Re: Earth Day - Freecycle

**m* l* <m*@earthlink.net>**

The problem I have with freecycle is that many items that are given 
away could have been sold by a nonprofit that needs the 
money.  However, freecycle's giving people partial cans of paint and 
other items that would just clog the landfill and the thrift stores 
won't carry make it a valuable resource.  I used to advertise some 
items on freecycle, but about 50% of the people who said they wanted 
an item never showed up.  Margaret Lauterbach

>Generally, yes. Once in a while, if an object is lightweight, the offerer
>might drop them in the mail. I got a ticket to the zoo that way.
>
>We encourage members to post in a format that includes their major
>intersection, so that a person who might want the item knows how far they'd
>have to travel. For example, one of my recent posts was Offer: Legal Sized
>Paper - McFarland 400 area.
>
>Someone who's going past my intersection on their way to the office can
>readily stop by, while someone who lived on the other side of town wouldn't
>find it worth the gas to drive that far for 3 packs of paper. On the other
>hand, when I got rid of my chest freezer, I had people answering from about
>20 miles away.
>
>It's a great way to declutter, and keeps tons of stuff from ending up in the
>landfill.
>
>d

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