They included a ‘freecycle’ bring-and-swap stall, children’s games and a recycled fashion show. There were also information displays, organic vegetables, and free low-energy light bulbs.

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Ocean Gate resident Barbara Cotto volunteers as a moderator for the Ocean County Freecycle group, which is a community of people who post items that they are giving away for free.

“Although we are a recycle group, it does appear from members comments on their applications that there are quite a few who do join looking for items they could not otherwise afford to buy,” Cotto said, adding that members can also place “wanted” posts for items that they need.

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CHICO — A forward-thinking Web site has championed the idea of community giving.

Freecycle.org is a collection of 4,767 groups across the globe whose 6,883,000 members engage in selfless giving.

The concept is simple: List items you no longer want, give them to someone who needs them and keep excess trash out of the landfill.

“I don’t mind sharing,” said Nadine Cox, co-owner of the Chico Freecycle group. “I prefer to give stuff away because it’s more fun.”

With more than 3,000 members in the Chico group and 15-20 new ones joining daily, there’s never a lack of messages being posted on the group’s Yahoo site, said Cox, who spends five or six hours a day approving members and moderating messages.

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Sign up for Freecycle. This is a Web site that gives stuff away for free. You may find a treadmill or a set of weights for free. You just have to sign up at Freecycle.org. You can give away some of your stuff as well.

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Well, how about getting stuff for free?

The Montgomery branch of Freecycle.org is part of a nationwide movement that lets local people post objects that are free for the taking. Since the non-profit, grassroots effort got its start in 2003 in Tucson, Ariz., it’s had nonstop action. There are now 4,763 groups and nearly 7 million members around the world.

The whole concept is based on that old axiom, “One man’s trash is another man’s treasure.”

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And who doesn’t want to be frugal by getting stuff for free? Check out FreeCycle.org. Everything on the Charlotte post is free. It’s filled with posts from people in the area who would rather give it away instead of throw it away.

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The students used the Freecycle website and college emails to get much of what they needed to create the garden in exchange for tips and advice.

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Purchasing less doesn’t always mean you have to go without. Recycling is a great way to do this, as are yard sales, secondhand shops and freecycle.org.

Freecycle is a Web site that makes it simple to donate things you are no longer using. It works like this: You put in an ad that describes what you would like to give away. In response, you get e-mails from people who are looking for just that item.

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“Rather than throwing the item away, think first whether you could give it away or swap it with any of your relatives or friends.”

Speaking yesterday at the start of Recycle Week, Mr Griffiths suggested using websites like freecycle.org which helps people give things they don’t want to others who do.

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On Friday, a reader tipped me off to an unusual offer on Albany Freecycle:

colon(OFFER) My Leftover Colon Cleanse Product SEALED

I already got the results I wanted from using this, and I have some left over which I don’t really need anymore.

People use Freecycle to give away some pretty strange things, so this didn’t seem fake, even though it was memorable. But sadly, the offer isn’t legitimate.

The same post was submitted to the Freecycle group in Dutchess County, a moderator there told a moderator here. All posts are moderated by volunteers after they’re submitted before other members can see them.

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