Freecycle - a way to get rid of those things you find in the attic

Over the years we have accumulated all sorts of 'junk' that we don't use, but that is too good to throw away. Lots goes to charity shops, but there are things they won't take such as electrical equipment.

Last week we discovered FreeCycle - or 'Sheffield Freecycle' to be precise at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Sheffield-FreeCycle/ . Its a Yahoo Group on which you can post 'Offer' and 'Wanted' messages. When we posted an Offer for an old midi hifi, we had over a dozen emails in about 30 minutes from people willing to take it off our hands. OK it was old but it was 'free' so perhaps it wasn't surprising.

Postings range from bags of straw to car doors!!