Whether Burleson and Crowley residents are looking for fiberglass goat shelters or twin-sized box-spring mattresses, one online site provides them with the goods, for free.
Freecycle’s Burleson-Crowley Internet community has expanded since it’s inception in 2004 and is now home to about 1,800 recycling fans.
The concept of Freecycle is simple: When individuals find themselves with items they either don’t want or don’t need, they e-mail fellow Freecycle members in their area, wait for replies, then give away their wares to chosen respondents. Commonly the recipient will pick up the free items from the giver’s porch and no face-to-face interaction is made, according to www.freecycle.org.

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