Don’t forget about The Freecycle Network, either. That’s a worldwide network of community based groups that’s dedicated to keeping good stuff out of landfills by helping people give unwanted items to people who can use them.
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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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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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Fox News: Lose It! 4 Ways to Get Rid of Your Old Carpet
2. Donate it. As long as it’s clean and smells all right, many charity organizations will take old carpets and rugs. Many animal shelters and training facilities welcome pieces of old carpeting to use for the bottom of dog and cat cages. Craigslist’s “free” section and Freecycle are great online resources if you’d rather avoid hauling a big roll of carpet in the back of your car.
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WKBW-TV: Reusing and Recycling 101
Going Above and Beyond
While waste reduction starts at home, communities nationwide are forming around the premise that less is more. Freecycle (Freecycle.org) — started in Tucson, Ariz., before spreading throughout the U.S. — helps people be the best possible reusers. Through the Freecycle network, members are able to donate — or pick up — used products, such as appliances, furniture, toys and bikes.
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Gadgetsteria: GS Tips: Moving All Your Gadgets
Utilizing a service like Freecycle is a great way to get rid of items that still work but are no longer useful to you. Consider giving away old monitors, computer books, or even an old desktop machine. Chances are someone is bound to want some or all of what you’re offering – especially if it’s free – even if they’re just going to use it for parts or to tinker with as a hobby. You’ll save yourself a trip to a thrift store and benefit someone in your community at the same time. Win, meet win.
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NASDAQ: Don?t Bury Your Technotrash
For manufacturers’ take-back programs, visit the Web site of the Electronics TakeBack Coalition . Dell partners with Staples and Goodwill to collect Dell products in their stores . To find other places to recycle electronics, visit www.earth911.com and search by zip code. Of course, you can always give your e-trash away to someone who wants it. Join your local Freecycle group .
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Times Delphic: Going green on campus is easy
Students can donate clothes and supplies they don’t use instead of throwing them away. They can also use Freecycle.org where people donate items they no longer need, for free!
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Market Watch:Oodle Launches Freecycling on Facebook to Encourage Zero Waste
SAN MATEO, Calif., Sep 13, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Oodle announced today an initiative to promote zero waste by bringing “freecycling” to Facebook. Freecycling is a movement to help reduce the flow of waste to landfills by encouraging neighbors to give unwanted but reusable household items to each other instead of throwing them away. Oodle’s Marketplace, available on Facebook (apps.facebook.com/marketplace) and Oodle.com, now enables neighbors to join together in a local online community called a FreeCircle where they can offer items to each other, search among available items, or request something specific.
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