Packrats Hooked on Freecycling

Part of Series Your Choice; Your Planet series
Length 04:46
Licensor The Environment Report
Producer(s) Rebecca Williams
Formats
Topics Environment, Humor, News
Produced May 17, 2004
Added to PRX November 4, 2004
 

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Summary:

New ways to get rid of stuff

Website:

http://www.glrc.org/ycyp_story.php3?story_id=2277

Additional Credits and Funding:

Lester Graham, editor

Language:

English

Description:

"Packrats Hooked on Freecycling" looks at a new Internet trend in dealing with the junk we buy, but don't really need. Rebecca Williams offers a fresh take on this problem in our over-consumptive society. She found a network of givers and takers for all that stuff we have. We follow Rebecca as she tries to get rid of a SCUBA wetsuit (no she doesn't SCUBA dive)and find a home where it will get used. Like any good reporter, she's skeptical about this "Freecycling" idea, but tries it out first hand.

It's a fun piece.

This is the second piece in the "Your Choice; Your Planet" series offered by the Great Lakes Radio Consortium. It was first offered to GLRC stations in May. It is not dated.

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