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Fenton Tri County Times:Southern Genesee Freecycle Group

 May 15, 2013  

Giving to others has never felt better, thanks to the efforts of the Southern Genesee Freecycle Group, which has recently created a new format and expanded its market.

 This Internet-based group offers free, tangible items from new to gently used, or allows a person to ask the freecycle community for a need or “want” they have for themselves or someone else.

 The group’s market area now includes Fenton, Linden, Holly, Rose Township, Tyrone Township, Argentine, Gaines, Fenton Township, Fenton Township and Swartz Creek.

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Lehigh Valley Business: Mandatory electronics recycling starts

 January 31, 2013  

Johnny Johnson, who runs Freecycle, which collects electronics for recycling in Allentown, said he expects the industry to grow with the new regulation.

He noted that Pennsylvania is the 25th state to add such a ban and several more states are close to enacting similar laws.

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MetroWest Daily News:Down to Earth: Bring in the new year with old treasures

 January 11, 2013  

However, there is a movement afoot to be more thrifty and creative by reusing, repairing and buying secondhand items at a much-reduced cost. The technological age in some ways has made people more isolated, but when it comes to sharing or buying items, the world is small and the connections for free items are astonishing. Freecycle (www.freecycle.org) is a site where people post items they are giving away or items they need. Everything is free. There are 5,082 groups, so you can sign up for a local group for easy pick-up of items. Things to donate or take range from furniture to building materials to anything that is legal, not a weapon or pornography, etc. Several years ago, we had a bulky computer, keyboard and tower that neither our friends nor we wanted. We posted it on Freecycle and with in a day we had a mom at our doorstep thrilled to be providing her son with a full computer set-up. Craiglist (www.craigslist.org) also has incredible secondhand items for sale and some items for free.

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Harbor Light: Give the gift of reading

 December 22, 2012  

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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Harvard Crimson: FreeCycle Encourages Reuse

 December 10, 2012  

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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Planet Princeton: Artworks Trenton and a Little Synchronicity

 November 24, 2012  

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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Medfield Patch: Medfield Recycles and … Freecycles

 August 3, 2012  

Medfield resident Rose Caira is an avid recycler and … Freecycler.

Freecycle is a Yahoo community group that offers a way for people to give their no-longer-needed items with strangers who might need them. It also offers a forum in which people can request items for which they might be looking.

Caira is a member of the Walpole/Norwood/Foxborough/Sharon group. Medfield does not have its own group.

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Marlborough Patch: Donation and recycling resources in Marlborough

 July 28, 2012  

1) Freecycle: Freecycle is an online community of people who are interested in giving or obtaining usable items. If you have something that you don’t need but is clean and in working condition, post it on Freecycle and often you will find a new home for it by the end of the day. To join Freecycle, visit www.freecycle.org, search for the Marlborough, Hudson, and Sudbury group, and follow the instructions to join the group. Once the moderator has approved your membership, you can offer something to the group, and after your item has been picked up, you can offer more things or accept things too. Our family uses Freecyle often to recycle children’s toys and books, and I was able to borrow a music stand for my son. It’s a friendly group, and you might even meet a neighbor there.

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Walpole Patch: Freecycle Group in Walpole Looks to Keep Unwanted Items Out of Landfills

 July 27, 2012  

Freecycle, a Yahoo community group that offers a way to share your no-longer-needed items with strangers who may need them, and also offers a forum for you to request items for which you might be looking.

“It’s a great organization, and its mission, which is to keep usable items out of our landfills, has both global and local impact,” said Linda Kennedy, who started the Walpole/Norwood/Foxborough/Sharon group in 2004 after moving to Walpole.

She started Freecycling in 2003 when she lived in Watertown; she was dismayed to see a similar group did not exist in Walpole.

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Yorktown-Somers Patch: ‘Freecycle’ Items You Want to Receive or Get Rid of

 July 11, 2012  

Do you have items you want to get rid of? Like that chair in your living room, a fax machine, or an old door?

Not sure how? Or don’t want to spend money?

If you haven’t heard of Freecycle – it’s a Yahoo group for local residents where they can post items they want to receive, or items they want to get rid of. And everything is free.

“It’s a great way to pass things along to people who can use them,” said Michelle Varela, a Yorktown resident. “For example, I just upgraded my knives at home. I posted on Freecycle that I was offering a set of used knives. Within an hour I had about 10 interested parties.”

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