Ottawa Freecycle - Earth Day 2007
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Earth Day 2007
Ottawa Freecycle
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FreeCycle… What is it?
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Freecycle started in May 2003 to promote waste reduction in Tucson's downtown and help save desert landscape from being taken over by landfills.
Freecycle uses an online forum to ‘recycle’ (actually re-use…) unwanted items.
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When you want to find a new home for something -- a chair, a
fax machine, piano, or an old door, etc. -- you simply send an e-mail offering it to members of
your Freecycle group(s).
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Or, maybe you're looking for something yourself. Just answer a
member's offer, and you might get it. It's up to the giver to decide who
gets the ‘gift’, and to make pickup arrangements for passing on the
treasure.
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You have something you don’t want! Rather than trash it, or hide it away in a basement, garage or closet, you get rid of it by offering it on a Freecycle group!
Give away, or ask for stuff. But, everything must be
FREE !
It’s a simple concept…
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April 20, 2007:• 4,026 Freecycle communities
A few facts…
• 3.4 million members• 83 countries around our planet!
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•291 groups in Canada; 129 groups in Ontario;24 in E Ont/W Que, including…
•Ottawa- 8620•Barrhaven- 847•Kanata- 1571•Glebe- 1372•Manotick- 432•Orleans- 1193•Cumberland- 178•Embrun-106•Gatineau- 1236•Chelsea- 197•Glen Robertson- 55
• Stittsville- 612• Ottawa Valley- 1499• Kemptville- 387• Winchester- 270• Smiths Falls - 293• Brockville- 542• Cornwall- 826• Cardinal- 61• Morrisburg- 303• Vankleek Hill- 225• Clarence/Rockland-224
Updated: 2007-04-21
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• Freecycle makes a difference!! Worldwide…300 tons per day reused and / or diverted from landfills!
A few more facts…
• 26,000 items “freecycled” since 2004-02 130 TONS of “stuff”!
• 22 items change hands on Ottawa Freecycle daily
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•FREE, legal, & appropriate for all ages.
•NO alcohol; tobacco, firearms; drugs (legal or otherwise).
Rules
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NO POLITICS, NO SPAM, NO MONEY, NO PERSONAL
ATTACKS / RUDENESS
Baddies are banned on Freecycle!!
Etiquette - actively monitored!
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Join a local Freecycle™ group
Ottawa.FreecycleCanada.org
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After you join…• Tell us how you found us…
– Help us see what works; what doesn’t
• Do it! – Post an offer; bid on an offer; post a
wanted
• Pay it Forward– Tell 3 others about Freecycle
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Freecycler Jenn, kids & Freecycle “stuff”
Children’s toys, clothing, etc. VERY popular on Freecycle!
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Sample Freecycle posts
OFFER: Building Stone (Glebe)
OFFER: Girl’s 12" bike (Orleans) … in good condition; needs new training wheels as one is worn clear through.
OFFER: Toaster Oven (Sandy Hill)
WANTED: Red Wrigglers…(Vanier)
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Old candles you’ll never use?Freecycle ‘em!
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• TD Friends of the Environment Foundation www.fef.cawww.fef.ca
Freecycle’s continuing growth in Eastern Ontario ismade possible by the selfless volunteerism of a large
number of moderators and supporters…
And by generous financial support of contributions by:
Sponsored by:
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That’s it; that’s all folks!!!
FreecycleImproving the planet,
one gift at a time!
Ottawa.FreecycleCanada.org