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Zero Waste, Free Stuff

Do you want free, used stuff. Join my contact list. The areas covered are the West San Gabriel Valley and nearby. In the reply email, you’ll get a link to a page with the latest resources.

    Items Needed (check all that apply):

    Zero Waste

    However, even the shortest perusal of Zero Waste resources showed that there are communities in the Los Angeles area that have been practicing “zero waste” out of economic necessity, and labor market discrimination, for decades.

    A brief list of Zero Waste practices by the working class:

    • Eating the entire animal
    • Using the entire vegetable
    • Quilting
    • Scavenging trash
    • Leaving goods out for scavengers
    • Repairing things that break
    • Scavenging parts
    • Buying broken things, to repair them
    • Operating junkyards
    • Dealing in surplus materials
    • Collecting and buying rags
    • Collecting feces for processing into fertilizer
    • Operating thrift stores
    • Composting

    All these behaviors are admirable, however, they often involve health risks and hazards. Additionally, some of these are professionalized, or done for profit, and invariably cannot meet the “zero” requirement entirely, due to profit, time, and space constraints.

    Craigslist Free Stuff Posting Template and Checklist

    Checklist:

    • Take photos of all the items, including close ups.
    • Make a post on mobile, and upload the pictures. Then, quit to save the draft. Then, go to a pc and complete the post with this template.
    • Let the post marinate a few hours, and then check for incoming message, and also check to see if it was already taken.
    Free stuff, some good and working:
* Item 1
* Item 2
* Item 3 (not working)

At ____ Streetname, City, ZIP

Come and get it. Do not bother the occupants.

This post was last updated: Month Date at 9:00PM

If the post is up, it's probably still available. I will remove the post or update it when things are taken.

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    Thank  you for your interest. Unfortunately, I can't hold anything for anyone. It's first come-first serve. It has not been taken, though.

    “thank you”:

    Thank you for taking the items.