Don’t trash those unwanted things sitting around the house. Instead, put them out on the “cyber-curb” for someone to pick up. In addition to listing in the free section on craigslist.org, here are three Web sites that encourage recycling.

Freecycle.org. The Web-based forum has area-specific groups in which users can offer or take free items that are listed, “in an effort to keep unnecessary waste out of landfills,” its site says.

Membership: Free, but registration is required. Select the group you want to join and sign up.

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