To go green and get freebies, join Freecycyle.org. You can post items you want to give away in a Yahoo forum and list the items you are searching for. Freecycle has everything from kids items to appliances and household goods.
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This is Hull and East Riding: Help us in recycling
HULL: An organisation that helps people recycle unwanted items across the city is looking for volunteers.
Hull Freecycle needs group moderators to help with its website.
The Hull branch of Freecycle is a non-profit organisation which reduces waste, saves resources and eases the burden on our landfills.
A spokesman for the organisation said: “Being a moderator doesn’t require a lot of time but does require some dedication.
“There is lots of support available and it’s fun.”
The job would suit a person who is interested in making a contribution to the community and the planet.
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New zealand herald: Freecycle – turning trash into treasures
There have been some curious packages arriving in Carrie Bolton’s Te Atatu mailbox over the past few months, bulky ones that rattle when shaken. But Bolton is unconcerned. This part-time artist put a call out on the Freecycle website for the coloured plastic tags that seal bread packets. She wanted them to complete a sculpture she’s been working on – and her fellow members responded enthusiastically.
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Wisbech People: Having a clear out this Easter?
Here’s how it works (taken from the Freecycle website)
“The worldwide Freecycle Network is made up of many individual groups across the globe. It’s a grassroots movement of people who are giving (and getting) stuff for free in their own towns.
Freecycle groups match people who have things they want to get rid of with people who can use them. Our goal is to keep usable items out of landfills. By using what we already have on this earth, we reduce consumerism, manufacture fewer goods, and lessen the impact on the earth. Another benefit of using Freecycle is that it encourages us to get rid of junk that we no longer need and promote community involvement in the process.
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NZHerald.co.nz: Life & Style Next Article: Architect draws experience from the path less travelled Freecycle – turning trash into treasures
There have been some curious packages arriving in Carrie Bolton’s Te Atatu mailbox over the past few months, bulky ones that rattle when shaken. But Bolton is unconcerned. This part-time artist put a call out on the Freecycle website for the coloured plastic tags that seal bread packets. She wanted them to complete a sculpture she’s been working on – and her fellow members responded enthusiastically.
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Durant Daily Democrat: Recycling network provides for others
A local online project is breathing new life into the old adage, “One man’s junk is another man’s treasure.”
Katrina Hernandez, 35, of Calera, has started a Durant/Bryan County branch of the Freecycle Network, an online nonprofit recycling movement to keep “good stuff out of landfills” by allowing members to give and get items for free, according to the website.
“The whole thing is completely free,” Hernandez said. “Free to sign up. Free to join. No strings attached, totally free stuff.”
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El Mundo.es: Del reciclaje al ‘freeciclaje’
El sofá en el que está sentado Deron Beal lo consiguió gratis, después de donar su propia cama de soltero. El intercambio se produjo hace ocho años, cuando 30 amigos de Tucson (Arizona) decidieron crear un grupo de trueque en Yahoo. La voz del “quiero y ofrezco” se ha propagado desde entonces como un generoso virus: los miembros Freecycle superan ya los 9 millones, distribuidos por 5.000 grupos y en 75 países.
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OnMilwaukee.com:
Welcome to April, Ok, so it’s technically still March but Spring is certainly in the air!! It’s starting to get warmer out, and hopefully we’ll soon all be able to open our windows on a regular basis.
This also means Spring cleaning!
Get out to that garage, up in the attic or down to the basement. Now is the best time to get that extra stuff moved out and into a new home!
FREECYCLE IT!!!!!! http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MilwaukeeFreecycle/
You’d be surprised what other people would love to have. Stuff you don’t even realize you still have. How about that thingamajig you have in that dusty box in the back corner of your basement. I know it’s safely guarded by a field of spider webs, but if you arm
yourself with a metal bowl on your head to protect your hair from getting dirty (please wash it before you cook the family dinner, well, if it’s for the in-laws, it’s up to you), goggles to keep your eyes safe, some earmuffs to keep critters out of your ears, gloves to
keep your hands clean, and a bio-hazard suit to protect your clothes, you can make it through the army of webs and get to that box. Then you can FREECYCLE IT!!!!! (and get the webs out of there too) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MilwaukeeFreecycle/
It’ll be fun, go for it. You never know, someone might actually really really really need that thingamajig, and you might be the only one that still has it.
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Green Prophet: Sustainable Break-up Tips To Turn Your Blues Green
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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Hazelwood Patch: Freecycle: Every Thrifty Mom’s Dream
If you are like me, you’re giddy with delight when you stumble across a great deal at a yard sale, on Craigslist, or even at Goodwill. Perhaps you’re a coupon queen, and consistently clip and utilize coupons, beaming with pride after trips to the grocery store that don’t break the bank.
Maybe you’re not even ashamed to admit that you’ve stopped to pick up “bargains” you’ve spotted on the side of the road. One man’s trash is another man’s treasure, after all.
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