What is the purpose of The Freecycle Network?
The mission of The Freecycle Network is “to build a worldwide gifting movement that reduces waste, saves precious resources and eases the burden on our landfills while enabling our members to benefit from the strength of a larger community.”
Who runs Freecycle?
Deron: The founder & Executive Director is Deron Beal. Clocking in at 6’6″, he heads up the Freecycle basketball team and is a sucker for black & white cats. He is blessed to be able to work with all these good people from the global HQ in Tucson, Arizona.
What is Freecycle and how does it work?
Freecycle is, in essence, a giant internet-based swap shop, made up of thousands of localised groups allowing users to give away stuff they don’t want any more, and receive stuff they do want. The rules are simple: whatever you give away must be free, and you can’t keep taking without giving.
Where is Freecycle based?
Arizona
The Freecycle Network (TFN, or Freecycle) is a private, nonprofit organization registered in Arizona and is a charity in the United Kingdom. TFN coordinates a worldwide network of “gifting” groups to divert reusable goods from landfills.
Is Freecycle any good?
Freecycle has a consumer rating of 3.89 stars from 9 reviews indicating that most customers are generally satisfied with their purchases. Freecycle ranks 3rd among Recycling sites.
Is everything on Freecycle free?
Everything is always free with no strings attached. Freecycling works through local, volunteer run communities and not every city or town has an active community yet. The most active communities have members like you who help grow their community by telling their friends and family. & much more!
Is Freecycle really free?
Welcome to The Freecycle Network™! We are a grassroots & entirely nonprofit movement of people who are giving and getting stuff for free in their own Towns. It’s all about reuse and keeping good stuff out of landfills. Membership is free.
What’s the difference between Freecycle and Freegle?
The original giveaway site, Freecycle, was set up in the USA. A few years later, rival UK site Freegle was set up after a transatlantic difference of views. Many local UK Freecycle groups moved to this new site. The two groups work in a very similar way.
What is similar to Freecycle?
Here are ten alternatives:
- MySkip: a celeb-backed swapping site with photos.
- Freegle: a new breakaway set of groups from ex-Freecycle UK moderators.
- vSkips: a healthy reuse site with a simple design and over 25,000 “virtual skips”
- Whatsmineisyours.com: the original clothes-swapping, or “swishing”, site.
What’s happened to freecycle?
You may have noticed that Freecycle Groups are now called Towns. To help you make the transition, we’ll refer to them as local Town groups or Town groups for a while. They are the same groups you know and love.