Remember when I wrote about being green?

I forgot about one of my favorite programs, Freecycle. From their website:

The Freecycle Network™ is made up of many individual groups across the globe. It’s a grassroots and entirely nonprofit movement of people who are giving (& getting) stuff for free in their own towns. It’s all about reuse and keeping good stuff out of landfills. Each local group is moderated by a local volunteer (them’s good people). Membership is free.

I used Freecycle a few years ago to get rid of a washing machine and dryer that had no resale value, but were still in perfect usable condition. A family with 5 kids came and picked up the washing machine. They were thrilled with it. Some man, who I assume owned a resale shop, came for the dryer. And I assume this solely based on the ease with which he was able to pout it into his truck and the fact that he had all available straps and transporting things handy. Either way, it prevented those two large items from going to the dump.

Check out their website and find a chapter near you. I assure you that no matter what it is, people will want it. U have seen people offer baby items, clothes, skiis, appliances, books, you name it– it has been offered and taken.

I logged back on this weekend to offer our old refrigerator.

The Freecycle Mission Statement:

“Our mission is to build a worldwide gifting movement that reduces waste, saves precious resources & eases the burden on our landfills while enabling our members to benefit from the strength of a larger community.”

How awesome is that?