"I will tell five people about uk.freecycle.org and ask them each to tell five more people about the network so unwanted but still usable items do not end up in landfill but I want 7 other people to join me."
— John, from Bolton
Deadline to sign up by: 30th March 2007
7 people signed up
Country: United Kingdom
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uk.freecycle.org
The worldwide Freecycle Network is made up of many individual groups across the globe. It's a grassroots movement of people who are giving (and getting) stuff for free in their own towns.
Freecycle groups match people who have things they want to get rid of with people who can use them. Our goal is to keep usable items out of landfills. By using what we already have on this earth, we reduce consumerism, manufacture fewer goods, and lessen the impact on the earth. Another benefit of using Freecycle is that it encourages us to get rid of junk that we no longer need and promote community involvement in the process.
If five people tell five others, that is 25 people. If seven people join me, that's two hundred more freecyclers!