The Freecycle Network is made up of 4,202 groups with 4,205,000 members across the globe. It's a grassroots and entirely nonprofit movement of people who are giving (& getting) stuff for free in their own towns. It's all about reuse and keeping good stuff out of landfills. Each local group is moderated by a local volunteer (them's good people).You start out by offering something, and then you can ask for what you need. It's kind of like a free Craigslist.
Taking it one step further are people making the pledge not to buy anything new (with the exception of food and health necessities) for one year. The organizers are calling this movement The Compact. Instead of hitting Target, they go to thrift stores, Craigslist and Freecycle. What a great idea. I don't know if we're ready for that step yet, but it would be interesting to try. Striving to reduce our consumption that much would really slow me down, even if I can't do it all the time. Have any of you tried it out? Here's more info if you're interested.
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