Freecycle
If you have a gadget that’s still in good shape, consider giving it away to someone who could use the hand-me-down. Freecycle is a Craigslist-type service, except you sign up just for your local region and it’s all free trade. You can list things you want and things you have to give away. Upgrading your laptop? Or your TV? Give away your old one on freecycle.
Freecycle.org seems to me to be the biggest of all the grassroots movements on the Web that seeks the Earth’s sustainability through re-use. The idea? Instead of throwing something out (perhaps something that can’t be picked up by the local recycling truck), post it on the Web to other members of your local Freecycle group as being free for the taking. Looking to get something for free? You can publish wanted ads too.
A friend of mine recently turned me on to the existence of the Freecycle group in my area. I’m not sure if all groups work the same but the one I’m a member of uses Yahoo Groups as the place to which four different types of posts get posted: OFFER, WANTED, TAKEN, RECEIVED. As a member of the group, I elect whether to have new posts forwarded to my inbox as they are posted to the Yahoo Group, or aggregated in summary form twice per day.Click here to read the blog in full
Several readers also mentioned Freecycle.org, in which people get and give back stuff with no money changing hands. I am unclear how it works, but it seems pretty cool. Not a seal of approval here, but check it out.Click here to read the article in full
• To get ready for a batch of new things, round up all the toys, clothes, tchatchkes, tools, appliances, and anything else you can think of that you no longer need or use. Fill boxes with them and give to Goodwill, NW Center, Value Village, consignment shops (where you might get a discount on future purchases), local shelters or give them away on Freecycle or Craig’s List.Click here to read the article in full
The Columbus group has 10,000 members across all social strata, from “The Bottoms” to New Albany, Jenn M. said. Most members likely found out about the group through word of mouth since she founded it in 2003.
“I don’t think I ever thought we would grow this much!” Jenn said.
Pelo mundo afora, o Freecycle (criado no Arizona, EUA) já tem quase 4 milhões de membros, distribuídos em mais de 4 mil grupos. No Brasil, há comunidades no Rio de Janeiro (atualmente com 59 membros), Curitiba (com 33 membros) e São Paulo (195 membros). Impressoras, toca-discos, monitores, um piano, cobertores… e até uma estufa de consultório odontológico já foram trocados aqui por brasileiros. Tudo isso sem usar dinheiro, cheque ou cartão de crédito. O seu bolso agradece e o meio ambiente também.
I’ve heard of people who shop Craigslist and/or Ebay for their wedding supplies, but today was the first I’ve heard of those who get their wedding supplies free through an organization called Freecycle.
Montreal Mirror : Restaurants : Pearl of Manila
On a recent expedition to Decarie to collect a bamboo tray I scored from Freecycle, I realized there remain traces of the quarter’s old charm, from the time before it was so brutally divided by the expressway. Among my discoveries was the Pearl of Manila on Decarie proper, between Côte-Ste-Catherine and Van Horne. A Filipino joint like this is a rare find in Montreal…..
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