Got closets and basements full of stuff you never use? Need stuff but don’t feel like paying for it? Try Freecycle – a never-ending garage sale of free stuff.
Freecycle is a network of over 9 million people connected via online community groups who give and/or receive stuff for free in their own hometowns everyday. Everything from toys, to computers, to household items is available in an online, always-on garage sale for free stuff.
Number of Freecycle Communities as of today: 3,094. This post was originally from 2006, the number has now grown to over 5,000!)
This concept helps keep stuff from going into our landfills. Reuse/recycle means less need for virgin material, and it reduces the strain on valuable resources, such as fuel, forest and water supplies. Promotes a sense of community spirit, and teaches kids (and, um, er, adults) the importance of giving.
I use Freecycle on a regular basis.. I gave away a 55 gallon aquarium, a TV stand, and an old sink I never got around to remodeling my bathroom with. I got my windows to start the cold frame there. I got a load of cinder blocks to use in my raised beds… I got a free coffee table too…
It is especially good for bigger items like furniture that you may not want or have the means to haul off on your own. I got rid of EVERYTHING in my garage to other freecyclers.
Wanna Try?
Easy – just visit the Freecycle Network.
If your community doesn’t have one already, start a Freecycle group today.
"The doctor of the future will give no medicine, but will interest his patient in the care of the human frame, in diet and in the cause and prevention of disease" ~ Thomas Jefferson
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