Freecycle
December 8th 2006 06:47
Yes, it has a lame name, but oh well.
Once again, I am shamelessly advertising, but it's a non profit organisation, so who cares.
Freecycle is a worldwide organisation of sorts, based around numerous local groups in indivdual cities and towns.
The premise of Freecycle is that, instead of putting your own furniture or appliances in a landfill, you advertise them on their website, and other members can then ring you and take the item off your hands.
Thus the previous owner doesn't have to bother getting rid of the item
The new owner gets an object for free
and Mother Earth deffinately gains, due to the re-use of old items.
The only people who don't gain out of this are those who sell new stuff, but they for the most part are large chains with more money then they need. Oh, and pawn shops, but they usually pay extortionately low prices for stuff anyway.
So yeah, go to the site
Peace
Once again, I am shamelessly advertising, but it's a non profit organisation, so who cares.
Freecycle is a worldwide organisation of sorts, based around numerous local groups in indivdual cities and towns.
The premise of Freecycle is that, instead of putting your own furniture or appliances in a landfill, you advertise them on their website, and other members can then ring you and take the item off your hands.
Thus the previous owner doesn't have to bother getting rid of the item
and Mother Earth deffinately gains, due to the re-use of old items.
The only people who don't gain out of this are those who sell new stuff, but they for the most part are large chains with more money then they need. Oh, and pawn shops, but they usually pay extortionately low prices for stuff anyway.
So yeah, go to the site
Peace
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