. The guy I gave it to managed to get it fixed up.
“One person’s junk is another man’s treasure. We are changing the world one gift at a time. Our aim is to keep things out of landfill and there are very few things that cannot be donated.”
Together with the help of the North London Waste Authority and local authorities, Freecycle events have been staged across north London, including one in Jubilee Park, Edmonton, last year, allowing people to donate goods they no longer need and pick up things they want for free.
The Freecycle Network was launched by Deron Beal in Arizona in 2003 and has now spread to 85 countries. It is estimated to keep 500 tons a day out of landfill worldwide.
Go to http://groups.freecycle.org/enfield_freecycle to sign up.
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Just about anything
Freecycle.org can help you find a home for your unwanted items by connecting you with people who would love to have them. Also, don’t forget about the good old yard sale.
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Furniture (advantage: mixed). With the possible exception of upholstered furniture — which can have hard-to-detect damage and possible sanitation issues — used furniture can be an incredible bargain. It might even be free. Keep an eye on the “Free” category on Craigslist.com and Freecycle.org for unwanted furniture, particularly when local colleges let out for the summer and many students give away their dorm furniture. Of course, the best used-furniture buys of all can be antiques or other pieces that will likely increase in value over time.
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8. Think before you throw something out. Donate duplicates or things you no longer use to a charity. You might also check out the Web-based Freecycle Network. Freecycle is a grassroots, nonprofit movement of people who are giving and getting items for free in their own town. Each local group is moderated by a volunteer and membership is free. Visit www.freecycle.org for more information.
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And if it is an actual need, I look for another way to get it before I decide to buy it new. I peruse eBay and Craigslist; I look in The Herald’s classified ads to see if a used one is being sold. I check Freecycle (wwwfreecycle.org) to see if possibly someone is giving one away.
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Freecycle. A lot of what you throw away ends up in a landfill, even when it’s still perfectly usable. Many people are using local Freecycle sites to find a good home for their useful castoffs.
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While you’re at it, divorce yourself from middle men (and women).
Why not dump things directly? Craigslist is a forum for posting classifieds, services and goods swapping with branches specific to Kuwait, Lebanon, Palestine and Israel. Post things you want taken away, for free or for a price. Freecycle is a nonprofit that’s all about reuse and keeping good stuff out of garbage bins. When I lived in recycling-crazed Ireland, rather than paying to dispose of 140 cardboard shipping boxes at the county waste center, I posted on Dublin Freecycle. Four different guys responded and in a matter of days, carted away all the cartons. This stuff works. There are Freecycle groups active in Cairo, Damascus, Tel Aviv, Haifa and Ankara.
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