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ReporterNews.com: One man’s trash is another man’s treasure

Freecycle is a wonderful thing I discovered several years ago that has saved me more money than I could ever account for. I have completely furnished two homes with it. The premise is simple. We, as a society, throw away millions of dollars in furniture, clothing, toys and appliances every year filling our landfills to capacity and beyond. Much of what we throw away is still perfectly usable. We’ve upgraded, updated, changed décor or color schemes. Why not see if someone else can use it before you throw it out?

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Hamilton Spectator: ‘Freecycle’ a good way to lessen trash

Using “freecycle” is an additional option for our garbage issues.

This is a free Internet service provided whereby there is a method of disposing of items people do not need and no longer want to keep that would otherwise end up on the curb waiting for pick up by our garbage workers.

There is a chapter in Hamilton, as well as in Burlington. An unwanted item is entered on the website and interested people reply. Only when arrangements are made for a pickup is an address given. All manner of items are taken such as furniture, building and landscaping material, leftovers from remodelling, plants, toys, books, clothing, etc. If a particular item is desired, that can be posted as well. This service has saved enormous amounts of items being taken to the dump. The other advantage is that one doesn’t have to haul to the curb for pickup or to the local dump which normally charges a fee.

Anyone can Google “freecycle Hamilton” and sign up.

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East Brunswick Patch:Freecycle a Huge Success

They carried in tables and chairs and bags of old clothes. Others maybe lugged in old computers or tools and maybe a bike.

It didn’t matter what people brought, because it was all welcome Sunday during Freecycling, which invited people to bring their old, unwanted items, leave them, and pick and choose from something someone else brought to be discarded

In other words, it was the ultimate recycling day.

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The Political Carnival: A Note On How You Can Help Your Neighbor

For a couple years now I’ve been a member of my local Freecyle. I’ve gotten rid of a stove and a/c for junk (someone made a couple bucks and I got them off my porch) and I’ve been able to help out some families that had been burned out of their homes with towels and sheets. It feels good, and it’s easy.

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Summit Daily News: Your Money: The economics of raising kids

Summit County also has some great Internet tools for savings. In addition to the Summit Daily’s classified ads and craigslist, we have a branch of the Freecycle network (groups.freecycle.org/SummitFreecycle). This is a great place where parents can post messages that they are looking for certain sizes of clothes, or giving away piles of toys. I’ve gotten some amazing toys and clothes through this exchange, and have also passed along our kids’ stuff to some great homes. Everyone wins!

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Allentown Morning Call: Find free stuff online

“Not sure if you’ve highlighted freecycle.org before, but it’s an international organization with local chapters where folks freely offer and receive all types of goods for free, no strings attached,” Pat said. “I am giving away two huge buckets of black walnuts.”

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The Age.Com: A sense of belongings

Now, stashers can get their fix around the clock thanks to online freebie communities such as Freecycle, which puts you a click away from an old sofa, a baby’s high chair or a pile of dirt.

This is but one of many thousands of new communities that have sprung from a simple idea and a location on the web.

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Housing Predictor: Seven Ways to Green Homes on the Cheap

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Reuters: Social Sharing: The Freecycling Movement Joins Facebook

There are lots of ways to give and get quality used stuff for free. Craig’s List. Local Thrift Stores. Freecycle.org. A new effort seeks to combine these efforts with millions of Facebook users to create a freecycling powerhouse.

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Old Town Alexandria Patch: Green and Simple: Do You Freecycle?

Though most people do their major purge and deep cleaning in the spring, I am a couple of seasons behind. During our last major purge a couple of summers ago, inspired by the kids, we had a yard sale. They earned money to spend on summer vacation and donated 25% of the proceeds to the Whitehaven Foundation, a non-profit that builds schools in Haiti.

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