Freecycle.org is a Group Approach to Moving Cartons and More

5,000 Groups Can't Be Wrong

Here's a little good news for a change. Examiner.com is carrying an article by "Rick" from Chicago titled "How to find cheap moving cartons at community box exchanges." This refers to a number of great sites dealing with free moving boxes and other "green issues" starting with Freecycle.org.

In checking out the site I found that there are about 5,000 groups. When you visit the site you are allowed to search for a group near you. I had no problem finding one in Peoria, Illinois.

Posts are typically kept to absolute minimums. An example may be "Needed couch-Peoria." When the couch is obtained (for free) then the post is completed as "couch delivered" or something along that line. Garage sales and mileage for pick-up or delivery is prohibited. It seems every effort is made to keep integrity at the site.

Rick goes on in his article to give the websites of other groups based on the area you live in. Rather than list the various websites it is just as easy for you to go to the ones you care about in his article which I have linked to.

Basically, how do the services help me?

Within the realm of preventing people from trashing the countryside with things they no longer want. These groups provide interchanges to get people together to get needed products.

Further, people are able to store cheaply as well move cheaply.

Rick indicates that the Asheville Green Works is an excellent site to imitate for effectiveness.

Garage sales used to be a way for families to add a dimension to their spring cleaning. Today families try to make a buck. In fact, some people make having garage sales a summer part-time job. They drive around finding things to buy and resell at a profit. Additionally, collectors are always prowling around trying to find a major "score" on an ignorant and unsuspecting owner of a valuable.

This opportunity through these green sites renews the original concept of sharing with other people those things you don't need.

These "green sites" bring back that original saying that "One man's trash is another man's treasure."

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