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The next time you do a massive cleanup, don't send your surplus stuff off to the local landfill. Garbage heaps are already brimming with old computers, boxy TVs, and rickety couches. Freecycle your unwanted treasures!
Recycling is practically a given these days, and now freecycling is becoming de rigueur for anticonsumerists and environmentalists alike. Seeing a need to minimize the use of landfills, and following the old adage that "one person's trash is another person's treasure," Deron Beal developed Freecycle.org as a Match.com for people's stuff. Since the site burst onto the scene in 2003, a network of local groups and clones have blossomed worldwide, leaving no love seat unloved.
People freecycle for a variety of reasons. For some it's a statement against overconsumption. For others it's a way to eat cheaply or get free materials for art projects. But the primary motivation is separating good junk from garbage and keeping useful things out of landfills. So don't kick those old appliances or castoff clothes to the curb -- pass them along to someone who wants them.
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Archived under: Arts, Cleaning, Collectibles, Environment, Freecycle, Recycling |
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Another site I'd like to suggest for free stuff is Freebootr.com It's like freecycle but has a big easy to read map, searchable interface, and no weirdo moderators. Check it out
Posted by: mrthomascromwell at February 11, 2009 5:36 PM
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