Behind the Scenes - 302designs

Is anyone out there familiar with Freecycle?  If not, you should check it out.  It began as an ingenious idea that instead of throwing things away, you should first offer them to people in your area who might need them.  No more garbage trucks hauling away your old furniture that still has some life in it.  No more adding to landfills and waste each year. 

Participation is simple: Simply find a group in your area and sign up for the email list.  You will start receiving emails from people who have items to give away, which you can request and obtain from them, free of charge.  When you start to clean out your own closets, you have a group of willing recipients at your disposal, whom you can notify with the click of a button.

I have used Freecycle for over a year now, giving away craft supplies, beauty products, furniture and even food, and obtaining books and Halloween costume materials, among other things.  Everybody wins!