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(saving the original of https://www.freecycle.org/pages/pressroom while I work on edits) Press Room Media Intro and Tips Thank you for your interest in The Freecycle Network™. Freecycle has generated a great deal of interest in the media due to it's economic, environmental and community-building roles in each of our over 5,000 groups' local communities as led by thousands of local volunteers and based on the gifting of our over 9 million globally-local, gifting and sharing community members. But there are only two of us staff members: our engineer Steev, and myself. So, we'd also ask that you also be patient with us as regards our replies and interviews. We'll do the best we can! You can reach out to us below.

Thanks, Deron Beal, Executive Director, The Freecycle Network

Recent Press

Our Newswire volunteer posts the latest press about The Freecycle Network here.

Tips

Our success depends on your inspiration. So, please try your darnedest in your piece to be clear about what The Freecycle Network is and what it isn't... for example, it is more than just a place to just go get free stuff for nothing. It is a place to give or receive what you have and don't need or what you need and don't have -- a free cycle of giving which keeps good stuff out of landfills. That perspective, a sense of community and compassion makes all the difference and we have seen a huge difference in the attitudes and participation from new members depending on how The Freecycle Network is portrayed in media pieces, which often result in significant membership spikes for local Town groups.

Our Trademark

FREECYCLE is a trademark-protected term. We offer great and simple instructions on how to use it correctly here. We are a big grassroots movement but a tiny little nonprofit organization with a staff of two so defending our trademark takes many hands and many hearts. Please only use it as an adjective ("Freecycle Town group", etc.) or as "Freecycle" referring to The Freecycle Network or Freecycle.org, but please never morphed into another word: freecycler, freecycling, freecycle the couch, etc. are no-nos that will get us in trouble and put our trademark at risk. Thanks for the extra care in writing about us and our mission which is so critical in reducing waste and consumption during such an important time for the planet.

Thank you for your time and support! Please feel free to reach out to us below if you are interested in an interview.

UK Press and Related Documents Quotes about Freecycle from the UK

Selected Quotes Freecycle can educate the world at a local level about how critical recycling and reducing waste are. It empowers people on a grassroots and local level to take charge and make the world a better place, keeping countless tons of reusable items out of local landfills. It is a cycle of giving/sharing and re-use. Everyone gives to everyone with absolutely no expectations of anything at all in return.

“I gave a loveseat to a lady who had nothing. Her husband had walked out on her and her children, and they were starting over from scratch. She was so thankful she cried - over a loveseat I would have probably thrown away.” — Louisville, KY

“My Daughters' stolen bicycles were replaced in time for Christmas!” — mom of five, Austin, Texas

“A truckload of diapers, clothes and supplies was collected through Freecycle for an orphanage in Haiti. FedEx donated the shipping!” — San Jose, CA

“At a local Freecycle 'Hurricane Help Project' event, hundreds of local community members helped victims of the latest hurricane with free furniture and building supplies.” — Melbourne, FL

For inquiries please Contact Us (or via the floating "?" on the lower right of this page). Or write to us at: The Freecycle Network®, P.O. Box 294, Tucson, AZ 85702

When contacting us, please provide the website URL, full name, and city, state/province, and country of the Freecycle Town group to which you are referring.