Swapping -
is a great way to reduce waste and get more use out of your stuff. You can also swap right here on the swap services page .
A few swaps that are going on in our area are the Peace, Love, Swap which happens twice a month at Gold Country Gymnastics on Idaho Maryland.
The peace. love. swap.mission is to keep gently used baby, kid & maternity items out of our landfills & to donate to local charities by hosting fun, affordable, family friendly swaps where families can exchange their unwanted and/or outgrown items with other local families.
You can find more info about peace. love. swap. at http://www.peaceloveswap.com/ or email Meg at peaceloveswap@gmail.com This is general info about p.l.s. (peace. love. swap.)- where I let people know about updates to the current swaps, new swaps coming up, and general info about the swaps. Also, it’s got good stuff about what’s going on in my life – plans for the expansion of the swaps, and what it’s like being married, having 3 kids (and one on the way), and running a non profit community service project in my spare time. Currently, p.l.s. has 4 locations for Kid’s Swaps in Northern Ca. – Nevada County, Rocklin/Roseville, Colfax & Marin County. We are looking for moms to that want to start a p.l.s. Kid’s Swap in their communities – email me if you are interested.
There is also a book swap that happens at the Nevada City Seafood shop once a month.
The swap was founded by Cheryl Noble, a community activist, p/r maven & writer who wanted to offer the community a cashless solution for getting what we need and enjoy. The book swap is held the first Sunday of every month from 1pm to 3pm at Nevada City Seafood (warehouse), located at 1020 Whispering Pines in Grass Valley (see map).
The swap is held rain or shine. Plenty of parking. Wheelchair accessible.
Leftovers are donated to our local non-profits. A few who have received our donations are Women of Worth, Animal Save, Friends of the Library, Scooters Pals and Hospice.
Recycle. Reduce. Re-use. Come freecycle at Nevada County’s monthly community book swap. On Book Swap Sundays, Nevada City Seafood offers a 10% discount to swappers!
For more info go to http://www.ncbookswap.info/
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FREECYCLE
Another great place to swap is Freecycle – www.freecycle.org.
The global freecycling movement is about reducing trash and consumption, as well as building fun green community.
May 19, 2009 at 3:50PM by Brian Clark Howard
Who doesn’t love free stuff? The good news is more and more of it is now available, and greens have been leveraging the universal appeal of the deal on behalf of the environment. By now you may have heard of the global movement known as freecycling, in which people link up on Internet forums, giving and receiving stuff for free.
According to the moderators of the Houston freecycle board, the essence of the movement is really less about scoring swag, and more about the positive impact of reducing the amount of stuff sent to landfills — as well as reducing the need for people to buy and consume new goods, which require new resources. Freecycle is a grassroots, volunteer-driven movement, organized around many local subgroups (many of them hosted through Yahoo! Groups.
Everything offered or asked for through Freecycling must be free, legal and appropriate for all ages. There is no selling, bartering or trading allowed, and users are not obligated, or even recommended, to necessarily hand items over on a first-come, first-serve basis. Most moderators suggest that new freecylers make their first post or two an offer, rather than a request, to show good faith in the community.
Some moderators request that all postings refer to tangible goods (no advice or personals, for example), and some discourage things like tickets and coupons, or even requests for pets. There have been flame wars over opened food and personal care products, underwear and promotional items. For example, a controversy erupted on the New York City board over whether Dunkin Donuts mugs deserved to be freecycled… or used for target practice.
Pickup arrangements are entirely up to the individuals participating. It’s important to join your local freecycle group, and to read that group’s rules (and view past posts) before diving in.
Freecycling builds on the age-old tradition of swap meets, taking advantage of new technology. The movement officially began in 2003 with Deron Beal of Tucson. The Arizona-based nonprofit he started estimates freecylers divert around 300 tons of free stuff from landfills every day, through more than 4,000 local freecycle groups and 5 million members. (Don’t forget there are other ways to share, too, as well as other sharing networks.)
What can you find through Freecycling? Practically anything! I turned up lots of funny finds on the New York City board recently. On a virtual tour around the country’s boards I also found couches, tables, roof racks, lava lamps, books, vinyl, CDs, packing supplies, tools, clothes, diatomaceous earth, half-used paint cans, bags-o-fabric and bags-o-socks, pet products, theater props, Santa suits, ugly sweaters, sports equipment, hay bales, Kombucha starter, handmade buckwheat pillows, camping supplies, musical instruments, diabetes supplies and baby products galore, from Exersaucers to birth balls, bouncy sets, cribs, bumbo sets and clothes.
Although mods often caution users to avoid asking for “extravagant items,” there are occasional requests for Powerbooks, Vespas, cars and more.
