FreeCycle
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After moving to Maryland, I immediately signed up for freecycle.org. I love Freecycle. I started using it in Wilmington, then Chapel Hill, now here in Maryland. The purpose of Freecycle is to keep things out of landfills. Everything is FREE. There should be no begging and no money involved. People give away all sorts of things. Such as used oil, furniture, clothing, electronics….anything. Items can be broken or in working condition. After signing up in your area, start listing stuff around the house you don’t want. Maybe things you were planning to donate OR items you would normally throw out. Think about it before you do…maybe someone out there could use it.
You can also ask for things. I think they want asking for items to be no more than once a week.
So far I have given away about four boxes of baby clothing, a shower curtain, grilling utensils, a computer game and lots of moving boxes. I “won” some child ID kits. When I say “won” I mean someone offered these items and I replied saying I was interested. I was chosen and then picked them up. I filled out Matthew’s kit today and realized it is quite difficult to fingerprint a baby. So much for all of that training. Well, it’s not like I ever trained to fingerprint a baby. I didn’t come across a lot of babies committing felonies. Anyway…back on topic
I did asked for a glider rocking chair. I thought it was a long shot but I figured I would try. I already have one in James’ room but Matthew doesn’t have one. I was contacted by someone who said she no longer needed theirs. Awesome. I picked it up and it looks great. Now we can sit and read to both of them at night. (Since their bedtimes are different.)
If you do decide to sign up, be prepared for a lot of emails. This is not the type of thing for people who check their email once a week. Also, I noticed a difference between Wilmington and here. In Wilmington, they would like for you to wait 24 hours before choosing someone for your item. (So everyone gets a fair chance) Here, you better be fast or it’s gone. I have seen things posted and gone within hours. Either way, it is a great resource to help be Green. Reduce, reuse, recycle…freecycle.
As I baby, I was arrested. I threw a man down a flight of stairs.
It’s a good thing the incident is now sealed in your juvenile files.