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I heard about it on a radio talk show this morning. The Freecycle Network™, at www.freecycle.org, is an organization that helps people get and give away items for free. At this site, you can find a group in your area and then join a Yahoo group for it. If you have something to give away, you post about it. If you want something that’s being given away, you contact the person offering it or follow the instructions. The person offering something can choose who to give it to or just state that it’ll be available for the taking at a specific place and time.

From the home page:

When you want to find a new home for something — whether it’s a chair, a fax machine, piano, or an old door — you simply send an e-mail offering it to members of your Freecycle group.

Or, maybe you’re looking to acquire something yourself. Simply respond to a member’s offer, and you just might get it. After that, it’s up to the giver to decide who receives the gift and to set up a pickup time for passing on the treasure.

One main rule: Everything posted must be free, legal, and appropriate for all ages.

I think the idea is brilliant.