Because reuse is even better than recycling, consider posting your unwanted items on freecycle.org or the free section (under “for sale”) of craigslist.org. Check each site’s terms for allowable items.
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You can get lots of free goodies for nothing, as well as give away unwanted items instead of filling up the local dump.
One catch though — you have to sign up through Yahoo. Mr. T’s word of advice: Set up a separate e-mail specifically freebie hunting, as you’ll otherwise clog up your inbox.
With the weather still warm and potential shoppers back from summer vacations, fall yard sales are upon us. They’re a great way to recycle unwanted items instead of tossing them in the trash. But if you don’t want to commit a whole day to a yard sale or just have a few things to get rid of. check out the Freecycle NetworkT.
The Freecycle NetworkT is a not-for-profit online recycling movement. Instead of throwing away things you are done with - computers, sports equipment, furniture, appliances and more -give them away to someone who has a use for them. Freecycle Founder Deron Beal explains it this way: “The goal is to make it easier to give an item away than to throw the item away, thus keeping good stuff out of landfills and helping Mother Nature.” The result is a ‘circle of giving’ in each of the local Freecycle community groups.
Kerri Mullen, who lives in Bethlehem and founded the 75-member EcoMom Alliance of Lehigh Valley, said she uses a Web site — freecycle.org — to acquire and get rid of clothes, books and other items for her and her two children.
Site users exchange, give and receive outgrown and lightly used clothing, keeping it out of the landfill. She also meets with friends and members of her group for clothing and toy swaps. Unwanted items go to charity.
It’s become the norm to reuse, recycle and swap goods, and these activities are among the best ways to use our resources wisely. Sites such as Freecycle.org, where people post unwanted stuff for others to pick up for free, and Craigslist, which operates like an online yard sale, maintain steady traffic. We are repairing goods instead of tossing and buying new ones, and making products last longer - magazines urge readers to save money by using less shampoo each day, or soaking up spills with rags instead of paper towels.
MICHIGAN CITY - Got too many tomatoes? Are unwanted items taking up too much space?
Jo Ann Moss has a solution: list them with Michigan City Indiana Freecycle.
It’s an online network of local people banding together to keep usable items out of landfills by giving and getting things for free.
Anything posted on Freecycle must be free, legal and appropriate for all ages. To view the items being given away or being sought in La Porte, you must be a member of the local group. But membership is also free.
Weaver, of Ocean City, said she normally would have just given it to a thrift store or put it on Freecycle.org, a service in which people can offer things they do not need to others for free rather than throwing them out.
“My friend’s like, ‘Did you put it on Freecycle yet?’” she said. “I said, ‘No, I’m going to try to make some money off it first.’”
f we reduce the volume of products we consume, we’ll also reduce the amount we discard. Another thing to give some thought to is whether something that you might have thrown out could be put to another use, like using an old dresser to store linens or dishes, using a slightly chipped but otherwise attractive mug to hold pencils on your desk, or reusing a shoebox to send a care package to a college student. Many items can be recycled for another person’s use rather than being tossed. Websites like Freecycle.com and Craigslist.com are great resources for getting your stuff into the hands of someone who can use it. Habitat for Humanity’s ReStore (www.habitat.org/env/restores.aspx) accepts building and renovation materials, and many charities accept clothes and household items.
Recycling has hit an all time money saving high with the non-profit grass roots network called, FreeCycle. Made up of over 7 million members across the globe this group is made of people looking to give and receive free stuff in their own towns. From coffee grinders to winter coats to a full size metal headboard, all the items that would have otherwise been thrown out are here looking for new homes. Instead of tossing your old patio set, post it on the website and check if another Somerville resident could give it a second life. Not only does this reduce trash removal but it also supports the local community by offering free stuff for neighbors. Visit the Somerville group page at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FreeCycle-Somerville-MA/.
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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