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MoneySavingExpert:15 MoneySaving tips to beat the summer heatwave

Fancy some free patio furniture? Give Freecycle a go. If you want to give your back garden a quick makeover so you can get the most out of the weather, don’t assume you have to spend the earth. Instead try giveaway sites like Freecycle for second-hand patio furniture, parasols, barbecues, paddling pools etc.

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Oxford Mail: Sustainable Wallingford: How to cut your waste today

Reuse: Open gifts carefully and reuse the wrapping paper or gift bag/ box. Did you know foil style wrapping paper and glittery paper can’t be recycled? Use empty containers, correctly relabelled to store other things. Swap unwanted items with family/ friends; use Freecycle.

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The Sun: SUN SAVERS From Freecycle to eBay, cut the cost of refurbishing your home with these top tips — plus how you can win £15k

Freecycle. Furnish for free by joining your local Freecycle, a non-profit movement of people giving and getting items for nothing. You can find all sorts, from beds and microwaves to wardrobes and fake grass.

Users are not limited to goodies in one area. You can sign up to the posh part of town and discover what household treasures the other half wants to get rid of!

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The Guardian: Forget profit. It’s love and fun that drive innovations like Parkrun

If you want to get rid of your old table or cot, you might advertise it on your local Freecycle board. The world’s largest nonprofit recycling network, Freecycle has 5,000 gifting groups with 9.4 million members in 110 countries, including the Palestinian Authority. The global HQ for this vast operation is in Tucscon, Arizona, and has a grand total of two employees, including the chief executive. (They share the office with two other nonprofits, and if you ring, the CEO has to go outside so as not to disturb anyone.) They rely on 2,000 or so moderators, who run their boards for their communities for free.

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The Times: Where can I buy a used mattress?

You may find a good secondhand one for nothing in a local Freecycle group (freecycle.org). You can advertise for a “want” or browse to see what’s on offer. I gave away a good mattress that way. Some people even offer to deliver.
Jane, via email

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The Week: Finding Free Stuff Online

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London News Online: It’s all change for coffee shop

To decorate the cafe when Mr Snelling’s team moved into the 142 Deptford High Street site, pallets found in Resolution Way were stripped down and used for a counter, paint was sourced from Freecycle and a free sofa picked up from Southend.

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The Press-York: New art studio for all the community to open in York

She used Freecycle – the online recycling network where people offer unwanted goods for free with the aim of keeping them out of landfill.

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Tenby Observer: Ramblers Cymru supports call to tackle fly-tipping in Pembrokeshire this summer

Use sites such as Freecycle, a local online community where people come and collect your unwanted goods from your house for free – www.freecycle.org

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Daily Star: How to make money FAST: Finance expert reveals seven easy ways to earn extra cash

7. Use Freecycle to become an entrepreneur

Freecycle is a website where people can offer old household items to the community for free.

That way people can give them a new home, while the old owner doesn’t have to go to the dump. Many local community Facebook pages have similar functions.

Picking up items off of these sites and selling them on an eBay store is a great way of making money for nothing.

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