The Freecycle Network

The Freecycle Network
	The Freecycle Network logo
Abbreviation	TFN
Formation	1 May 2003
Legal status	501(c)3
Purpose	Reuse
Region served	121 countries
Membership	6,880,991
Founder, executive director	Deron Beal
Website	www.freecycle.org

The Freecycle Network (TFN) is a private, nonprofit organization^[5] registered in Arizona, US and is a charity in the United Kingdom.^[6] TFN coordinates a worldwide network of "gifting" groups to divert reusable goods from landfills. The network provides a worldwide online registry, organizing the creation of local groups and forums for individuals and nonprofits to offer (or request) free items for reuse or recycling and to promote a gift economy.^[7] In contrast, although flea markets and swap meets also contribute to the 3 Rs (reduce, reuse, recycle), they involve mainly buying and selling or bartering rather than gifting.

^ "Background - FreecycleFAQ". Wiki.freecycle.org. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
^ "The Freecycle Network". Archived from the original on 2011-04-23. Retrieved 2011-05-02.
^ "The Freecycle Network". Freecycle.org. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
^ "Leadership - FreecycleFAQ". Wiki.freecycle.org. 2016-02-04. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
^ "The Freecycle Network". Archived from the original on 2015-03-19. Retrieved 2015-03-18.
^ "Freecycle UK" is registered under charity number 1118148^{[permanent dead link]} and its registration refers to uk.freecycle.org as its official website address.
^ Shah, Dhavan V; Nelson, Michelle R; Friedland, L.; Nelson, M. R. (2007). The politics of consumption/the consumption of politics. American Academy of Political and Social Science. Vol. 611. Sage, cop. p. 6. doi:10.1177/0002716207299647. ISBN 978-1-4129-5934-6. S2CID 144677793. Nelson, Rademacher, and Paek explore the underpinnings of sharing and civic identity through a case study of consumers in a second-order, online consumption community: Freecycle.org. Results show that these individuals hold downshifting attitudes (favor less work and less consumption). Yet the downshifting does not necessarily mean increased civic engagement in a traditional sense. Rather, political and civic engagement for this group included political consumption and digital forms of political participation. {{cite book}}: |journal= ignored (help)

[1] "Background - FreecycleFAQ". Wiki.freecycle.org. Retrieved 2016-05-04.

[2] "The Freecycle Network". Archived from the original on 2011-04-23. Retrieved 2011-05-02.

[membership-3] "The Freecycle Network". Freecycle.org. Retrieved 2016-05-04.

[staff-4] "Leadership - FreecycleFAQ". Wiki.freecycle.org. 2016-02-04. Retrieved 2016-05-04.

[5] "The Freecycle Network". Archived from the original on 2015-03-19. Retrieved 2015-03-18.

[6] "Freecycle UK" is registered under charity number 1118148^{[permanent dead link]} and its registration refers to uk.freecycle.org as its official website address.

[Shah2007-7] Shah, Dhavan V; Nelson, Michelle R; Friedland, L.; Nelson, M. R. (2007). The politics of consumption/the consumption of politics. American Academy of Political and Social Science. Vol. 611. Sage, cop. p. 6. doi:10.1177/0002716207299647. ISBN 978-1-4129-5934-6. S2CID 144677793. Nelson, Rademacher, and Paek explore the underpinnings of sharing and civic identity through a case study of consumers in a second-order, online consumption community: Freecycle.org. Results show that these individuals hold downshifting attitudes (favor less work and less consumption). Yet the downshifting does not necessarily mean increased civic engagement in a traditional sense. Rather, political and civic engagement for this group included political consumption and digital forms of political participation. {{cite book}}: |journal= ignored (help)

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