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A modern-day version of barter can be found on the Internet. Lunenburg County Freecycle, a non-profit group, is encouraging people to recycle rather than discard. All people have to do is post a notice on its website.

“It’s good. It keeps a lot of junk out of the landfill site,” Rich Lohnes, one of the moderators told Lisa Brown of the Bridgewater Bulletin.

He said on any given day people are giving away everything from televisions and car parts to bags of leaves. Other people go onto the site looking for items such as metal detectors, tires and bathroom vanities. Other communities have similar online sites. The Lunenburg County Freecycle website can be found at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lunenburg-freecycle.