Look for free or low-cost items online. You may be able to find free items to use as gifts or decorations online, for example through websites like Freecycle.
https://thenationonlineng.net/countdown-to-christmas-tips-for-coping-during-yuletide/
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LifeHacker: How to Recycle, Repurpose, or Dispose of Broken Christmas Lights
How to donate Christmas lights
If you don’t have a purpose for gently used light strands that still work, try finding them a new home. You can list them for free on Freecycle, Facebook Marketplace, or Nextdoor. You could also gift them to crafty, DIY-minded friends, family, or neighbors, or look for a community organization, such as an after-school program, church, shelter, or assisted living center that might accept donations of holiday decorations.
The Citizen: Neighbourhood recycle and freecycle groups
Benefits of community groups
Along with this has come a range of benefits for households, according to the Seeff Property Group. These include local community groups focused on recycling and freecycling various household goods, clothing, sport and outdoor gear and the like.
It is even of benefit when you are cleaning out your garden, removing certain plants or trimming plants suitable for propagation. You might also have leftover tiles or building materials after a renovation project. If you are renovating or remodelling, you might also be able to freecycle old items such as bathroom sanitary wear, cupboards and more.
https://www.citizen.co.za/network-news/homes/2023/11/15/neighbourhood-recycle-and-freecycle-groups/
Citylive: How can I garden for free?
4. Freecycle and community programs: Keep an eye out for local programs or websites like Freecycle, where people give away unwanted gardening supplies, tools, and even plants for free. Additionally, some communities offer free gardening workshops or seedling giveaways, so be sure to check if any are available in your area.
HeadTopics: ‘I’ve saved £26k buying everything for my kids second hand’
When she was pregnant with Isaac, Helen sourced a cot for £20, as well as a Moses’ basket and a chest of drawers for free and a changing unit that only cost £10 – by utilising Facebook groups where members post things they’re looking to quickly flog, as well as FreeCycle and car boot sales. It didn’t stop at furniture, as Helen found baby clothes and even cloth nappies on second-hand sites that were in good condition, if not new.
https://headtopics.com/uk/i-ve-saved-26k-buying-everything-for-my-kids-second-hand-47492232
Warrington Guardian: Lib Dem motion passed by councillors
“Some of these may be broken or no longer required but they all had an environmental cost to produce and an environmental cost to get rid of. Many of these would be of value to others.
“There are social media sites such as Freecycle, Before the Tip and local Facebook pages where you can advertise items but not everyone uses social media. Charity shops rightly have high standards for furniture and electrical goods which require PAT testing.
https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/news/23831306.lib-dem-motion-passed-councillors/
ONE5C: What happens to all outdated iphone cords:
Scrap or sell: The copper and aluminum in cables have value, says Deron Beal, founder and executive director of Freecycle, a site where people can give away items locally. You can sell your coffin of cords to a metal recycling facility (the places that crush cars). Beal recently got $20 doing so for a small box of mixed wires. If that sounds like too much work, post them on Freecycle.org or another buy-nothing group and a scrapper is likely to take ’em off your hands.
https://one5c.substack.com/p/what-happens-to-all-the-outdated
The Tech Edvocate: THE 10 BEST WEBSITES FOR FREE STUFF
2. Freecycle (www.freecycle.org)
Freecycle is a global community of people who are giving and getting stuff for free in their local communities. Joining a local Freecycle group connects you with members in your area who are looking to give away items or request items from others. This eco-friendly initiative aims to reduce waste while helping people get what they need without breaking the bank.
Bleeping Computer: Freecycle confirms massive data breach
Freecycle, an online forum dedicated to exchanging used items rather than trashing them, confirmed a massive data breach that affected more than 7 million users
LA Progressive: Why Is the Moneyless Economy Thriving in America?
Roughly 250 million people were still visiting Craigslist worldwide each month in 2022, 27 years after the site was launched in 1995—and many of those Craigslist users are posting and sharing goods under the site’s popular “free stuff” section. About eight years after Craigslist was launched, Freecycle Network came online in 2003. More than 9 million Americans were still using Freecycle as of 2020, which I detailed in an article that year. And then there’s the relatively young Buy Nothing Project, which turned 10 years old in July of 2023. In addition to providing a digital space where people can request things they need, post things they’re giving away, and share gratitude, one of the B corp’s social benefit model goals is to encourage people to organize community and local events around buying nothing.
https://www.laprogressive.com/economic-equality/moneyless-economy