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POPS29 Gifts in 29 Days... ANOTHER gifting initiative! Ever get the feeling that we accumulate too much stuff.... WAY too much stuff... in our western lifestyles
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POPSThe Scavengers Manifesto Recently featured in the Seattle Post Intelligencer... caught my eye! http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/books/402890_scavenge10.html
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POPSHow Photobucket Works Many freecyclers / fullcirclers use Photobucket to display images of the "stuff" they offer. This will be a useful "handout" to send members. /e
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POPSFreecycle: The Craigslist of FREE Stuff Freecycle is great. But if you want to cover all your bases and get quickest results, you need to consider other gifting resources: fullcircles.org, reuseitnetwork.org; kijiji; usedeverywhere.com; etc.
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POPSWriting PSAs (Public Service Announcements) This will be useful to the many, many volunteer social marketers around the world who run freecycle, fullcircles, reuseit, etc. groups as they struggle to increase membership and participation in these important emerging venues. Eric Snyder Ottawa.FullCircles.org ==================
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POPSCommunity Garden Slide Show This is an 8 minute success story slide show featuring a downtown, urban community garden project in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Thanks to Pauline Gabriel, Regina.FullCircles.org, for bringing the project to our attention. /e
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POPSCommunity Fruit Harvesting What a cool idea! I was just this morning thinking about this after reading an Edmonton FullCircles offer to pick unharvested rasberries.
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POPSPrecycling Introduced to freecyclers on the Ottawa, ON Canada Recycling BB. Link to it from the Ottawa "Hub"... ottawa.fullcircles.org =================
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POPSAn imaginative use for your garage: car storage Although this article was written four years ago in 2004, it is perhaps even more valid today in 2008. The article mentions giving things away on Freecycle. Since 2004, the freecycling idea has caught on... big time. There are many other networks now: fullcircles.org; reuseitnetwork.org. Over 5 million people in 88 countries are using these networks to declutter, and simplify their living spaces and their lives.
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POPSGREEN free-for-all Ottawa Sunday Sun article - May 4th. Introduction to Freeganism, Freecycle, carsharing, bagborroworsteal, bookcrossing. The article says... "There is an Ottawa group. In fact, there are almost 30 geographically dispersed local groups in the National Capital area including 25,000+ locals! Check out our regional hub - http://ottawa.FullCircles.org.
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POPSMission: Clutter Control Short video promoting freecycling (ie. Internet-mediated gifting) as a planet-friendly "green" way of getting rid of unwanted stuff quickly and relatively painlessly. There are now over 5000 groups; 5 million people in 88 countries playing the decluttering game. Freecycle, the first, is now one of many networks. Find a group near you here - finder.overcycle.com.
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POPS"Stuff" happens A cute 1 minute video which uses an ice buildup metaphor to capture the sense of how "stuff" fills up and eventually overwhelms our living spaces. There are now over 5000 self-help groups of folks in 88 countries dedicated to helping us get rid of that "stuff" in planet-friendly ways. Find them here - finder.overcycle.org /es
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POPSToo much "stuff" A cute 52 second video which captures the sense of how we accumulate a build up of "stuff" in our living spaces. There are now over 5000 self-help groups of folks in 88 countries dedicated to helping us get rid of that "stuff" in planet-friendly ways. Find them here - finder.overcycle.org /es
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POPSLarger House or dumpster? Humans are shop-a-holics. How much of our "stuff" do we use, need... or even really want? We just keep acquiring more and more and more and more. When is enough too much?
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POPSWhy "freecycle"?? We can learn some important, but simple lessons from the story of the travels of this 10 pin bowling ball.
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POPSRetire early: Live beneath your means DLM offers 10 suggestions. Here's an 11th and a 12th. 11. Buy Used: Lots of stuff on Craigslist and other resale venues is actually new. Bought and never used! 12. Shop Freecycle / Fullcircles / ReUseIt / or ANY of the gifting / reuse networks springing up all around the world! . Paying nothing means you don't have buy with after tax $$. And a lot of the stuff given away is also unused - new stuff; bought and never used! Think of all the money you can save. Makes it possible to either work less; or retire early. /e
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POPSGrowing Urban Potato "Trees" I just this morning learned that 2008 is the United Nations 'YEAR OF THE POTATO'. The first thing I thought of was this potato tree idea that I used many, many years ago. Growing potatoes locally is good; reusing old tires is good.... Sounds like a win-win in 2008.