Washington Post: Deals Are Just a Click Away
FreeCycle.org: This nonprofit organization, with a mission to help the environment by not cluttering landfills, matches people who want to give away items with people in the same city who want them.
April 19, 2009
Melbourne Herald Sun: Old ways in vogue
The global online network Freecycle has members who give away things they no longer need. More than 100,000 Australians have already joined local freecycle groups. www.freecycle.org/groups/australia.
The Guardian: The best things in life are free
Freecycle (freecycle.org) is one of the best known. It was started in Tucson, Arizona, in 2003 and came to the UK three years later. Now it has nearly 1.5 million users here and 485 groups around the country. The only rule is that everything advertised on the site must be absolutely free.
While some groups are tiny - Machynlleth in Wales has only 41 members, for example - others are vast: Greater London is split into 38 groups with thousands of members in each.
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Alternatively, residents can try offering their unwanted items on the internet by using the Freecycle website. A local Freecycle group can be found at www.freecycle.org.
Telegraph: Turns out, old technology isn’t always obsolete
So instead, I finally got my act together and listed all my old tech in one giant Freecycle post. And you know what? It turns out that HP IPAQ 1940s and Iomega Zip drives are in high demand. And so they should be. The IPAQs especially are still great gadgets - slim lightweight and easy to use - as is my Nokia Communicator 9300 (with a battery life that puts all modern mobiles to shame). And although I haven’t put it up yet, I’m pretty sure someone out there will be happy to take my old Psion Revo off my hands.
SaultStar.com: Reduce, reuse, recycle: City leads by example
* Give items away through a free ad or at a website such as SaultFreeCycle (type Sault FreeCycle into your search engine).
Staten Island Advance: Staten Island AWE’s Earth Day guide
ONE MAN’S TRASH…
Not sure what to do about that antiquated Casio keyboard collecting cobwebs in the corner? Or that old Billy Joel “River of Dreams” cassette? How about those extra computer speakers?
Worry no longer about depositing them into a landfill where they’ll take practically forever to decompose. Instead, use the word “OFFER” on StatenIslandFreecycle.com and watch how quickly they disappear from your unwanted pile and land in grateful hands. Started in July 2004, the group (groups.yahoo.com/group/statenislandfreecycle) now boats more than 700 members, including Marie Russo from Eltingville.
EP Online: 0 Ways to Make a Difference for the Earth
2. Freecycle: Take those used clothes, books, electronics, and furniture and donate them to someone who needs them.
Azle News: How Azle’s Freecycle group got ‘hijacked’
In a move that the regional Freecycle coordinator terms “hijacking,” the many members of the local “Lakes District” Freecycle ™ group have been removed from the national loop.
The Freecycle Network is made up of 4,722 local groups worldwide with 6,598,000 mostly online members, who believe in giving unwanted goods to those who need them instead of throwing them into landfills.