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To Join My Freecycle (The global Freecycle site)
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#Go to http://my.freecycle.org and click on sign up
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#Fill in the username/email boxes, make sure you tick the terms of service box. Then click the Sign up box.
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There are several ways to find your local group.  
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#The next screen will appear, telling you your account has been created and to go check your email. Make sure you check the email address you specified when you joined.
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#Find your group [https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?hl=en_US&mid=zlChMsd2l_7U.kkR840z32V5Q on the map]
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#You will receive a mail with your username and a temporary password.
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#You can browse [https://www.freecycle.org/browse/US US] groups here
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#Go back to the Freecycle page and click log in on the top right.
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#You can browse [https://www.freecycle.org/browse/UK UK] groups here.
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#Fill in username and temporary password and click log in
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#You can browse [https://www.freecycle.org/browse?noautodetect=1 all country] listings here.
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#The first page you see will prompt you to change your temporary password to a new one. Click Save new password.
 
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To Join your local Group (Your little corner)
 
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#Click the 'My Groups' Tab, type in the name of the group you wish to join. Click on 'Find Group'.
 
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#When the groupname appears, click on 'Join this group' on the far right.
 
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#If the group is set to approve new members you will not be automatically added until the Moderators approve you. Once you are added to the group, it will appear in the drop-down list under the 'My Groups' link at the top right.
 
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= How do I find my local group?  =
 
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There are two ways to find your local group.  
 
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#You can browse [http://www.freecycle.org/group/US US] groups here
 
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#You can browse [http://www.freecycle.org/group/UK UK] groups here.
 
 
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So first, find which group is local to you.  
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So first, find which group is local to you.
  
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Ok, now you know which group you want to join. How do you do it?  
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Okay, now you know which group you want to join. How do you do it?  
  
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There are three different ways of joining groups, so first of all you need to decide which is suitable for you.  
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Click here [[Joining Via My Freecycle|to find out how to join Freecycle.org.]]
  
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#You can join groups by email. This is easy to do, but you get fewer features and less control over your membership.
 
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#Or you can join groups via Yahoo. This requires a Yahoo ID, so you'll need to create one if you don't have one. Then you can sign up and look at posts on the web.
 
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#If your group uses the new website, you can join via My Freecycle.
 
  
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Decide which of these you want to do, and then click
 
  
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Latest revision as of 19:01, 29 January 2021

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How do I find my local group?

There are several ways to find your local group.

  1. Find your group on the map
  2. You can browse US groups here
  3. You can browse UK groups here.
  4. You can browse all country listings here.


So first, find which group is local to you.

How do I join my local group?

Okay, now you know which group you want to join. How do you do it?

Click here to find out how to join Freecycle.org.


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