'Freecycle' your way to a greener environment

Every day, landfills across the country receive truckloads of things that are perfectly good but just not needed anymore.  It's an inglorious end for stuff that still has useful service to offer.

But there's a better way.  If you're looking to get rid of perfectly good stuff that's cluttering up your basement, garage or office, consider freecycling it.  Freecycling is making it available, via the internet, at no cost to someone in your community who could use it. 

Check out Freecycle.org ... there's a good chance you'll find a local on-line group you can join.  If there's no Freecycle group in your community, you can 'be the change' and start one!

You won't get rich freecycling, but you can unclutter your life and you'll do a good thing by keeping stuff out of the landfill before its time.  And maybe, you'll discover that someone's giving away something you want ... or, if you prefer, there are plenty of charities across Canada that can use your used goods too.

Article by Carl Duivenvoorden, courtesy of Green Ideas