[Angel]

If you have something that you can no longer use, consider putting it on your local Freecycle site. This is an international organisation dedicated to cutting down landfill by exchanging goods. Check it out, it is amazing. Angel x


The Freecycle Network




Welcome! The Freecycle Network™ is made up of 4,244 groups with 4,482,000 members across the globe. It's a grassroots and entirely nonprofit movement of people who are giving (& getting) stuff for free in their own towns. It's all about reuse and keeping good stuff out of landfills. Each local group is moderated by a local volunteer (them's good people). Membership is free. To sign up, find your community by entering it into the search box above or by clicking on “Browse Groups” above the search box. Have fun!
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[tater03]

I found this awhile back and love this site. I just found a fish tank on their. What it great is that it is all for free. Great site.

[Green-Moo]

FreeCycle tends to exclude those who are most in need. I know it does not set out to do so, but it is worth bearing in mind that many goods that would have previously have been donated to charities for resale are now going elsewhere.

That's not to say that FreeCycle is not a great thing. I'm a real fan & ultimately any organisation that keeps stuff out of landfill has got to be positive.

Green-Moo

[fiona]

I have used Freecycle for items that I could not donate to charities and it worked out well in getting rid of the items. I should consider using them again when it is time for me to do my spring cleaning.

[Angel]

I do give to charity shops but I have a problem with some of them. Some take up to 90% in administration costs. oxfam is notorious for this, so only 10% actually reaches those who need it most. I don't see anything wrong in swapping items on Freecycle, I know of one young mother thrown out by her family when she became pregnant who has been helped set up a wee flat for her and her baby, and the freecylers went along and helped her move. You meet some wonderful people with like minds. Along here we are hoping we can extend it into providing help for each other, like I can't dig my garden now, but a man allow the road can, and I take him for his shopping and help with his ironing. I think it is called a Letts system but we still have to investigate that. Perhaps someone can give me more information.