You can get something for nothing

On a completely lighter note, I encourage everyone in town to check out the Wareham Freecycle site. For those of you unfamiliar with Freecycle, the concept is pretty simple. People post items they want to get rid of, and people looking for those items respond. Conversely, people in search of an item can post what they are looking for and see if a fellow Freecycler has what they need. As the name suggests, everything is offered for free, and I know firsthand that you can really get some great stuff at the best price of all – nothing.

Visit http://my.freecycle.org (there is no www.) to sign up for free and then search “Wareham.”

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Join your local Freecycle Network to get rid of your trash and collect other people’s treasure. Plus, you’ll feel good keeping items out of landfills. Visit Freecycle.org to see if there is a local group operating in your neighborhood.

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Thumbs Up to Freecycle.org and all the great people who give and share things they no longer want or need.

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Both kids have birthdays within a month of Christmas, so every pinched penny helps. Thanks to Hart’s listing on Freecycle.org, the Fasulas found several alphabet books, a set of number flashcards and a Spider-man Potato Head.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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