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Free Items: A Free Site Where Everything is Totally Free to Those in Need

Find Treasure in Recycling and Pleasure in Helping Others to Keep Our Landfills Clear

By Stephanie Mitchell, published Jul 02, 2006
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Freegate is the best  recycle site on the internet today. This is a  site where communities come together to help one another and to keep our landfills clear. Everything within Freegate is totally Free. If someone wishes to clear out their garage, yard, house... and get rid of unwanted items, they simply post it to Freegate for members to see. Members who are in need of an item simply post their need for it. If someone has a pet that needs a new home, they post it on the site and choose the best home they see fit based upon the replies they receive.

There are simular sites out there today that claim the same, however, many have strict rules that eliminate a majority of the communities. These sites require that you post an item before asking for a need, then wait a week before asking for an item. 
During that time, our landfills are piling up to the hilt with items people could actually use or really need.

Another rule they require is that you stay within or very near your own county. They do this by having you send your zip code to the moderator (manager) of the group, who then decides if they want you to join the group. However, I am certain that they never refuse thier own friends or family in another county. I was denied by several groups before deciding to start my own because of these rules. If i was in desperate need of a car for example, and there is a member of another group three hours away, I would certainly find a way to get there to get that unwanted vehicle as would anyone else who really needed it. I would never know this if I could not join that group. Another example is that if someone has to find a home for a pet right away, they may not have time to wait. In other simular groups, you must wait a certain time between posts. Freegate allows you to post as many offers or need as you need to (needs within reason), as long as the content is legal and appropriate for all all ages.

Free Items: A Free Site Where Everything is Totally Free to Those in Need

FreeGate (The Free Exchange)

Credit: Stephanie Mitchell

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Takeaways
  • Helping to keep our landfills clear
  • Communities pulling together to help one another
  • Non-Profit organizations may benefit by joining this site
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  • If anyone is interested in helping me with this, e-mail me, I could use the help. I am also looking for sponsors for my main homesite that is under construction at this time. In the meantime, visit my site and join in if you wish to do so: groups.yahoo.com/group/freegate
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