{"id":42166,"date":"2024-09-30t16:19:55","date_gmt":"2024-09-30t16:19:55","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/?p=42166"},"modified":"2024-09-30t16:20:52","modified_gmt":"2024-09-30t16:20:52","slug":"freecycle-dc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/story\/freecycle-dc\/","title":{"rendered":"facebook marketplace but free: freecycle\u2019s washington d.c. chapter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>from cardboard to pet water dispensers and sofas, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freecycle.org\/\">freecycle<\/a> is a national nonprofit organization which allows people to divert reusable items from landfills by giving them away for free on online forums.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>with chapters across the world, freecycle gives community members the ability to post unwanted items for free pick-up or post inquiries for wanted items as well. in washington, d.c., the community interacts via the facebook page, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/dcfreecycle\/\">washington dc freecycle<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">one person&#8217;s trash is another&#8217;s treasure<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/facts-and-figures-about-materials-waste-and-recycling\/national-overview-facts-and-figures-materials\">epa<\/a>, in 2018, the average american produced 4.9 pounds of trash daily, totaling 1,789 pounds of trash per year, of which only 32.1 percent was recycled.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cour mission is to build a worldwide sharing movement that reduces waste, saves precious resources and eases the burden on our landfills while enabling our members to benefit from the strength of a larger community,\u201d freecycle mission statement <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freecycle.org\/pages\/about\">states<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"578\" height=\"714\" src=\"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/freecycle-pic.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42167\" style=\"width:336px;height:auto\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">arun isukupalli posted four charcoal filters and two tabs for a pet water dispenser to give away on washington d.c. freecycle. (courtesy of arun isukapalli)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>the freecycle website <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freecycle.org\/pages\/about\">states<\/a> their network comprises 5,000 local town groups with over 11 million members with the washington d.c. freecycle group amassing over 13,200 members. the only rules to join is everything a user posts must be \u201cfree, legal and appropriate.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cmembership is free, and everything posted must be free, legal and appropriate for all ages,\u201d the website <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freecycle.org\/pages\/about\">states<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>one member of washington d.c. freecycle is arun isukapalli, 41, is a tech product manager who said he found the group when moving back to the washington, d.c. metropolitan area about a year ago from new zealand with his wife.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>although the previous owners of their residence left items behind, he said they got \u201calmost everything\u201d they needed off facebook marketplace or freecycle.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cwe haven\u2019t bought anything new,\u201d isukapalli said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">building community<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>one admin of the group is gloria strange, 35, who is a massage therapist and said in an ideal world\u201d freecycle should not be \u201cniche group\u201d but rather a government run organization. strange said she wants to see a more \u201ccollectivist\u201d idea of community rather than having to rely on purchasing more items or help from the government.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201ci would like for us to see community as the pillar instead of the government,\u201d strange said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>strange also said she downsized to a smaller apartment three years ago and used freecycle to give away some of her furniture. but she said the most items people try and give away are cardboard.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>another admin of the d.c. chapter, garner chandler, 64, is retired but now volunteers as the co-vice president of the woman\u2019s national democratic club. chandler said she moved to washington, d.c. from the panhandle of florida approximately two and half years ago where she found the group online.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>she recalls one woman on the site who posted how she was starting over after her husband left her and she was renting a one bedroom apartment with two babies. chandler said between half a dozen and a dozen people asked to help through giving away some of their unwanted goods.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cour community is obviously passionate about the environment or helping each other out,\u201d chandler said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">joining freecycle<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>chandler said all one has to do to join washington d.c. freecycle is answer a few simple questions, get approved by a moderator and they are in. she said she has accepted people in as little as four minutes.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cit\u2019s easy to join the group,\u201d chandler said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>even if one joins facebook with the intent of only joining freecycle, or is a new user, it does bar not them from joining washington d.c. freecycle unlike other groups. instead, their posts are reviewed by admins for the first 30 days while they are in the group.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>the organization can help college students living in dorms save money and the environment.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>at the beginning of the school year, a college student can find free furniture and other necessities during move-in season. while dumpsters are often overflowing with reusable goods at the end of the school year, students can post their reusable goods on freecycle to give away.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>if interested in getting involved in washington d.c. freecycle, click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/dcfreecycle\/\">here<\/a>. or if not located in the washington, d.c. metropolitan area, look up \u201cfreecycle\u201d on facebook and click join group.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>the average american throws away a staggering 1,789 pounds of trash per year. a national nonprofit with local chapters is looking to turns one&#8217;s trash into another&#8217;s treasure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20262,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4900,4920],"tags":[],"storyfest_categories":[],"class_list":["post-42166","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-green-living","category-recycling-upcycling"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- this site is optimized with the yoast seo plugin v23.6 - 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