FREECYCLE is pretty similar to eBay or Huuto.net except that all of the items changing hands are free. Since the Freecycle Network’s (TFN) launch as a small waste management project in 2003 it has expanded to include branches in over 85 countries, with over five and a half million members.
According to the organisation’s mission statement, the idea is simple: “to build a worldwide gifting movement that reduces waste, saves precious resources & eases the burden on our landfills while enabling our members to benefit from the strength of a larger community.”

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