Skip the tip: Swap junk online The Independent Online
If the idea of using the internet as a forum to swap unwanted goods sounds like a top idea, then that’s probably because it is. And it’s one that other eco-minded entrepreneurs have already had. Take Deron Beal, who founded freecycle.org in 2003. The daddy of recycling sites, Freecycle boasts 3.6 million members. They are mostly in the US, where the organisation began, but the site also has spin-offs in the UK, Germany and France.
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