Weston & Somerset Mercury: Freecycle event in Wedmore
ECO-WARRIORS with unwanted treasures will be heading to Wedmore on May 11.
The village’s green group will be holding a Freecycle Day in the new car park off Cheddar Road.
May 5, 2008
May 1, 2008
Telegraph.co.uk: A budget for your lifestyle
FILL YOUR HOUSE WITH WHITE GOODS FOR FREE
Rather than buying a new fridge-freezer or sofa, look online for a serviceable second-hand model in your area.
According to Mark Dampier, from stockbroker Hargreaves Lansdown, decent white goods and home furnishings are being given away at sites such as Freecycle (www.freecycle.org).
The website matches people who have things they want to get rid of with other people nearby who can use them. It’s cost-effective, and keeps usable items out of landfills. All you have to do is turn up and collect.
The Herald(Glasgow): How to box clever when the TV packs it in
It’s difficult to tell how much of a recycling market there will be for these old tellies, but Freecycle and the Community Recycling Network are good starting points. Of course, a broken or genuinely obsolete TV is little use to anyone and two million are discarded in the UK every year. A lot of electronic equipment contains toxic components that can be harmful to the environment, so the important thing is to dispose of it safely. Thanks to the EU’s Waste Electrical and Electronic (WEEE) directive, a “producer responsibility” measure, the obligation to recycle or dispose of electronic goods safely lies with the manufacturer or distributor.
Times Online: Ten ways to be a savvy sales shopper
7 Find freebies
Websites such as freecycle.org have created online communities that exchange or just give away unwanted goods – from dishwashers to CDs.
The site puts you in touch with people in your local area who want to give away items rather than dump them in landfills.
You have to sign up to one of over 4,300 communities around the world, but there are plenty in the UK. In London’s Hammer-smith and Fulham, for example, there are 4,799 active members giving away everything from bikes to greenhouses.
April 25, 2008
Environmental Graffiti: Freecycling: Get Your Very Own Trailer
There’s even a website to assist in all of this: freecycle.org– sort of a craigslist for non-sexual things– that has as a mission to get people to think outside the box a little bit, and ask that if they don’t need something, maybe somebody else might. It’s worth checking out, and if you want a trailer, you may want to take a look at what TWGB has to offer, too.
April 23, 2008
Eastbourne Today - Don’t bin it - give it away
Liz Chalk, of Matlock Road, has been a member of Eastbourne Freecycle for eight months and became a moderator for Eastbourne’s Freecycle group after replying to a notice asking for help from volunteers.
Liz said, “When someone becomes a new member their posts go through a moderator for a bit just to check that people are doing what they are supposed to do.”
April 20, 2008
gair rhydd: Amy Hall reviews the controversial lifestyle of a Freegan and its
Freegans, in principle, recycle as much as possible. It is in their ethic to compost and repair broken things and use sustainable transport where possible. Freecycle.org is a site where you can find fellow Freegans advertising unwanted goods in your town. This can range from TVs to beds to children’s clothes. However, everything must be offered for free. Services such as these can help to reduce landfill and the energy wasted in the construction of new items. Cardiff has a particularly active and successful group.
Whitby Today: Costly recycling plan will pay for itself
Items such as furniture, white goods, and TVs can be taken to the Household Waste Recycling Centre free of charge (located in Cholmley Way in the Stainsacre Lane Industrial Estate).
You could also donate good quality unwanted items to your local charity shop or give them to friends or family for reuse.
There are also lots of online options, such as Freecycle or eBay, to help you pass on your unwanted items to others.
Even if you think your item is passed its best, there is always someone who will find a use.
Manchester Evening News : School turns trash into treasure
TEACHER Martin Luke is proud of his `rubbish’ classroom.
Mr Luke, science teacher at Holy Family College in Heywood, Rochdale, has used the philosophy `one man’s trash is another man’s treasure’ and for the past year he has used the worldwide recycling scheme Freecycle to kit out the class.
Wokingham Times: Recycling with satisfaction
To you it may be unwanted junk but to someone else it may be a priceless treasure.
A Freecycle network has been set up in Bracknell Forest to help people exchange and recycle unwanted items free-of-charge rather than throw them away.
The local network started in February and already has more than 630 members who have made 570 postings.
Freecycle believes it has directed more than 1.5 tonnes of waste away from landfill in the borough in that time.