“From neighborhood thrift shops to vintage boutiques, almost every shop selling pre-loved items has baking and serving ware,” she said. “They can also be plentiful at flea markets and yard sales. Additionally, you can look at online marketplaces, Craigslist, other classifieds and ‘free stuff’ sites like freecycle.org. Lastly, hold on to baking ware you plan to replace — and you’ll be all set for your next potluck.”
WASTE360: Freecycle Network Fuels Gifting Economy
Who would have thought it would be easy to find a home, other than a C&D landfill, for a few hundred pounds of concrete chunks dug out of a beat-up driveway? But a single post on a website launched in Tucson, Ariz. drew plenty of takers: a school making a garden patio; a builder needing foundation material for a straw bale home; and a guy crafting an outdoor bench.
Akin to an online classified ads outlet, that website, Freecycle.org, has exploded in growth since its beginning, when Founder and Executive Director Deron Beal set up a Yahoo group so his friends and a few nonprofits could link to the new site to give and receive all kinds of stuff at no cost.
https://www.waste360.com/recycling/freecycle-network-fuels-gifting-economy
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With some DIY, they managed to keep the costs down.
“Obviously there are ways to get stuff for a bit cheaper.
“I know people who look for second hand stoves and sinks, and people find a lot of things on freecycle and gumtree.
“Finding something for a bargain is always fun.
CNBC: From Buy Nothing to Freecycle, gifting groups help bolster budgets and build community
A boom during the pandemic
Groups that promote gift-giving and exchanging goods and services for free have been around for some time. The Freecycle Network was founded in 2003 by Deron Beal to recycle items and Buy Nothing was started by Liesl Clark and Rebecca Rockefeller in 2013 as a social experiment on a local gift economy and to cut down on plastic use.
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Most of you reading here have heard of FreeCycle.org. It is a nonprofit movement where you can get rid of items you no longer need by giving them away for free or request items that you need. There is another interesting site that is currently in its pre-stage that looks quite promising. It is attempting to address some of the major problems people have with FreeCycle.
USPIRG.org: Guide to non-traditional gifts: Buy pre-loved clothing, tools, home goods
A variety of online groups such as Buy Nothing or Freecycle make it easy for you to get items for free from your neighbors who no longer need them. These groups are gaining popularity, with Freecycle giving away more than 24,000 items each day across more than 100 countries.
Random Length News.com: My Recycled Life: Freecycle in Your Neighborhood
When I moved into my mother’s house, supplies for multiple cats were cramming available space and I only needed enough for two cats. I used freecycle.org to find people who wanted the extra beds, scratching posts, litter pans, toys, and carriers. I was already a long-time user of the site. I continue to use it for oddball items that occupy a twilight zone between too usable to trash, but too junky or bulky or simply not in demand for resale outlets.
https://www.randomlengthsnews.com/archives/2021/10/29/freecycle-neighborhood/36495?v=79cba1185463
The Guardian: ‘We don’t need to buy more stuff’: the people who kit out their homes for free
Many people turning to skips or sites such as Freecycle in a bid to save money and help the planet
https://www.theguardian.com/money/2021/oct/23/buy-more-stuff-skips-freecycle-save-money