FreeSharing Network
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The FreeSharing Network is an international free recycling network that redistributes unwanted usable items by making them available free via a network of locally managed internet mailing lists.
FreeSharing.org was created on February 8, 2005 as an alternative to the existing The Freecycle Network
.
At the time several existing Freecycle groups expressed displeasure with the sponsorship of Freecycle by Waste Management Inc.
More recently several Freecycle groups became displeased with Freecycle's trademark
enforcement practices and their continuing legal battles against free recycling groups not affiliated with TFN and chose to become independent and list their groups in the FreeSharing.org directory.
The website FreeSharing.org was created by Eric Burke of Anderson, South Carolina
to act as a directory of independent, free recycling groups and to continue the work of sharing usable items with the community instead of throwing them in the trash.
As of July 3, 2007 there are 733 groups in the directory serving over 250,000 members in the USA, Canada, UK and around the world.
FreeSharing.org was created on February 8, 2005 as an alternative to the existing The Freecycle Network
The Freecycle Network
The Freecycle Network is a non-profit organization registered in the state of Arizona, USA, and separately registered as a UK charity, that organizes a worldwide network of "gifting" groups, aiming to divert reusable goods from landfills...
.
At the time several existing Freecycle groups expressed displeasure with the sponsorship of Freecycle by Waste Management Inc.
More recently several Freecycle groups became displeased with Freecycle's trademark
Trademark
A trademark, trade mark, or trade-mark is a distinctive sign or indicator used by an individual, business organization, or other legal entity to identify that the products or services to consumers with which the trademark appears originate from a unique source, and to distinguish its products or...
enforcement practices and their continuing legal battles against free recycling groups not affiliated with TFN and chose to become independent and list their groups in the FreeSharing.org directory.
The website FreeSharing.org was created by Eric Burke of Anderson, South Carolina
Anderson, South Carolina
Anderson is a city in and the county seat of Anderson County, South Carolina, United States. The population was estimated at 26,242 in 2006, and the city was the center of an urbanized area of 70,530...
to act as a directory of independent, free recycling groups and to continue the work of sharing usable items with the community instead of throwing them in the trash.
As of July 3, 2007 there are 733 groups in the directory serving over 250,000 members in the USA, Canada, UK and around the world.
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External links
- http://FreeSharing.org
- Waste Lines: As Freecycle grows, idealism and reality collide - article in Grist magazine about issues confronting FreeCycle that led to the creation of FreeSharing.org
- Freecycling Blog