I need to clear out the garage/workshop & I have a fair amount of surplus tools, spanners, pliers, tool bags etc. Nothing worth ebaying or freecycle ing, but I don't want to just bin it all.
ISTR there is a charity which collects stuff like this & ships it to third world countries so it can be reused?
Anyone got a link? Google just throws up loads of tool shops.
Try looking for Freecycle groups in your area (Yahoo groups).
Tools for self-reliance:
In fact given the people that use this group - it would be rather nice if the group adopted either or both of these charities.
Which bit of the OP didn't you read?
MBQ
You don't think it's good enough to Freecycle, so you want to dump it on the third world? Brilliant!
MBQ
"The Medway Handyman" gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying:
Very, very worthwhile outfit.
"Man at B&Q" gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying:
There's a lot of low-tech stuff which'd be useful in the third world that even the ungrateful scroungers on the typical freecycle group would sniff at.
Quite - I'd give freecycle a go first. It's amazing what sort of tat people (try to) get rid of. The idea of "worth freecycling" doesn't really matter as it costs you nothing expect a bit of time - though less, I'd venture, than trying to persuade a H&S concious charity to take it off your hands.
Freecycle users ain't what they used to be ..folk being sniffy about what's offered,taking stuff to instantly go to boot sales,making ridiculous requests for quite expensive stuff that no-one in their right mind would give away assuming they have it in the first place ,obviously made-up sob stories about why they need certain items .
There is a whole thread on Moneysavingexpert.com about how greedy some users are .
No, I can't be arsed to freecycle it.
Sometimes but others are genuinely grateful
If they sell it, it's still cutting down on landfill *and* providing someone with an income..
You'd be surprised at what is given away. Old laptops and TVs are regularly given away as there's virtually no market for them. A lot of folk "trade-up" on some household appliances and can't be arsed selling the old but servicable item.
We don't allow sob stories (although we can't stop some getting through).
And yet, it still serves a useful purpose. Whether members are "greedy" or not is irrelevant. It's not about giving to the needy, it's about reducing landfill.
Tim
Superb charity:
To add to the list, there's
That doesn't make sense.
You've already expended more effort on usenet than it would take to list it on Freecycle.
You'll still have to wait in for the charity to collect it, or deliver it yourself, so handing it over is just as much effort, possibly more.
MBQ
My brother is involved in a Church of Scotland project to send hand tools
- and gardening ones etc - to needy countries. And there is control over the distribution there so they don't end up getting sold - but end up with those who will use them.
I'd guess other churches etc have similar projects.
You've had that too? My experience of the London Freecycle group means I'd rather just dump stuff than use them again. They seem a very ungrateful lot - thinking they are doing you a favour by actually taking something away.
As opposed to answering emails and phone calls from the Freecycle lot - making appointments for things to be collected and waiting in for people who don't turn up - and can't be bothered to phone and cancel?
[That doesn't make sense.
You've already expended more effort on usenet than it would take to list it on Freecycle.]
There speaks a man who hasn't used freecycle (or has way more patience than many folk have). As a group creator, owner, moderator and user I can see why folk sometimes find it too much trouble, particularly for a number of small items.
Tim
Same in Winchester. The performance about getting "registered" was bad enough. Then once I had "registered" some tosser wrote to me and told me that I would not be permitted to post my own notification of items to be recycled, I would have to ask him to do so on my behalf and the items would be examined for suitability.
They can f*ck right off. The Sally Ann will take stuff and do a fair impression of being grateful.
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