MetaFilter posts tagged with freecycle

Green Revolution

Grangousier — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 01:07:45 -0800

Many UK FreeCycle branches have suddenly broken away from the American parent, as a response to what they see as increasingly centralised (even dictatorial) management. Apparantly this has been boiling for a while. Now, they are calling themselves Freegle. I realise you probably won't believe me, Metafilter being above all else Skeptical* but I've never had any dealings at all with FreeCycle (I tend to use things until they fall to bits), and until I read a link in a friend's Twitter feed this morning, I thought the only problems were with second-hand dealers grabbing all the good stuff and greedy people asking for free Ferraris. I find all this fascinating, partly as a study of the corrupting effects of power, partly as a celebration of British bolshiness. It will be interesting to see what happens next. *With a capital S and a k.

no one ever plans to sleep out in the gutter, sometimes that's jsut the most comfortable place.

es_de_bah — Wed, 29 Jun 2005 16:35:26 -0800

Freegans !
Because so much is trashed in our society, a freegan lifestyle can be one of great abundance -- food, books, magazines, comic books, newspapers, videos, music (CDs, cassettes, records, etc.), carpets, musical instruments, clothing, rollerblades, scooters, furniture, vitamins, electronics, pet care products, games, toys, bicycles, artwork, and just about any other type of consumer good can be found in the discards of retailers, institutions, and individuals simply by rummaging through their trash bins, dumpsters, and trash bags.
Previously mentioned here. (via memepool)

what is trash to you might be treasure to another ...

grabbingsand — Tue, 18 Nov 2003 08:55:46 -0800

Freecycling. Reducing the amount of trash we generate by connecting people who have things that they no longer want with people who want those same things. The only rule: Every item posted must be free.