After 4 months of still receiving e-mails from my Freecycle group in England, and deleting them constantly, I have finally joined the local Freecycle group. Yay! Better than that is the fact that I have already collected a treadmill off there, a much needed item with all the rain we've had.
Freecycle is a Yahoo group which allows people to offer and receive goods for free. It not only keeps usable items out of the landfill, it helps reduce the amount of resources used in the world by recycling items with plenty of use left in them. I am a huge fan, both with its reason for being and the fact I get great things for free.
I'm a big believer of using things for as long as possible. I would create a bag out of an old pair of jeans, doll's clothes out of ripped items or even create a patchwork quilt before things are deemed ready for the dump. That's why I love Freecycle, and second hand shops, so much. Just looking for funky items and bargains, things that I can use to make something is great fun and much more enjoyable than shopping for new items.
Check out your local Freecycle or create a group of your own. You never know what is out there! http://www.freecycle.org/search
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