I’ve heard of Freecycling, but how exactly does it work? How is it different from dumping your stuff on Craigslist?

Funny you should ask — I actually just wrote about Freecycle for the National Post. But in short: it’s an online, grassroots, user-operated network with over 14,000 members in Toronto, and is much like Craigslist except there’s no money involved — it’s just people giving and getting stuff for free. In terms of giving, there’s no profit to be made, but there is a lot of convenience in being able to leave a clunky old TV on your front porch and have it disappear within hours. Plus, you know that it’s going to someone’s home rather than into a landfill, which adds a nice environmental bonus.

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