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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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Bath Chronicle: Seven of the weirdest things on Freecycle available to Bath bargain hunters

Lavender hair dye, a batch of carrier bags and a slightly broken Hammond organ are some of the unusual things currently listed on Freecycle in Bath.

If you’re not aware of the website, it’s a non-profit organisation where people can post their unwanted items for free.

You can get a great bargain, like a three-piece Harrods suite, and it helps stop more reusable items ending up in landfills.

So, here’s a list of some of the strangest, quirkiest things being listed right now.

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Redditch Advertiser: Residents in Alcester and Studley urged to recycle as much as they can

Anyone who received presents they didn’t want and can’t return, could consider organising a present swap with friends or relatives.

They could also be swapped or sold online at freecycle.co.uk and ebay.co.uk.

Unwanted presents could also be donated to a charity shop rather than just thrown out or put away, never to be used.

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Female First UK: How To Create More Space Around The Home This Christmas

Have a clear out
We are all guilty of hoarding items that we no longer use and these can take up a lot of space in the home. Be honest with yourself and try to get rid of the items that you know you will never use again. You can give items you no longer need to charity or list them on websites such as Gumtree, eBay or websites such as Freecycle, where you can give away the item for free to those in need.

If you’re struggling to let go, the 12-12-12 challenge is a great way to motivate yourself – simply pick 12 items to throw away, 12 to donate and a further 12 to be returned to their home.

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