Just wanted to tell you about a website we've found called freecycle.org . The idea is to pass on stuff you no longer want to people who do - for free! We've just got rid of an old dishwasher - nothing wrong with it, but too good to take to the tip, and would probably sit in the freeads for weeks on end. No money changes hands, but both parties are happy and less stuff in landfill (and you feel smug!).
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