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DO YOU HAVE ITEMS YOU NO LONGER USE, BUT THAT ARE STILL TOO NICE FOR THE TRASH?  YOU MAY WANT TO TRY FREECYCLING THEM.  LEARN MORE ABOUT FREECYCLING IN YOUR AREA ON TODAY’S ENVIRONMINUTE.

IN MAY TWO THOUSAND THREE, THE NONPROFIT GROUP FREECYCLE WAS BORN IN TUCSON, ARIZONA WITH AN EMAIL TO THIRTY OF THE FOUNDERS FRIENDS – TODAY THERE ARE JUST UNDER TWO MILLION MEMBERS ALL OVER THE WORLD.  THE ORGANIZATION’S GOALS ARE TO REDUCE WASTE AND SAVE RESOURCES, WHILE BRINGING COMMUNITIES TOGETHER.  ON FREECYCLE-DOT-ORG, MEMBERS CAN POST THEIR NEEDS FOR ITEMS, OR OFFERS FOR ITEMS THEY’D LIKE TO GIVE – THE ONLY RULES ARE THAT EVERY ITEM MUST BE FREE OF COST, LEGAL, AND FAMILY-FRIENDLY.  MEMBERS SIGN UP IN THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITY, AND ITEMS ARE EXCHANGED IN PERSON, ALLOWING PEOPLE TO MAKE CONNECTIONS WITH NEIGHBORS.  FREECYCLING REDUCES WASTE, DECREASING LANDFILL GROWTH AND CONSERVING RESOURCES ALREADY SPENT. 

THE ENVIRONMINUTE IS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE HEINZ FAMILY PHILANTHROPIES AND THE HEINZ ENDOWMENTS.  LEARN MORE BY VISITING ENVIRONMINUTE-DOT-COM. 

To learn more, visit the Freecycle Network.