Freecycling

Freecycling

Freecycling, also known as Free Recycling, is the act of giving away usable but unused, unwanted items to others instead of hoarding them, or disposing of them in a landfill.

This term is most often associated with online groups who run mailing lists which offer items to members at no cost.

The Freecycle Network claims the term freecycling to be a violation of their trademark rights. There is ongoing litigation on this point, with an unsettled appeal as of July, 2008.

ee also

*FreeMesa
*Freesources Recycling Network
*The Freecycle Network
* [http://www.fullcircles.org FullCircles] | [http://ottawa.fullcircles.org FullCircles (Eastern Ontario)]
*FreeSharing Network
*Recycle4free
* [http://reuseitnetwork.org ReUseItNetwork]
*Sharing is Giving
*Throwplace.com

ee also

* Give-away shop
* Precycling
* Gift Economy
* Reciprocal altruism
* Sharing
* Waste Hierarchy


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