Have an item you would like to get rid of that is in working condition? You can gift your unwanted items to a neighbor! By exchanging/gifting, you are doing your part to prevent items in working/usable condition from going into the landfills!
If you’re interested in searching for no-cost items to exchange, gift or request in your community use the following resources:
Buy Nothing
(also available via app on Android and Apple)
- About: BuyNothing offers people a way to give and receive, share, lend, and express gratitude through a worldwide gift economy network.
- How It Works: Those interested in becoming a member can do so by joining a local community Buy Nothing Facebook group by searching for a local neighborhood. Many of the Buy Nothing Facebook groups have a defined boundary for the sharing that goes on within the group. For those who prefer to participate outside of Facebook, download the app instead.
Users can:
- Post items to give away for free or services
- Request wanted items
- Browse for needed items
- Give gratitude
Freecycle
(also available via app on Android and Apple)
- About: The Freecycle Network is made up of more than 5,000 local groups. It's a grassroots and entirely nonprofit movement of people who are giving (and getting) stuff for free in their own towns and keeping good stuff out of landfills. Membership is free, and everything posted must be free, legal and appropriate for all ages.
- How It Works: When you sign up, you join one or more local groups and/or invite some local friends to form a Friends Circle. You make posts about things you want to gift or receive. Other members reply and then you arrange a pickup time and location.
Users can:
- Post items to give away for free
- Request wanted items
- Browse for needed items
Trash Nothing
(also available via app on Android and Apple)
- About: Trash Nothing is simply an alternate interface for existing freecycle groups as mentioned above.
- How It Works: Currently Trash Nothing supports the original Freecycle, Full Circles and ReUseIt groups on Yahoo. Join at the Trash Nothing website or the app.
Users can:
- Post items to give away for free
- Request wanted items
- Browse for needed items
DISCLAIMER: This is not an endorsement of the above sites. This is just an informal listing and is not meant to be a comprehensive collection of available resources.