Internet recycling network
A global recycling network allows members to pass on unusued items and help keep them out of landfills.
The website Freecycle enables its 6 million members worldwide to recycle through barter and give stuff away. Fred Katayama reports from New York. SOUNDBITE: Annesia Simmons, Freecycle fan
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- The US creates 12,000 tons of garbage everyday.
- New York imports rubbish from out of state.
- It is cheaper to dispose of the waste outside.
- Freecycle helps to dispose of this waste.
- Anybody can advertise unwanted items on Freecycle.
- The service is low cost.
- Annesia joined Freecycle after her baby was born.
- She hasn’t given any items as yet.
- The site is less beneficial in the current recession.
- These small steps are not enough to help the environment.
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