Companion site for MarinFreecycle at Yahoo Groups

After your item has been picked up!

Unfortunately, not everyone in the group follows through on picking up when they say they will. Stuff happens…and the best intentions get pushed out. And then there are the slackers….yeah, you know who you are. Heck, I admit to slacking early in my freecycle life. But…if you’re the person who’s waiting for your widget to be handed over to a fellow member, and out from under your feet, it can be maddening. Personally, I’ve learned this one the hard way… An item can only sit for so long before you lose all faith that it’s ever going to be picked up! It makes one wish that the Taken message, that felt so good to post when you truly thought it was gone, didn’t have to turn back into a RE-OFFER message and receive a flood of emails once again.

The solution? Be sure to have plenty of back-ups in case of a no-show, and contact those folks when you’ve given up hope of the promised pickup.

If you’ve found your way in here…hello MarinFreecyclers! Your comments are welcome. Registration not required.

Am hoping to fill this blog with subjects that are specific to MarinFreecycle, recycling and freecycling in general, and maybe even other stuff from time to time.

I launched MarinFreecycle in 2004 after moving here from the South Bay where I was a member of the Sunnyvale group. When I first told people about it in Marin, most went “Huh?”, but after a few years it caught on. I got hooked on reusing, reducing, & recycling back in the late 70s so it seemed totally right-sensed to me. Nowadays the 3 R’s are more relevant than ever to help protect our environment by reducing the burden in our landfills, and to promote sustainability in all areas of our life. For me action speaks louder than words, so my contribution to this personal belief is helping to connect folks so they can discard their old stuff and connect with new stuff “the freecycle way”. I live in Fairfax with my canine companion, and do a little graphic arts production work from time to time.