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Tucson.com: How to welcome 2026 with less clutter, more sustainability

Cleaning and clearing out your home after the holidays can provide an opportunity to declutter and pass on items you may no longer need to others who will find value in them. You can do that through The Freecycle Network (https://www.freecycle.org/), a nonprofit dedicated to helping people give and get items for free, is gearing up for its busiest day of the year on Jan. 2.

Founded in Tucson in 2003 by Deron Beal, the grassroots effort has grown to almost 12 million members with 5,332 groups in more than 100 countries. Tucson and surrounding areas have more than 15,000 members. The platform offers everything that people might find in closets, yards, sheds, homes and garages. That includes computers and electronics, musical instruments, supplies for crafts and hobbies, sporting equipment, tools and much more.

https://tucson.com/news/local/article_55cbcd6f-76a6-481c-aa57-3a40c977411f.html

Strathspey & Badenoch Herald: Highland Council shares updated schedule for bin collection whilst encouraging household to maximise recycling over the festive season

“If you are having a clear-out at Christmas, please have a think about what you can do with your old tech and gadgets. Can it be repaired? Can you sell it? Or give it away on local reuse networks like Freecycle? Please do not put it in your non-recyclable bin. If items can’t be reused in any way, please take them to your nearest Household Waste Recycling Centre.”

https://www.strathspey-herald.co.uk/news/from-christmas-trees-to-wrapping-paper-all-you-need-to-know-422550

INKL: 11 Million Gardeners’ Secret: Build Your Dream Garden for Free – Free Plants Delivered to Your Door!

Is it possible to have a lush flower garden, produce your own veggie patch or just add to the landscaping around your home all for free? Absolutely. One of the easiest ways to do this is to participate in your local chapter of Freecycle. This is a Yahoo list, available at FreeCycle.org. The organization began in 2003 and now boasts over to 5,300 chapters, or communities, as they are called and over 11 million subscribers.

https://www.inkl.com/news/11-million-gardeners-secret-build-your-dream-garden-for-free-free-plants-delivered-to-your-door

WMAR: Home of Our Own provides free furniture and household items to families in Howard County

Pearson says the idea for HOOO began in her home. She would see families in need of household items while volunteering with other charities or schools and go find what they needed through websites like Freecycle.

https://www.wmar2news.com/local/home-of-our-own-provides-free-furniture-and-household-items-to-families-in-howard-county

PressReader.com: Thrift Story!

‘As part of a Freecycle group, I’ve got music CDs for free, classics even. When you thrift or freecycle, you’re saving products from going into landfills. You’re saving the planet. – Sapna V’

https://www.pressreader.com/india/the-free-press-journal/20251026/283429197799933

South Lanarkshire View: September is Second Hand month

This month it is hoped that everyone will start to think more about unwanted clothing and other household items.

More information is available on the council’s What you can recycle and how pages, as well as:

https://www.southlanarkshireview.scot/news/article/2696/September_is_Second_Hand_month

Essex Live: Dumpster diver sifts through charity shop bins saving 8,000 items from landfill

For anything she doesn’t want to keep for herself, Charlotte uploads items for free on Facebook Marketplace and Freecycle, to help give them a new home. Finding everything from shoes, fish bowls, laundry baskets and even food for her next meal, eagle eyed Charlotte wants to do “something good for the planet” with her finds.

https://www.essexlive.news/whats-on/dumpster-diver-sifts-through-charity-10380446

The Mirror: UK households urged to do one thing before splashing out cash on garden

Check out local Facebook groups, Gumtree, and Freecycle for free items that could transform your garden without spending a penny.

https://www.mirror.co.uk/money/uk-households-urged-one-thing-35619054.amp

Daily Record: Thrifty Scot who built authentic garage pub crowned country’s biggest beer lover

Built single-handedly over four months, almost everything inside the pub – named Stoaters – was sourced for free or under £10 thanks to Facebook Marketplace, Freecycle and local skips.

https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/in-your-area/lanarkshire/thrifty-scot-who-built-authentic-35531850

Lifehacker: Where to Get Free Moving Boxes for Your Next Move

Use online platforms like Facebook Marketplace and Freecycle

Many social platforms can be a source of free boxes, including:

  • Facebook Marketplace. If you have a Facebook account, you can search Facebook Marketplace for free boxes and other moving supplies.
  • Craigslist’s Free Stuff sections are usually goldmines of moving supplies, especially boxes.
  • Freecycle is a platform where people explicitly seek to give away stuff they don’t need anymore, and to find stuff for free they don’t want to (or can’t afford to) pay for. People routinely post moving boxes here, so it’s worth it to join your local Freecycle group to see if you can score some. If you don’t see any posts, you can make a request, which might prompt someone who hadn’t thought about giving away their boxes.

https://lifehacker.com/home/free-moving-boxes