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Spark People.com: Freecycling

December 23, 2012 fiona

Tuesday, December 18, 2012
I just joined freecycle.org and I am super excited!

A. I hate waste and love finding ways to reuse EVERYTHING.

B. I love free stuff!

There’s a Christmas tree available in the area that I might be interested in. I’m also going to search for filing cabinets and stuff like that for the house. And now I can’t stop thinking about what I might want to get rid of that I could post!

I love the internet. 🙂

Now, if only someone wanted to give away a free treadmill or set of free weights….

Oh, well. Craigslist, here I come!

Inside Out Cafe: The gift of Freecycle on 12/12/12

December 18, 2012 fiona

My Gift to you on 12/12/12 is the gift of recycling using Freecycle. This nonprofit organization is a way to recycle your items to others who are in need of your discards. And it’s the perfect way for you to locate items that others are discarding.

I’ve used Freecycle many times and just last month someone who was in need of a 32 in JVC color TV that I wanted to give way – emailed me to say she could use it for her church group. Done. Out of my door and into hers.

"about us", Blog, International, Recycling Info

CT on a budget: LOVE Freecycle!

December 17, 2012 fiona

I needed another table in order to be able to seat all that are coming to a Christmas party that I am hosting. I looked on line, these go for $50 for the cheapo, plastic topped ones to more like $100 and up for study, industrial ones. Today, I had college boy with his truck pick up and deliver a Freecyled 6 foot, folding party table. While there are a few scratches in the top, wood grain finish, this is an all steel table that will more than suit my needs, especially as I plan on covering it with a table cloth! Very, very happy to now own this, my cost? just a tip to college boy to help cover his gas. Well worth it!

"about us", All U.S., Blog, Interesting Stuff, Recycling Info

Adventure in Croatia: Some things in life are free – Freecycle

December 16, 2012 fiona

I’ve already done a post about Freecycle a few month back, but I thought I would remind all my blogging buddies about this fantastic website and community, where you can give away items for free, and find items for free.

It is so satisfying to give things away, rather than knowing they will go to landfill site or an incinerator. And don’t think that the item you are giving away should be in perfect condition, I’ve given away items which were broken, and there is always somebody out there who can take it and fix it!

"about us", Interesting Stuff, Recycling Info, UK

GETMEADOGGYBAG: Freecycle

December 10, 2012 fiona

If you aren’t using freecycle, you’re not living. Freecycle is a website where you can get, and give away, useful items, for free. You can get some amazing things from there, and you can get rid of a lot of stuff that you may think is crap. The basic philosophy behind freecycle is finding a use for things that would otherwise end up in a landfill.

How does it work? Visit http://www.freecycle.org/group/nz/. Register. Check the listings. Sign up to receive the emails. If you have something to give away, make a post, if you have something you want, make a post. There are a lot of generous people out there and if you let people know you need something, you will be surprised how many people are willing to help.

I have tried to give something away on freecycle each time I have picked something up. To keep the balance right, if you will. Here are some examples of how freecycle has worked for me:

"about us", Blog, Interesting Stuff, International

Blogher.com: The Luxury of Giving: Freecycling and Frugality

December 3, 2012 fiona

This freecycling thing is my latest fixation. Not a week goes by that my husband doesn’t come home to hear what thing went that day! My local community is a bustling one, and my offers generally go in the first 48 hours. My basement is growing, suddenly unburdened by excess.

Technically, it is a “loss” of money, unless one is receiving the items. Literal frugality would demand that I should be Ebaying these suckers and getting some profit for myself, no matter how minor. But I won’t do that. For me, having the free space in my household and knowing that someone else is going to enjoy the items is worth far more than waiting and waiting to make a few bucks.

"about us", All U.S., Blog

Carol’s Musings: Freecycle

November 25, 2012 fiona

The Corner Shop” at Swansea’s Llansamlet recycling centre.

Take your rubbish to the tip, and whatever is remotely usable drop in at the shop. Whilst you’re there, see if there is anything you fancy for £1. Proceeds go to charity. I just hope that they check for hidden gems before they put items on the shelves.

It saves half decent stuff going to landfill, or maybe saves the person who brings stuff a separate journey to donate elsewhere.

Maybe more of these will start up once the news gets around.

"about us", Blog, Interesting Stuff, Recycling Info, UK

Miles & Ozzie: freecycle

November 21, 2012 fiona

freecycle is by no means anything new. but some folks are not familiar with it. basically it works like this: are you looking for something very specific? post an ad. do you have something in your garage/basement/closet that needs a new home? post an ad. it’s that simple. what’s even better is you can put what you have to offer out on your porch with the new owners name on it for them to pick up. you don’t have to wait around. you don’t have to answer your door. same goes for when you want something. just ask for porch pickup and it’s yours.

and it’s all free.

"about us", All U.S., Blog, Interesting Stuff, Recycling Info

Louisville.com: FreeCycle allows Louisville residents to get and give items for free [family & parenting]

November 17, 2012 fiona

I often struggle to balance our family budget. This daunting task becomes increasingly harder with the rising cost of gas, utilities, and food. On top of this, my daughter hit a growth spurt and her jeans are capris.

I recently encountered a group in Louisville that makes your budgeting a little easier by offering free products. FreeCycle is a grassroots and entirely nonprofit movement of people who are giving (and getting) stuff for free in their own towns. It’s all about reuse and keeping good stuff out of landfills. Louisville has an online group. The Louisville chapter was founded in 2004 and currently has 14,689 members. Here individuals and list the product they are offering or items that want. Other members respond to this post saying they either want it or have it to give.

"about us", Interesting Stuff, Recycling Info, US Central

Alpine Avalanche: Event to promote “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle” approach

November 15, 2012 fiona

November 15 is America Recycles Day, and across the nation, thousands of local events will be held to promote and celebrate recycling in the U.S. Recycling has become a multi-billion dollar industry in this country, and no matter what your politics, recycling helps create green jobs, reduces litter and what goes in landfills, and protects our natural resources.

This year in Alpine, we will be promoting “FreeCycling” as a fun and easy way to recycle things you no longer need. The mission of FreeCycle is to keep usable items out of the landfill. It is estimated that FreeCycle groups are helping to keep 500 tons a day from reaching landfills around the world.

"about us", Interesting Stuff, News Articles, Recycling Info, US Southern

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