1. changing the world one gift at a time

2. Freecycle Mission Freecycle is building a worldwide gifting movement that: Reduces waste Saves precious resources Eases the burden on our landfills … while enabling our members to benefit from the strength of a larger community. “Wouldn’t it be great if you could get everybody in a room who wanted to give something away, along with everybody who needed something?”

3. Recent Successes Largest reuse and recycling site in the world (Alexa Rankings) Freecycle activity far outpaces Habitat for Humanity ReStores and LA Shares Three times the reach of Earth 911 and nearly one-fifth the traffic of EPA.gov Lycos Top 50 searches: Freecycle is #32, followed by Madonna (#34), IPOD (#39), 50 Cent (#40) and Barbie (#45)

4. U.S. EPA website declares FREECYCLE “A Revolution of Reuse.”

5. Recent Successes Membership – 2,038,429 members – 3,430 community groups – 61 countries New site design planned for 2006 Restructuring (Hub-and-spokes model)

6. Results 200 tons gifted worldwide per day – Diverted e-waste includes thousands of television sets, computers, cell phones and copiers Grassroots, educational outreach and action on a global scale Media coverage and word-of-mouth driving exponential growth

7. Member growth rate in past year: 110% Number of members: 2,038,429 (3/8/06) More Than Two Million Strong Total Members Member Growth 2,200,000 2,000,000 1,800,000 1,600,000 1,400,000 1,200,000 1,000,000 800,000 600,000 400,000 200,000 Aug 04 Feb 05Feb 06

8. Universal Waste Diversion Total “U-reuse” instead of U-waste – Not just partial recovery of electronics parts or disposal at SAFE Centers – Includes battery-powered devices, electronics Reuse is the overlooked “R” of Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

9. Toward Greater U-Reuse Provide local groups/moderators with more community-building tools Expand educational component and event announcement Expand and maintain our new, permanent virtual home by enabling: – Reception of posts by category – Posts categorized by radius/distance within each group – Other feature enhancements Provide waste diversion statistics to localities

10. Thank You