Think Globally - Recycle Locally

Think Globally, Recycle Locally

Freecycle is an online community where eco-friendly citizens recycle their unwanted items by giving them away to others - FREE . Yes, you read that right, for free. We all have junk in our homes , regardless of whether we want to accept it or not . Launching " Mission Organization " to de-clutter may happen every three months or once in a couple of years. Some of the stuff lying around in our homes or in our garage or attic is still usable. So why not recycle it?

Instead of dumping perfectly usable items into the garbage, just post it on your local Freecycle Yahoo Group and someone will come pick it up. It sure is much easier to sit at your desk and get rid of old junk than pile it in your truck and drive to the landfill .

We can find some pretty cool items in our area, and all we have to do to get it is reply to the post. All items listed are free, so we can either give away or get neat stuff.

Local Freecycle Groups are run off the Yahoo Groups system. Just visit www.yahoogroups.com and read all about it . In short , Yahoo -Groups is like a mass e-mail group.

Someone posts a message via the groups Yahoo Group Website or sends an e-mail to the group's e-mail address. The message/e-mail is then sent to everyone subscribed to the group. The receivers are then free to reply to the original sender.

So, say for example, you have a bike you no longer want. You send an e-mail to the group's e-mail address. All the users receive it. They reply to you. You set up a time for the taker to pick up the item. Once it is gone, you send another e-mail to the group stating the item is gone. Users may also send e-mails for wanted items. Some groups have a limit on the number of wanted posts each person can send per day or week.

Each Freecycle will have their own group etiquette--rules and courtesies for the group users. Once you join a freecycle, you will get information specific to the group.

The positive side of Freecycle :

Freecycle is a great way to get rid of all of the items cluttering your house. We don't have to drive anywhere or deliver anything. We have an opportunity to help others that may be in need or just looking for something they would like to have. This is a great way for us to obtain things we want or need. Freecycle is a completely free group and money is not allowed to be charged for the items posted as "offered" or items we have to give . For every item we give, that is one less item in a landfill . We often see useable items set out for the trash . Why fill our landfills and ruin our earth when there is a great chance someone may want what we have to give ? Note the Point dear Friends .

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