Oct 02 2009
Do you FreeCycle?
If you don’t then you should. Using FreeCycle is not only good for the environment, but it’s great for your wallet too!
Just in the past month or two I have received the following from FreeCycle:
1. 3 garbage bags full of toddler clothing for my daughter
2. A grocery bag of tomatoes and another of green beans
3. 2 large zucchini (a fungus killed all my vegetable plants so I was thrilled to get someone’s surplus)
4. a large box of books
5. a snowblower
That last one is not a typo, someone was getting rid of a HUGE old snowblower and posted it on FreeCycle. I was one of the first to respond, so now I have a snowblower!
If you haven’t used FreeCycle, here is how it works. You post what you have or what you are looking for and wait for replies. Someone may reply back that they want something you are looking to get rid of or that they are looking to get rid of something you want, then you arrange the pick up. Everything is done locally so all you have to do is pick up what you want. This is usually done by leaving the items on the porch.
You can also browse what people have posted and reply back when you see something you would be able to use.
There are a few rules, everything must be free, no trades and no animals, but for the most part almost anything goes! I have seen some interesting things posted, like orthopedic shoes and panes of glass, but almost everything gets claimed.
Find the FreeCycle group near you at FreeCycle.org
