3 New or Noteworthy Things with Freecycle.org: Growth, Mobile Access, and Browser Plug-ins
Freecycle.org is a “globally local” online network helping millions of people to recycle and keep stuff out of landfills. This nonprofit gifting movement enables individuals to gift items in their local communities rather than to throw them away. If you’re not already familiar with Freecycle™, I wrote an article back in July, 2008 about how [...]
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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Earth911.com is your one-stop shop for all you need to know about reducing your impact, reusing what you’ve got and recycling your trash, including:
Paper
Metal
Hazardous
Plastic
Glass
Electronics
Automotive
Household
Garden
Construction
They’ve Got the Hookup
In their recycling database, they can help you find over 100,000 recycling locations across the country. With information provided by local governments, industry insiders, [...]
Freecycle.org – Give something or Get something
I joined Freecycle in my local community a few years ago when I first read about in it the Parade magazine that comes with the weekend newspaper.
As stated on their website (stats as of today): The Freecycle Network™ is made up of 4,537 groups with 5,416,000 members across the globe. It’s a grassroots and entirely [...]
ElephantPharm.com: free classes for a healthy mind and body
This is not the drugstore you grew up with. ElephantPharm.com opened it’s first store in Berkeley in 2002 and offers a variety of holistic, organic, and environmentally friendly items. ElephantPharm is an herbal and a prescription pharmacy and they also offer a green dry cleaning service. While you sometimes pay a little more [...]
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