Freecycling
Encyclopedia
Freecycling, also known as Free Recycling, is the act of giving away usable unwanted items to others instead of disposing of them in landfill
s. This term is most often associated with online groups who run mailing lists which offer items to members at no cost.
For a period The Freecycle Network
held a trademark on the word "Freecycle" and claimed the term freecycling to be a violation of their trademark rights. However they lost this claim – and rights to the "Freecycle" trademark – in United States federal court
in November 2010. In her ruling Judge Callahan
stated unequivocally that "Beal did not coin the word “freecycle” and TFN is not the first organization to promote freecycling" and that "even ... viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to TFN ... [they] engaged in naked licensing and consequently abandoned the trademarks."
Landfill
A landfill site , is a site for the disposal of waste materials by burial and is the oldest form of waste treatment...
s. This term is most often associated with online groups who run mailing lists which offer items to members at no cost.
For a period 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...
held a trademark on the word "Freecycle" and claimed the term freecycling to be a violation of their trademark rights. However they lost this claim – and rights to the "Freecycle" trademark – in United States federal court
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit is a U.S. federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts:* District of Alaska* District of Arizona...
in November 2010. In her ruling Judge Callahan
Consuelo María Callahan
Consuelo María Callahan is a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.-Background:...
stated unequivocally that "Beal did not coin the word “freecycle” and TFN is not the first organization to promote freecycling" and that "even ... viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to TFN ... [they] engaged in naked licensing and consequently abandoned the trademarks."
See also
- Any Good To YouAny Good To YouAny Good to You often shortened to AGTY, is an organisation founded in the UK that aims to reduce landfill by encouraging people to give away items they no longer need but which are too good to throw away....
- FreecycleThe Freecycle NetworkThe 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...
- FreegleFreegleFreegle is a British organisation that aims to reduce landfill by encouraging people to give things away instead of throwing them away.Freegle was formed on 11 September 2009 after many Freecycle groups in the UK decided to break away from the US parent organisation following disagreements on how...
- FreeSharing NetworkFreeSharing NetworkThe 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....
- Green GiftingGreen GiftingGreen Gifting is an emerging trend that results in a lower environmental impact as well as a lower impact on personal budgets from the gift giving process...
External links
- Freecycling at the Open Directory ProjectOpen Directory ProjectThe Open Directory Project , also known as Dmoz , is a multilingual open content directory of World Wide Web links. It is owned by Netscape but it is constructed and maintained by a community of volunteer editors.ODP uses a hierarchical ontology scheme for organizing site listings...
- The ReUseIt Network – a global network of freecycling groups
- Full Circles – a network of Canadian freecycling groups
- Find local freecycling groups at Recycling Group Finder or trash nothing!