Wish to have something but you can't afford it?
Something better than amazon.com
Something better than eBay.com
www.freecycle.org
this is a share community web, whereby it is specially created for people to give or take. Sometimes you want to buy a new product, but the old one is still working.. you wanted to throw it away, but you feel wasted, you can put it in freecycle, people might just want what you dont need, anyway dont think it like you are picking up people's rubbish, think positive, it can really help the earth!
Instead of throwing out unwanted furniture, dishes, bikes, or electronics, people in "reuse groups" give them away to other people in their community who want them. The givers and takers find each other online. The first step is to sign up for the reuse group nearest you (minimizing travel time when spot something you want).
The next step? Check your email.
Stuff you want to give away, you post as "offered." Whoever wants it responds to you directly, and off you go.
For stuff you see offered and want to go get, it's the same process in reverse. Let the giver know you're interested, and set up a time and place to make the handoff. Yes, the whole thing is based on trust. It also works.
Reuse groups keep an estimated 300 tons of waste out of landfills every day, according to a University of Iowa study.
Save the earth today, means saving up your children, grandchildren, grandgrandchildren, grandgrandgrandchildren, and YOU!
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