Whether Bloomington residents want to get a new lamp for free, give away an old shower curtain or buy a cheap window, they have a couple of options for getting recycled goods. Freecycle.org and the Monroe County Habitat for Humanity ReStore both offer outlets for people to trade old items.

Freecycle.org is a global organization that promotes free trading among local residents to stop excess waste. Bloomington is now a branch on the organization’s Web site. The site allows people to sign up for free and list anything they want to give away or wish to receive. It does not have to be something that falls into the typical recycling category, such as paper, plastic or aluminum.

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When saving money is truly an objective, we will change our spending habits. The cost of gas is taking a toll. Saving’s tips:

Freecycle.org, a membership organization with thousands of local chapters, helps people give away unwanted goods, such as brand new baby clothes, computers and furniture, to other “freecyclers” so that it won’t end up in landfills. Most of the time, it’s not worn out. People frequently ask for exercise equipment, like treadmills, and find treasures within a day.

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Other readers suggested that the books might be desired by interior decorators, home schoolers, scrapbookers or crafters. To connect with the right person, one reader suggested that you “freecycle” them, by which I think she meant posting a notice on the Roanoke section of the Freecycle.org network.

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Reuse

Check out freecycle.org. It’s a kind of eBay experience — but without the financial gain. The city-specific site allows people to post items they want to get rid of and others who live close by, in turn, to “shop” for something they need. No money is exchanged between parties.

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• Freecycle Network, a free grass-roots online site where items are traded or given away, at www.freecycle.org.

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From furniture to frying pans to fishing rods – if there’s something in your home you no longer need, why not give it to someone who can use it?

That’s the idea behind Freecycle – an online network of about 3.4 million people in towns and cities across America.

Members like Teva Ingrassia give and get stuff for free.

“I’ve been involved with Freecycle for about two years, and we’ve gotten everything from the smallest toy for our son to furniture for our living room, exercise equipment – (a) really broad range of items,” she said.

The goal of the Freecycle Network is to create a worldwide “gifting” movement to keep usable items out of landfills.

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There’s a new way to recycle that’s taking off. It’s called freecycling. People join a local online group to give away items they no longer need, and to get things they DO need. Consumer Reports Money Adviser explored the give and take of this unique recycling effort.

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What do you do with things that you would never advertise in the classifieds of the local paper, but you just can’t bring yourself to throw out? If the guilt of adding to the world’s enormous pile of garbage bothers you, there is a solution.

It’s called “freecycling.”

There is a network of people, including folks in the south county, using the Internet to recycle and reuse their unwanted belongings. Freecyclers post items they want to get rid of. Other freecyclers read the posting and make arrangements to pick up. People also post for items they want to acquire and a deal is often made the same day.

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From stories of mass foreclosures to recent layoffs in the area, our paper has more stories of economic crisis than any of us really want to see. Of course, it’s our job to report the news as it happens, so we can’t turn a blind eye to the economy or the plight of local residents as they struggle to make ends meet.

To offset recent economic difficulties, many people have discovered or rediscovered new ways to save money.

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Don’t junk that old female mannequin stuffed in the back of the hallway closet, or the hermit crab starter kit collecting dust on an out-of-reach basement shelf. Somebody out there wants them.

And like most other things these days, those people eager to rescue dump-bound items can be found on the Internet.

They’re members of the Freecycle Network, a collection of community-specific message boards where users post descriptions of stuff they want to get rid of or things they’re hoping to find — all of it for free.

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