If you’re interested in giving things you were otherwise going to toss to someone who can use them, or if you’re interested in finding something you’d have otherwise bought as one more Chinese imported product to help destroy our economy and improve theirs, you might have a look at what sort of Freecycle group activity is going on where you are.
For example, someone just gave away 28 chickens on Kerrville Freecycle and the traffic’s picking up with people giving away appliances, exercize equipment, all manner of things still working but now redundant because of Christmas gifting.
There are 10609 Freecycle groups on Yahoo, so there’s probably one in your area.
http://groups.yahoo.com/search?query=Freecycle
Here’s an example of the first page of that search:
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freecyclenewyorkcity
Welcome to Freecycle™ New York City! BE AWARE: this group … Every item posted must be free. Freecycle New York City is open to all …
- Members: 50990
- Latest Activity: 9 hours ago
- Created: 8 years ago
- Archive: Membership required
- Moderated: No
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freecycleportland
Freecycle instructional Video Click here to enlarge. Changing the world one gift at a … . If you are outside of Portland, please join and support your local Freecycle group. All Freecycle groups, worldwide, can be found at Freecycle.org …
- Members: 45922
- Latest Activity: 10 hours ago
- Created: 8 years ago
- Archive: Membership required
- Moderated: No
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SheffieldCity-Freecycle
Sheffield City Freecycle is open to all who want to recycle … link below: This group is part of The Freecycle Network, an international and UK charity …
- Members: 26339
- Latest Activity: 8 hours ago
- Created: 2 years ago
- Archive: Membership required
- Moderated: No
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FreecycleBristol
Welcome to Bristol Freecycle (UK) Please note – a message will be … this in order to join the group The worldwide Freecycle Network is made up of individual …
- Members: 40409
- Latest Activity: 8 hours ago
- Created: 7 years ago
- Archive: Membership required
- Moderated: No
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OxfordFreecycle
… somewhere else! The Oxford, England Freecycle (R) group is open to all in the … one of the busiest FreeCycle groups in the country, with up …
- Members: 40765
- Latest Activity: 8 hours ago
- Created: 7 years ago
- Archive: Membership required
- Moderated: No
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hackney_freecycle
Welcome to Hackney Freecycle. You are welcome to join, if like us … in the correct format. Click the link:- Hackney_Freecycle MessageMaker Need a van? Use the Common Resource …
- Members: 24257
- Latest Activity: 4 hours ago
- Created: 5 years ago
- Archive: Membership required
- Moderated: Yes
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freecycle-exeter
Welcome to Exeter Freecycle. This group is for people in and around … for more info Any queries? Email freecycle-exeter-owner@yahoogroups.com or …
- Members: 23775
- Latest Activity: 11 hours ago
- Created: 7 years ago
- Archive: Membership required
- Moderated: No
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haringey-freecycle
The Haringey Freecycle™ group is open to all who want … This group is part of The Freecycle Network, a nonprofit organization and a …
- Members: 17376
- Latest Activity: 8 hours ago
- Created: 5 years ago
- Archive: Membership required
- Moderated: No
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FreecycleTO
The Freecycle Network (R) is open to all who want to … constraint: everything posted must be free. The Freecycle Network is a nonprofit organization and a …
- Members: 23832
- Latest Activity: 12 hours ago
- Created: 6 years ago
- Archive: Membership required
- Moderated: No
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freecyclelambeth
In Texas http://groups.yahoo.com/search?query=Texas+Freecycle&sort=relevance there are 210 groups:
AustinFreecycle
… Freecycle Network (AFN), the first Freecycle group in Texas. WINNER 2005 Keep Austin Beautiful … please join the Austin Freecycle Café group. Copyright …
- Members: 20831
- Latest Activity: 6 hours ago
- Created: 8 years ago
- Archive: Membership required
- Moderated: No
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HoustonFreeShare
We are NOT a member of the “Freecycle” movement. If you are … . The reason for the breakoff from Freecycle, is because Freecycle wants …
- Members: 16126
- Latest Activity: 2 months ago
- Created: 8 years ago
- Archive: Membership required
- Moderated: Yes
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clearlakefreecycle
Hi! Welcome to the Clear Lake Texas Area Freecycle (TM) Network (http://groups … , etc on the Clear Lake Freecycle site. DO NOT send inappropriate …
- Members: 5353
- Latest Activity: 8 hours ago
- Created: 7 years ago
- Archive: Membership required
- Moderated: No
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Humble-KingwoodTXFreecycle
… or improvement ideas about the Humble – Kingwood Freecycle Group! Freecycle Group Information Group Name: Humble – Kingwood Location: US – Texas More info: Freecycle.org
- Members: 5724
- Latest Activity: 13 hours ago
- Created: 6 years ago
- Archive: Membership required
- Moderated: No
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ShermanTXFreecycle
… Freecycle Group! Freecycle Group Information Group Name: Sherman Location: US Southwest: Texas More info: freecycle.org Copyright © 2003-2006 The Freecycle Network (http://www.Freecycle.org). All …
- Members: 4234
- Latest Activity: 11 hours ago
- Created: 6 years ago
- Archive: Membership required
- Moderated: No
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FriscoTX_Freecycle
… exchange or communication. Freecycle Group Information Group Name: FriscoTX_Freecycle Location: Texas, United States More info: freecycle.org Copyright © 2003-2008 …
- Members: 3284
- Latest Activity: 10 hours ago
- Created: 4 years ago
- Archive: Membership required
- Moderated: No
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lakejacksonfreecycle
Welcome To Lake Jackson Freecycle (TM) OUR PURPOSE: The goal of Freecycle(TM … READ IT.) We encourage you to go to www.freecycle.org to read the history of freecycle and …
- Members: 3284
- Latest Activity: 9 hours ago
- Created: 7 years ago
- Archive: Membership required
- Moderated: No
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beaumont_tx_freecycle
… The Beaumont,Texas Freecycle™ group is open to all … about our area ! © 2003 The Freecycle Network ( http://www.Freecycle …
- Members: 2391
- Latest Activity: 11 hours ago
- Created: 3 years ago
- Archive: Membership required
- Moderated: No
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HOTFreecycle
Welcome to Heart of Texas Freecycle ™!!! Cooler than a garage … for profit. Since this is FREEcycle, items must be FREE! Items …
- Members: 2938
- Latest Activity: 17 hours ago
- Created: 7 years ago
- Archive: Membership required
- Moderated: No
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SanMarcosTXFreecycle
… Freecycle Group Information Group Name: San Marcos Location: US Southwest: Texas More info: Freecycle.org Copyright © 2003-2011 The Freecycle Network ( http://www.Freecycle.org ). All …
- Members: 2018
- Latest Activity: 2 months ago
- Created: 6 years ago
Not to suggest you shouldn’t run down to WalMart to buy a new toaster from Asia, or put that old XP computer out by the garbage barrel to go to the landfill. Just depends on what sort of person you are, I suppose. And what sort of person you want to be.
Just saying.
Old Jules
So Far From Heaven 