Tag: Freecycle - Page 2
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Freecycle.org: It really works.
We do occasionally try to practice what we preach, and had a basement full of stuff that did not move at our garage sale. Having learned about Freecycle on TreeHugger, and watched Mark in action, we signed up and put up a listing, saying "lots of stuff
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Freegans Hit New York Dumpster
The day after the students move out, the Freegan hordes descend on the dumpsters of NYU to pick up free loot: televisions, paintings, half-fulled jars of detergent, even a working iPod. According to the New York
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A Laptop, Some Repeaters, a Sailboat, And a Quarter-Ton Server
Picking up from my last post, this TH was part of a discussion to determine how far you could push sites such as Freecycle and Craigslist, where people give and get items for free. Would people really treasure my junk? Here's my experience; what's
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Disposing of Your Computer for Joy and Profit
There may come a time where you will have an extra computer or two lying around. In fact, that time is probably now, as about 75 percent of used computers are currently stockpiled in storage (read, your basement). What to do, what to do - you don't
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Most Huggable: Freecycle in Brooklyn, Ethanol's Shortcomings, an Introduction to the Composting Toilet
The Sietch Blog wants to introduce you to your new best friend: the composting toilet…
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Gigoit: Helping You Choose to Reuse
An acronym for "Garbage In, Garbage Out," Gigoit is a new web-based community with the simple and admirable goal of keeping more stuff out of landfills. Working on a platform similar to The Freecycle Network, Gigoit wants to make it easier for people
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Discardia: A Holiday That Celebrates Living More with Less
With all the holidays being celebrated this time of year, Christmas-oriented and otherwise, you may be quick to think that the last thing the world needs is another holiday; we think there's room for at least one more. Discardia is a cyclical, floating
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The Compact: Buy Nothing New for a Year (or Two)
The small San Francisco cooperative that calls themselves "The Compact" (we first covered them ten months ago), who pledged not to buy anything new (almost) for an entire year has followed their mantra for 356 days. The only new products allowed by The
