Halloween may be over, but…

“Halloween costumes for children and adults have plenty of potential for reuse.”

One way to make sure they are reused? Place them on your local Freecycle group!

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Unwanted Christmas Decorations? Place them on Freecycle.org, of course!

An organizing expert, Monica Ricci, discusses Freecycle as a way to spread the holiday spirit on Podcast 55 of vickyandjen.com!

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In most areas of the country, you can’t recycle your mattresses, and they’re even hard to give away — charities like Goodwill often refuse to take them. But remember that “recycle” has another R-word counterpart: “reuse.” If your mattress is in usable condition, you can probably find it a good home through the Freecycle Network.

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AN EVIRONMENTALIST is urging Winchester residents to join a growing network of people fighting to reduce the city’s waste.

Giles Gooding said more than 2,000 people in the district have signed up to Winchester’s Freecycle Group, which the 37-year-old set up in July last year with the aim to reduce the amount of the city’s rubbish going to landfill.Click her to read the article in full

Zaac Chaves perched on the ledge of a trash container in downtown Fairfield, his arms almost mechanically combing through the refuse.

Within seconds of starting his hunt, the 25-year-old Greenwich resident found several muffins from a health food store, all still fresh and shrink-wrapped. Next, he dug out a giant bag of wheatgrass. After that, came plastic containers of assorted spreads.Click here to read the article in full

“Borrow where you can. A newborn baby won’t know. My best investment was a pack of terry nappies. I used disposable nappies, but the terries make fantastic sick-wipes, bibs, changing mats, teething chews and, when it all gets too much, hankies for a new mum.”
Cathy, a midwife and mother-of-three, says: “For fabulous sources of baby gear, visit www.freecycle.org and charity shops.”
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The Freecycle Network: http://www.freecycle.org/ : It’s a grassroots and entirely nonprofit movement of people who are giving (and getting) stuff for free in their own towns. Membership is free, and everything posted must be FREE, legal and appropriate for all ages. The network’s goal is to reduce waste; they are keeping 300 tons a day out of landfills. There is a local freecycle network in most cities where individuals can donate their unwanted items (instead of throwing them out). Others in the community can “purchase” that item, free of charge and the product is recycled in this manner.
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