The goal of the organization is to reuse items, “keeping the good stuff out of landfills.” Rather than throwing away good usable merchandise, members can post their listings for free items. Chances are someone will take it because as they say, one’s man trash really is another man’s treasure.
The Freecycle Network noted that the process is keeping more than 400 tons out of the landfills daily.
Guilt-Free Regifting — the ‘Freecycle’ Way
Here is a way to regift without feeling bad. Just give the gift away through freecycle.org. “Freecycling” is a movement that recycles good stuff to people in your neighborhood. The giving has to be free.
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3. Freecycle
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Some time ago, I joined Freecycle (http://www.freecycle.org), an online community that’s sort of an organized form of curb-picking. Its members share their castoffs to keep them out of landfills.
You’re allowed to post items you want to give away or items you’d like to have, but you’re not allowed to charge for them. It’s a great way to clean out the basement, meet some nice people and, if you’re lucky, find some real gems.
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Join Hands Day will promote recycling
May 4, 2006
Join Hands Day will be from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 6 at the Anderson County Recycling Education Center, on the hill just across the street from the Civic Center in Anderson. Modern Woodmen of America Youth Service Club, ages 5-15 years, is partnering with Anderson County Environmental Services Division (ESD) — Solid Waste/Recycling, Animal Shelter, Air & Water Quality, Wastewater Management and Anderson Freecycle to promote civic pride and involvement and reducing, reusing and recycling of materials to divert waste from our landfills and to promote services provided for residents of Anderson County.
Join Hands Day is designed to bring youth and adults together to plan and complete volunteer service projects in the community. They also learn about each other and develop understanding and respect.
Following the meeting, the group will have an ice cream social and hot dog cookout.
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During brief interludes when she’s not on the road, Harvey says she’s learning to grow things, experimenting with gardening in “scary-looking mondo pots” she got from Freecycle. “It is wondrous to play in the dirt and wrangle with things like roots and sun and the right amount of water. Little tomatoes, yellow peppers, herbs and amaryllis… I can’t wait to come back from the road and see how tall my bits have grown.”
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