From furniture to frying pans to fishing rods – if there’s something in your home you no longer need, why not give it to someone who can use it?

That’s the idea behind Freecycle – an online network of about 3.4 million people in towns and cities across America.

Members like Teva Ingrassia give and get stuff for free.

“I’ve been involved with Freecycle for about two years, and we’ve gotten everything from the smallest toy for our son to furniture for our living room, exercise equipment – (a) really broad range of items,” she said.

The goal of the Freecycle Network is to create a worldwide “gifting” movement to keep usable items out of landfills.

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