8. Giving it away now:

At the end of a sale, if you still have items you don’t want but also don’t want to haul off, post a notice on Columbia Yahoo Group of The Freecycle Network, a not-for-profit organization that aims to keep good stuff out of landfills.

Krehbiel said she puts the leftover items from a garage sale on the curb on Saturday, puts up a sign that says “Free,” posts an ad to Freecycle and by her trash day — Wednesday — everything is usually taken or goes with the trash.

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