Spokesman Owain Griffiths said: “Rather than sending the clothing to landfill, there are other options for getting rid of school uniforms without impacting on the environment.
“You could donate good-quality clothes to a charity shop, sell them on or register them on Freecycle.co.uk, which is an online community where members give away their unwanted items to others.”
After Debbie, of Wood Road, Heybridge, put an advert on the website, Freecycle, explaining what had happened and appealing for anyone who had a DS for sale to get in touch, she received an e-mail from a man who told her to go to Maldon police station where there was a gift waiting for her son.
You can get lots of free goodies for nothing, as well as give away unwanted items instead of filling up the local dump.
One catch though — you have to sign up through Yahoo. Mr. T’s word of advice: Set up a separate e-mail specifically freebie hunting, as you’ll otherwise clog up your inbox.
The worldwide Freecycle Network is made up of many individual groups across the globe. It’s a grassroots movement of people who are giving (and getting) stuff for free in their own towns.
Freecycle groups match people who have things they want to get rid of with people who can use them. Our goal is to keep usable items out of landfills. By using what we already have on this earth, we reduce consumerism, manufacture fewer goods, and lessen the impact on the earth. Another benefit of using Freecycle is that it encourages us to get rid of junk that we no longer need and promote community involvement in the process.
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UK Freecycle moderators break away from US network | Environment | guardian.co.uk
Hmm, as a long(ish) time supporter and ex-mod of my local group it all seems a bit messy. At least the Guardian article seems to think that.
Actually it seems OK, What do you need for this kind of thing? An email list, a set of workable rules, some volunteer mods lots of members - there is little need for a management structure (and no need for power crazed Americans, not that I’m saying they are!).
Freecycle is dead, long live the freecycle?
Freecycle is for giving away things you don’t need through the web so they don’t go to landfill. Now the UK arm of the scheme is about to be trashed by the very people who run it because of a rift with the US founders.
It’s expected that tomorrow, hundreds of local Freecycle branches across the UK will declare an orchestrated independence from their American parents.
With the weather still warm and potential shoppers back from summer vacations, fall yard sales are upon us. They’re a great way to recycle unwanted items instead of tossing them in the trash. But if you don’t want to commit a whole day to a yard sale or just have a few things to get rid of. check out the Freecycle NetworkT.
The Freecycle NetworkT is a not-for-profit online recycling movement. Instead of throwing away things you are done with - computers, sports equipment, furniture, appliances and more -give them away to someone who has a use for them. Freecycle Founder Deron Beal explains it this way: “The goal is to make it easier to give an item away than to throw the item away, thus keeping good stuff out of landfills and helping Mother Nature.” The result is a ‘circle of giving’ in each of the local Freecycle community groups.
Need a household appliance? Want some books? For Free? Go to Freecycle. People post items they no longer need, and you can also post items you are looking for. The only requirement is that the receiver has to pick up the items. (This is great way to also help your fellow community members and get some cleaning out done all at once.)
Helping Mrs Hillman run the group is a friend she met when her eldest daughter, Holly, 14, was a toddler.
Mrs Hillman is also grateful to Freecycle, as well as Furness General Hospital’s Hospitots, who have donated toys to the toddler group.
GET RID, FEEL GOOD
For the sake of your mental health, don’t add up the cost of the money you’ve wasted.
Instead, focus on how decluttering makes you feel good: offer things for free on Freecycle (www.uk.freecycle.org) or donate items in good condition to your local charity shop.
As a reward for all your hard work, make money selling the best of your unwanted goods on eBay.
And if that’s too much hassle, www.stuffusell.co.uk will collect your goods, sell them and send you a cheque minus their 20 per cent.
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