Four years ago, Mandy Moore of Chesterton saw someone was giving away a turkey on the Freecycle website.
Out of curiosity, she contacted the giver and discovered 50 people wanted the holiday staple. Sensing an unfilled need in her community, Moore put together seven meals and put that up on Freecycle.
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Give the gift of reading this holiday season, by donating gently used books to Great Start’s Freecycle Book Bins. The project, which allows families to take home free books from community locations, has been so successful that the need for additional books continues to grow.
Leadership Little Traverse’s class of 2013 took on the Freecycle Book Bins, started by the Great Start Collaborative and Great Start Parent Coalition, as its service learning project. The group is currently seeking used or new books, ranging from infant board books to chapter books. Drop off locations include the Harbor Springs Library, Harbor Springs Area Chamber of Commerce, Big Apple Bagels, Petoskey Library, and Petoskey Area Chamber of Commerce by December 21.
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Hundreds of students, faculty, staff, and other members of the Cambridge community flocked to the Science Center on Friday to drop off their unwanted items in exchange for the latest finds at Harvard’s FreeCycle.
The free give-and-take event, hosted by the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Green Program and the Facilities Maintenance Operations Recycling & Solid Waste Removal group, is held every three to four months on campus.
“They’re our way of making sure that good items don’t go to the trash,” said Brandon P. Geller, senior coordinator of the FAS Green Program.
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10 Grab a freebie
Sometimes actually buying something isn’t needed at all. With websites such as Freecycle and Gumtree you can find people giving away things you might need for free – you just need to arrange to collect it.
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The Surrey Advertiser heard of the Coley Avenue care home’s plight when an advert was posted on the website Freecycle.
A family member of one of the home’s residents posted on the site: “Sorry for trying again but we are still looking for 4ft-plus artificial Christmas trees to give to a Woking care home that have had to destroy all their Xmas decorations due to a leaking roof and asbestos.
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Second-hand books
The internet is full of places to buy second-hand books with Amazon being the most obvious source. This is a good way to get books at a cheaper price and it’s also worth checking out Gumtree and Freecycle for collecting old books.
Your local charity shop should also be visited if you’re after a second-hand book as it’s likely to have a few although you can’t guarantee what will be on offer.
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Last Friday I posted a notice up on Freecycle.com letting people know I had a mountain of firewood (thanks, Hurricane Sandy) to give away. One of the people who showed up was James Peeples. James is the Chairman of Artworks Trenton. Their mission statement says the organization, “Promotes artistic diversity by fostering creativity, learning, and appreciation of the arts. Our classes, exhibitions, and events make art an accessible experience for all.”
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Finally, check websites like freecycle.com to find replacement frames and furniture or even new items for your living room. They often have great finds and everything on the site is free!
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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.
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I have a large handful of tools that were given to me by someone on Freecycle. They cost me nothing.
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