Freecycle Newswire

Visalia Times-Delta:Mother-daughter team helping Tulare County’s young moms

Fiona — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:07:13 +0000

Berti trolls Freecycle.org, a site where people list items they want to give away. She has also helped girls sign up for public assistance, arrange for prenatal care or deal with drug problems. She and Gabby have helped about a dozen girls. Click here to read in full

WLTX.com:’Freebies’–How to Furnish Your Home for Free

Fiona — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:04:03 +0000

ad people tell me that with the granite countertops and solid maple cabinets that kitchen's worth $20, 000," said Melanie Carlone. Carlone got it for free and found it on Freecycle.org. "I paid for a Uhaul truck and a crew of three guys to go over and pull it out and come and put it in over here. it cost me about 200 bucks" And deals like this are right at your fingertips. Check out Columbia Freecycle.org. Once you log on, you'll need to join to get started, but the membership is free as well. Click here to read in full

Daily Press: Forget the discount, get your holiday gifts for free

Fiona — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:56:08 +0000

Consider a local trade Yorktown resident Carol Masser suggests the Web site freecycle.org. After you join a local chapter, you can list the items that you're willing to give away and look for items for yourself. Different from a trading group, two people don't have to agree on a swap for the transaction to happen. You simply need to offer some of your goods in order to choose from what others in the group have listed. Locally, there are freecycle groups in Newport News and Williamsburg. Click here to read in full

Peterborough Today: An incredible Peterborough couple transforming children lives

Fiona — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:34:11 +0000

In this time, the couple received more donations including items from Freecycle in Peterborough, a non-profit making group trying to get good items reused rather than sent to landfill, after Berni posted an appeal for clothes, shoes and toys on their website Click here to read in full

Blacknet: Thinking that Freecycle might just change my life.

Fiona — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:30:20 +0000

I have always loved second hand shopping, reusing and recycling from a very early age and discovered Freecycle late last year, I have only really used it properly about three weeks ago by offer items I no longer used and requesting items I needed. I recently requested knitting yarn, ribbon and general haberdashery got a response to my ad from a lady who lived not far from me. Check out the link www.freecycle.org and read more about how it works and get involved. I really wanted to start knitting again and experimenting with different yarns, ribbon etc and what a great way to start. Than k you Freecyle. Click here for blog

Independent: Core values: It’s time to go scrumping

Fiona — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:28:03 +0000

A quick search on Freecycle revealed that there were numerous people more than happy to have spare apples taken off their hands: "Just so long as they were rewarded with the cider we made from them!" laughs Pete. But it soon became apparent that the trees on London's highways and parks were also choc-full of delights just waiting to be turned into cider. "We all cycle and we kept seeing trees we thought would be good to raid. Once we'd seen one, we'd make a note and come back to it with all of our paraphernalia." Click here to read in full

Philadelphia Inquirer: Recycler’s guide to tough items

Fiona — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:54:03 +0000

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. Click here to read in full

Freecycle Deutschland: Radio Interview

Fiona — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:49:48 +0000

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St Albert Gazette: Relying on the kindness of recycling strangers

Fiona — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:33:22 +0000

What do you do when times are tight but you still need to replace the wooden legs on your couch? How are you supposed to keep the glaring sunlight out of your eyes so that you can balance the chequebook at your desk? Where can you find bedsheets, cookie jars, and bicycles for free, all while feeling like you’re contributing to a worthy social cause? There is a new trend in environmental activism that doesn’t cost a thing but helps keep otherwise useful household goods out of landfills. The first Freecycle group started in 2003 when Deron Beal sent an email to a few dozen friends, colleagues and local non-profit agencies near him in Tucson, Arizona. Beal worked for a group that provided recycling services and he noticed perfectly good stuff being thrown away, so he decided to do something about it. Click here to read in full

CaymanMama.com: Green Life: Ways to pitch those pesky packing peanuts!

Fiona — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:40:55 +0000

1. Take those foam packing peanuts back to mailing services such as Mailboxes, Etc. which will accept peanut donations, as will most other establishments and businesses that do a lot of shipping. Or, put up a post on Craigs List or the Freecycle Network; someone who is moving soon will surely have a use for them! Click here to read in full