Freecycle is an Internet-based group that links up people who are getting rid of stuff with people who want it. All of the items are given away for free.

Freecycle groups are based by geography. There are Freecycle groups in Wyomissing, Reading and Pottstown, along with hundreds of other locations across the country.

The point, the founders of Freecycle say, is to keep stuff out of landfills. There’s a better than average chance that a beat-up sofa, mismatched plates and old toaster will find a home if you put it on Freecycle.

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