freecycling is a worldwide movement to pass around items we have in the house that we dont need/want any more to someone else who does,instead of having them end up in the landfill.I first heard of it a couple of years ago,and I've been doing it ever since.no money changes hands.it's all about keeping stuff outta the landfills/dumps.
freecycle groups are everywhere,yahoo has groups for it.it's the only group I belong to.
2007-10-08 13:47:20 · 14 answers · asked by min 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Senior Citizens
My son turned me on to FREECYCLE.ORG a couple of years ago. He got his wife an almost brand new sewing machine, a 3 month old dishwasher, his friend 50 feet of chain link fence, etc etc. When his twins were still wee babies, he got all kinds of practically brand new baby clothes (they don't wear out too fast cause kids grow so fast). I've gotten rid of a lot of stuff I thought I'd have to throw out and even got a real nice Clarinet to replace the one that was stolen almost 30 years ago. I registered in the 4 cities here in S.E. Va and it's amazing what folks GIVE away. One lady had a 1996 Ford Mustang, nothing wrong. She wanted it off her property, it was her ex-husband's. It was gone IMMEDIATELY. Someone gave a way a 1988 Camaro with no wheels or transmission...it was gone immediately. I enjoy just reading some of the things folks give away. Friend of mine got some specialized frozen food because the person's mother visited and she had to eat it...but didn't eat it all and her family didn't want it. I have a SHREK doll that I got through FREECYCLE that rides on the back of my motorcycle (he's on my 360 in my photo stream section) with me on my Patriot Guard Rider missions. Has his own helmet, reflective vest...gets some STRANGE looks. he he
Some places have a FREECYCLE CAFE where you can give information, exchange ideas, etc.
2007-10-08 14:53:33 · answer #1 · answered by AmericanPatriot 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I love freecycle! Just the other day I had someone pick up my old snow blower. It was just too big for us and we couldn't get it to run. The person who picked it up was skilled in small engine repair. I have also given away furniture to military families, rail road ties to a person who had horses that needed to be contained and about 300 old National Geographic magazines to families who home schooled. Freecycle has been a wonderful help to me in clearing out unnecessary items that still have use! I have even picked up a few free items too.
2007-10-08 18:10:06 · answer #2 · answered by noonecanne 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I belong to 2 different freecycles right now and another one that is kind of that way. The one that is a little different is one that you can buy and sell stuff on it. The only rule about that is you have to put something up to give away, something free and then you can buy or sell one thing. All 3 are free to use.
2007-10-08 15:11:37 · answer #3 · answered by SapphireB 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We went to Freecycle awhile ago and ended up with a bunch of pop ups. We take our stuff to Goodwill or Cat's Angels. What we don't take there...we put out on our street on any day but garbage day and someone ALWAYS picks up most of it. That way we're sharing freely with neighbors. Just about everybody around our neighborhood does that. It's kinda fun!! What no one picks up..the trash truck gets what's left...which usually isn't worth anything by then.
You can also go to Craig's List and do that. Anybody want a treadmill???? lol
2007-10-08 14:00:45 · answer #4 · answered by Deenie 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I do. I especially enjoy swapping seeds and plant cuttings on freecycle:~)
It is amazing all the things that people give away on freecycle.
2007-10-09 02:10:31 · answer #5 · answered by Cheryl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hadn't heard of it, but what a great idea. We take our things to two different thrift shops....one for pregnant, unmarried teens, and the other is at our local animal shelter. I also love the idea of Winks, what Maine Lady wrote about. That's a true example of neighbors helping out neighbors, something that a lot of communities have forgotten how to do.
2007-10-08 17:26:19 · answer #6 · answered by night-owl gracie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We don't have anything that fancy up here. We've been swapping stuff as a way of life for years. We have place called "Winks" right outside the town "dump" and everybody goes there to swap stuff. I do an informal volunteer morning there to help straighten up and I have gotten great stuff there. I am having a ball furnishing my house with my "Winks" stuff. We also do a lot of bartering up here..."I'll babysit your kids if you fix my screen door"...that kind of thing. It is just a way of life up here in Maine.
2007-10-08 15:29:59 · answer #7 · answered by yoga guy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think I experienced this accidently. We would call our county for special trash pickup and before the trash pickup came, the items would be gone. Most of the time I call Salvation Army, Purple Heart or other charities.
2007-10-08 14:26:31 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a friend who has used 'freecycle', but I haven't. I usually donate our things to a charity or the church.
2007-10-08 14:15:06 · answer #9 · answered by luvspbr2 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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