Freecycle

I’ve mentioned Freecycle before but I figured that as it’s such a great idea that I should just throw in a quick post about it again. It’s a grassroots and entirely nonprofit movement of people who are giving and getting stuff for free in their own areas. Each local group is moderated by a local volunteer and membership is free.

A couple of weekends ago we cleared a cupboard of about 5 kitchen appliances that were in great condition but that haven’t been used for years. I emailed the details to our local Freecycle group and within a day they were all gone to happy Freecyclers. I also got rid of an old set of brake callipers for a car that I haven’t owned for well over a decade.

Last weekend Pauline saw someone on Freecycle mentioning that they had three standard roses to give away. We drove over to their home, very quickly dug them out of their garden, then took them home and replanted these wonderful mature plants in our back yard. It cost us nothing but time and a little fuel.

It’s amazing what you can find on Freecycle and it’s also wonderful to see some of the stuff that just sits around your home creating clutter put back into use.

If you’re not part of a Freecycle group in your area, can I suggest that you go to their main website and follow the links to your local group?

Posted by Rodney Olsen

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