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 [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Earth911.com – how and where to recycle almost everything
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, [...]
Save money and reduce carbon emissions – Free software helps you manage your PC power consumption
Edison was developed by Verdiem, a company that has helped enterprises the world over reduce energy waste from IT devices. Now Verdiem is bringing Edison into your home—at no cost whatsoever.
Edison is a free PC energy management tool for everyone. It is an easy-to-use, consumer-friendly application that allows users to set energy [...]
NeighBORROW – borrow a cup of anything
NeighBORROW.com is a FREE website for borrowing/sharing books, videos, music, tools, and other stuff with neighbors, friends, and colleagues:
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )My utility company PG&E is sending me a check for $60
My utility company in California, Pacific Gas & Electric, also known as PG&E, is sending me a check for $60.00. Why? About 2 weeks ago, I called 800-299-7573 to schedule a FREE pick-up, based on their refrigerator and freezer recycling program. You can also visit www.appliancerecycling.com for more information.
This morning, I had my old refrigerator [...]
CraigsList.org – free local classifieds and forums for jobs, housing, for sale, personals, services, local community, and events
I didn’t make any entries in my blog over the weekend because I was busy with other things, socially as well as home improvement projects. One of the projects involved perusing Craigslist.org in my area for free sod leftover from other landscaping projects. Craigslist provides free local classifieds and forums for jobs, housing, for [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )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 [...]
BudgetMaven