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Some of you have no doubt visited the "Free Stuff" section of Craigslist either to get rid of something someone else might want or to find something you need at no cost. But item-swapping seems to be rare in Glendale itself, with few posts targeting this area. And I think I know why.

There's a cool, highly targeted Yahoo! Group called "Burbank/Glendale Freecycle," where members put up three kinds of notices: "Wanted" for requests; "Offer" for things to be given away; and "Taken" for offers that are now closed. They have a strict set of guidelines, which makes the group pretty focused on what it does best: keeping things in rotation in the Glendale area. Some of the rules include:

**Keep it FREE, Keep it LEGAL, Keep it APPROPRIATE for All Ages!!!

**No SPAM, POLITICS, OFF-TOPIC, TRADES, BARTERS, SELLING, ETC.

**Please limit what you post to TANGIBLE ITEMS that would otherwise be thrown out and end up in the landfill. If it is trash, then trash it! If it is still useable, then offer it on Freecycle™.

**NO Coupons or Tickets. These do not fit our purpose.

**No sob stories or explanations why you want something, just ask.

**Once a month limit to repeating same item in a WANTED message.

**No "curbside" pickups offering an item to first-one-here-gets-it, listing a specific address. Items must belong to you or you must have permission to post for someone else. No "Come and Get It".

**Honor your agreement with the other person in the exchange. Recipients, show up on time with the proper equipment for transporting the item. Givers, meet your recipient on time and have the item ready for pickup.

**PETS -- yes, you can offer pets for adoption here, but you can't try to find a potential mate for breeding purposes. Please don't offer or request farm animals or animals intended as food for
humans or other animals. No requests for pets.

**New Member's messages are MODERATED to keep spam off list.

Pretty cool, huh? You can receive new posts by e-mail (each and every post or a daily digest format), or you can choose to only view posts online.

Click here to join Burbank/Glendale Freecycle. It's currently 4,000+ members strong.