NBC 17 - Money - ‘Freecycle’ Groups Exchange Trash, Treasures

SMITHFIELD, N.C. — Following the lead of municipal recycling efforts, grassroots organizations have sprung up nationwide in which people hand over items they no longer want to people who can’t wait to have them.

The “freecycling” movement has chapters nationwide, including several in the Triangle with more than 9,000 members combined. People simply sign up online and post what they want to give away or obtain. The person who wants an item must arrange to pick it up.

“A lot of people throw out perfectly good stuff that can be used again,” said Ric Schooler, one of about 600 Johnston County residents in a local freecycle group.

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Out with the old, in with the free | PortlandTribune.com

I had several yard sales and made nearly daily donations to Goodwill, but I couldn’t keep up with the massive purge.
So I turned to Freecycle.
Freecycle — which combines “free” with “recycle” — started in May 2003 in Arizona to reduce waste in downtown Tucson and prevent the surrounding desert from being overrun by landfills. Now with a network of more than 3,600 groups and 2.3 million members worldwide, this online service is open to individuals and nonprofits alike. Membership is free, by joining the Yahoo group through www.freecycle.org.
Freecycle’s only rule: Everything must be free, legal and appropriate for all ages.

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Long Beach Beachcomber - News and Views of the East Long Beach Area

Now, a clean and legal method of disposing of unwanted property has arrived. It’s found on the Internet.

Long Beach Freecycle, which can be found on Yahoo! Groups, is a group of people who need to get rid of things because they’re moving, want to clean their house, no longer have a need for an item, or just have become tired of seeing something around the house. The group also provides a source for someone who needs an item, like a doghouse from a person who no longer keeps a pet, or a cane or walker from someone who has recovered from an injury.

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The Comet - Radio show signals rise in recycling

MEMBERSHIP of a successful recycling website has gone through the roof after its founder went on national radio to discuss its merits.

The Stevenage Freecycle website was founded in 2004 by Hazel Roethenbaugh after she realised that landfill sites in North Herts were nearing their maximum capacity.

Recycle now - Try the free-cycling movement

Wilmslow Express - Freecycle swap shop will help cut the cost to the environment
Freecycle swap shop will help cut the cost to the environment

TRADING treasures: Oliver Romaine.TRADING treasures: Oliver Romaine.

ONE PERSON’S trash can be another’s treasure following the launch of a new recycling scheme in Wilmslow.

Double take - The Herald
Not to be relished
I BET you didn’t know that the Glasgow Freecycle Network is open to all who want to recycle that special something rather than throw it away. This week’s tastiest item – spotted but not bought by Enrique Cardo from Paisley – is a brand new bottle of mustard in Maryhill.
“453G OF GENUINE AMERICAN MUSTRD, BY WOEBENS! I bought the wrong kind for some one and im not a fan of mustard so WHO’S GOT A NAKED HOTDOG???!! its in maryhill/northkelvinside”
Don’t all rush at once.

Freecycle network
The Freecycle Groups in local areas like Ottumwa and Albia volunteer their time to turn someone’s trash into someone else’s treasures.

The nonprofit organization promotes waste reduction by recycling anything that someone else could use. The site functions under the website www.freecycle.org

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