Moving day.

Time to lighten the load. Reorganize. Get a fresh, clean start at a new place.

But what if that fresh start is at the expense of the environment?

In addition to organizations such as the Salvation Army and Goodwill, Mitchell said movers also might want to consider “freecycling” their excess belongings at www.freecycle.org. Created in 2003 in Tucson, Ariz., Freecycle is a network of more than 3,000 online groups worldwide that help people give away stuff they no longer want or need. The network has more than 11,000 members in the Chicago area alone.

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