In this time, the couple received more donations including items from Freecycle in Peterborough, a non-profit making group trying to get good items reused rather than sent to landfill, after Berni posted an appeal for clothes, shoes and toys on their website
I have always loved second hand shopping, reusing and recycling from a very early age and discovered Freecycle late last year, I have only really used it properly about three weeks ago by offer items I no longer used and requesting items I needed. I recently requested knitting yarn, ribbon and general haberdashery got a response to my ad from a lady who lived not far from me.
Check out the link www.freecycle.org and read more about how it works and get involved.
I really wanted to start knitting again and experimenting with different yarns, ribbon etc and what a great way to start.
Than k you Freecyle.
A quick search on Freecycle revealed that there were numerous people more than happy to have spare apples taken off their hands: “Just so long as they were rewarded with the cider we made from them!” laughs Pete. But it soon became apparent that the trees on London’s highways and parks were also choc-full of delights just waiting to be turned into cider. “We all cycle and we kept seeing trees we thought would be good to raid. Once we’d seen one, we’d make a note and come back to it with all of our paraphernalia.”
1. Take those foam packing peanuts back to mailing services such as Mailboxes, Etc. which will accept peanut donations, as will most other establishments and businesses that do a lot of shipping. Or, put up a post on Craigs List or the Freecycle Network; someone who is moving soon will surely have a use for them!
I have used a freecycle page to posted a wanted ad for apples, and have had tons of fruit and shared them among friends who make jams and pies and wine. It was amazing how many people didn’t want the fruit but were really kind in letting me into their garden to pick it.
Sharon, Wales
Spokesman Owain Griffiths said: “Rather than sending the clothing to landfill, there are other options for getting rid of school uniforms without impacting on the environment.
“You could donate good-quality clothes to a charity shop, sell them on or register them on Freecycle.co.uk, which is an online community where members give away their unwanted items to others.”
After Debbie, of Wood Road, Heybridge, put an advert on the website, Freecycle, explaining what had happened and appealing for anyone who had a DS for sale to get in touch, she received an e-mail from a man who told her to go to Maldon police station where there was a gift waiting for her son.
The worldwide Freecycle Network is made up of many individual groups across the globe. It’s a grassroots movement of people who are giving (and getting) stuff for free in their own towns.
Freecycle groups match people who have things they want to get rid of with people who can use them. Our goal is to keep usable items out of landfills. By using what we already have on this earth, we reduce consumerism, manufacture fewer goods, and lessen the impact on the earth. Another benefit of using Freecycle is that it encourages us to get rid of junk that we no longer need and promote community involvement in the process.
Helping Mrs Hillman run the group is a friend she met when her eldest daughter, Holly, 14, was a toddler.
Mrs Hillman is also grateful to Freecycle, as well as Furness General Hospital’s Hospitots, who have donated toys to the toddler group.
GET RID, FEEL GOOD
For the sake of your mental health, don’t add up the cost of the money you’ve wasted.
Instead, focus on how decluttering makes you feel good: offer things for free on Freecycle (www.uk.freecycle.org) or donate items in good condition to your local charity shop.
As a reward for all your hard work, make money selling the best of your unwanted goods on eBay.
And if that’s too much hassle, www.stuffusell.co.uk will collect your goods, sell them and send you a cheque minus their 20 per cent.
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