Freecycle.org

Freecycle.org

Stephen Colbert might have “dissed” them on his show, but I think he was really giving them a little publicity. I managed to get a bunch of loose bricks picked up the same day I posted them, someone’s taking my massive collection of hangers this weekend, and someone else wants a few of the extra fish. The site gives you links to a local yahoo group, because freecyclers go and pick up what they want themselves. If only I’d heard about it a few months ago, our IKEA furniture would have been in use instead of in a dumpster. Oh, well. So I’m telling youse guys. The main link is here (it’s an easy URL, but clicking is easier than typing, n’est-ce pas?) and you can go from there to your country, down to the local level and join the group. There’s no obligations, except that no money is ever supposed to change hands. Replies go directly to the e-mail of the offerer, so your personal info remains private except to the receiver. Good stuff.