“People are throwing away things every day that are really nice,” said Veronica Bates. Bates’ home is proof of that.

From an aquarium that could have cost a couple hundred dollars, to a brand new cabinet that would have cost $200 or more, to a $50 table on her deck, Bates recycles other people’s belongings by freecycling them.

The e-mail and virtual bulletin board online community has thousands of members in Maine who give and take new and used items.

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