A work buddy of mine turned me on to the the Freecycle Network last week. Freecycle has been extensively blogged about (see here, here, and here for starters), but it’s certainly worth plugging again. Basically, Freecycle is a network of Yahoo Groups, based around cities and communities, where members post items to give away and request items to receive. Everything is freely given or received. That’s it! The idea is simple, but with more than 5.6 million members exchanging items, we’re keeping massive amounts of trash from going into city dumps…300 tons PER DAY, according to the Freecycle About Us page.
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