Freecycle - This grassroots global network has chapters in virtually every major city in the world. There are over 80 groups in New York State alone! If you have a couch, cellphone, pots and pans in good condition to give away, or you need plants, tons of plastic bottles for an art project, or nail polish, Freecycle is a good site to comb through. Their mission is very simple and practical: “it’s all about reuse and keeping good stuff out of landfills.”

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