FreeSharing.org, Freecycling.org -- talk about a coercion-free, voluntary solution to a very real problem!
http://freesharing.org/
Welcome to FreeSharing.org, the next generation of Free-Recycling your unwanted items.
The sites featured on FreeSharing.org are all locally owned, grassroots sites, working to help their neighbors and the environment.
The Directory has links to over 450 locally managed groups serving over 170,000 members in the USA, Canada and around the world. If there is no group in your area, please consider starting one.
So what is FreeSharing? FreeSharing is when you have an item you no longer need that is just too nice to put in the trash and you give the item away thru your local FreeSharing group.
So if you have an outdated TV, a garage you are cleaning out, or even a bunch of empty coffee cans, find your local group and pass on those items instead of tossing them in the dump.
If your not sure that you can part with any of your stuff, please consider P.R.A : PackRats Anonymous. There is a simple 8 step program that will get you on the road to recovery.
I hope you enjoy the FreeSharing experience, and please tell your friends about FreeSharing.org.
http://freesharing.org/sites_like_us.php
Sites Like Us
These sites share FreeSharing.org ideals and goals and are recomended by the webmaster.
FreeSharing.org works in cooperation with many of these sites to improve the FreeSharing Movement.
Sharing Sites
www.SharingIsGiving.org
www.FreeCycleAmerica.org
Worldwide Free Share (http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/WorldwideFreeShare/)
Freesources Recycling Network (http://www.freewebs.com/freesourcesnetwork/)
www.FreeXchange.org
www.RecycleCentral.org
www.FreeUse.org
Reuses Network (http://www.reuses.com/)
Recycle 4 Free (http://www.recycle4free.com/)
FREEuse U.K. (http://www.freeuse.co.uk/)
Free-Cycling UK (http://www.free-cycling.co.uk/)
www.GiveOrTake.org (UK)
Texas Recycle Network (http://www.texasrecyclenetwork.org/)
www.FreedomCycle.org (Connecticut)
www.Freecycling.com
http://freesharing.org/faq.php
What is FreeSharing?
FreeSharing.org exists to provide a central directory of groups that are based on a common concept of giving away unused items so that they do not end up in a landfill.
The concept is simple, and based on the "One person's trash is another's treasure" philosophy. For example say you just bought yourself the latest Plasma HD Television and you no longer need that old 21 inch set. You could either put that TV out on the curb for the trash man to take away, or you could post an "OFFER: TV" listing on your local Free-Share group and pass on the set to someone who can make good use of it.
By using Free-Share you help save the environment, and help your neighbors by giving them useful items.
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...found from Wikipedia, this controversial entry:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freecycle_Network
( "controversial"? Yup, as a result of the controversies see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freesharing :) )