I also help out by trying to throw nothing away. Clothing and other items are listed on eBay or other online auction websites. If they are not sold through these auctions, I keep some things for my yearly yard sale. However, most of the time, I give these items away. I belong to several local Freecycle and Cheapcycle groups, as well as some other similar websites in my city. When I am finished with items that still have life left in them, I list them on these groups’ message boards. If anyone wants to come my items, they are welcome to them. Things that aren’t sold or given away are donated to a local thrift store that is run by veterans.

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Flory hopes to provide foster care for six animals.

As of right now, all Flory has are two large chain-link fences he was able to salvage through using the Freecycle Network, an Internet site dedicated to helping people get items they need from others who no longer need them. He still needs concrete for the flooring, garden hoses to clean the shelter, roof shingles, piping, plywood, padlocks for security, heat lamps and bullet space heaters to keep his furry friends warm.

Flory posts on Freecycle once a month to find what he needs to complete the shelter

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Representatives from Friends of the Earth also attended to share ways of protecting and improving the conditions for life on Earth, now and for the future.

They also advised market customers about Freecycle, the easy way to gain or dispose of items for free.

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Oh, and before I forget, yard sales are another source of terrific money-saving finds. Infants and toddlers outgrow their toys, clothes and shoes long before they wear out, and baby furniture can pass through multiple generations in good shape. I’ve scored such brilliant yard sale trophies that I’m embarrassed to say I only paid a dollar. And if even a dollar is too steep, point your browser to (http://www.freecycle.org) . Just follow the prompts to find the location closest to you. Clothes, dishes, phones, tires, toys, sporting equipment, even computers - everything on this site is free, on a first-come, first-served basis.

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26 Freecycle your unwanted junk: If you’ve got an attic full of old toys or a basement packed with old furniture, join www.freecycle.org and give it all away to other people who’ll come and collect it.

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His advice: “If you don’t love it or need it, get rid of it.”
Person doesn’t like the idea of adding to landfills, so she stockpiles items in the corner of garage for a yard sale on a warm day. “I usually always set aside items to donate or recycle in crafty projects as well,” said Person. “Tahlequah has a Freecycle group [www.freecycle.org /group/US/Oklahoma/Tahlequah] as well that I’ve used several times.”

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Omaha, NE - Furniture, clothes, just stuff. Interested? Go to www.freecycle.org. Everything offered on the website is, you guessed it, free.

“It saves them money and it saves them time. Or you can get something that you can no longer get that someone else has.”

Lynn Litherland is a co-moderator for the Omaha network. She tells Action 3 News the goal of the website is to keep things out of a landfill.

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IN the midst of the stainless steel cookware, fridges, dining room tables, chairs and beds Jennefer Pascoe’s home has become a jungle of pre-loved goods. Owner of Freecycle Mackay, Ms Pascoe had been inundated with unwanted furniture and appliances which she had been giving to flood victims.

Freecycle Mackay is an online, non-profit organisation. Mackay is one of the 3500 Freecycle communities in the world and there are currently more than 470 Mackay members. Members have been logging on to the website and donating their unwanted furniture, clothes, white goods and small appliances.

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9. De-clutter one room. Then join your local freecycle group and give away things you no longer use. You never know when someone might be offering exactly what YOU need, too. To find your local group, go to www.freecycle.org.

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A few weeks ago, someone posted a used gas oven on Freecycle and we pounced on it. Turns out they were remodeling their kitchen, updating their appliances and had their old oven to give away. Scott picked it up and, with some conversions from electricity to gas, we had a beautiful new (to us) oven. I’ve already noticed a savings in our utility bills and it’s only been half a month!

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