Buy Nothing
What is Buy Nothing Project?
The Buy Nothing Project is the world's biggest gift economy, being used in communities around the world, allowing neighbors to share freely with one another.
Some of you may have been already familiar with or have enrolled in one of Buy Nothing communities. It is a wildly popular social-network communities for "gift economy." What is "gift economy" you may ask. Essentially, every item you get on Buy Nothing communities is for free. All gift exchanges on the community require no money, no barter, no string attached. How is that possible? People from your neighborhood posts items which they no longer need. Items vary except a few exception such as live animals or illegal items. It could be a bed, concert tickets, baby clothes, furnitures, and so on. All these would be posted on the community site on Facebook If you are interested, you leave a comment. Often, it is up to the lister to decide who he/she decides to give the item to. But the most popular method is first come first served Once in a while, listers chooses to have ruffles. Anyway, everything is for free. Then you may ask, how can I join in a group. Well, this is how it goes.
How to join your local Buy Nothing Community
Step 1 - You need to have a Facebook account as it is where communities are formed.
Step 2 - In the Facebook search engine, you enter your neighborhood's name and the key word, Buy Nothing. For instance, if you live in South Loop neighborhood of Chicago, you search "South Loop Buy Nothing."
Step 3 - Other option is that you can get an invitation from someone who has been a member already.
Step 4 - Then, you need to sign on the agreement on the community rules.
Step 5 - Admins will decide if they accept you. Sometimes, the community can be quite large and it takes time to approve new members.
Step 6 - Once you get approved, you are ready to list your unwanted items or ask for the items.
Sample Listing on Facebook
Start your own Community
If there is no Buy Nothing community, you can form your own. This is the website which shows you how to form your own community group.
https://buynothingproject.org/