Freecycling... a broader perspective.

At the beginning...
When it first started back in 2003, freecycling was intended to be all about keeping stuff out of landfills.

And then...
But, it very quickly became apparent to me that it was being used for much, much more than that! People immediately began using freecycling to clear out their clogged living spaces... to get rid of stuff they weren't using, but would never ever thinking of sending to the landfill.  Still valuable, but stuff they no longer used or no longer wanted. Stuff that was probably too much effort to sell.  In fact, probably more than 90% of the stuff changing hands on freecycle in all its iterations and flavours (reuseit, fullcircles, buy nothing, BCG... etc.) was that kind of stuff.

Freecycling... It's kind of like an iceberg 

Think of it like an iceberg. That stuff which would have ended up in the landfill is like the tip of the iceberg; maybe 10% of the stuff exchanged on freecycle venues. And all that other stuff clogging our homes and living spaces is like the hidden 90% of the iceberg.