Inside the ‘buy nothing’ movement

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Free cycle and buy nothing groups are gaining popularity online and through new apps as consumers find new ways to save money on everyday items as inflation soars.
2:12 | 03/27/23

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- Now to the Buy Nothing movement, a way way millions of people save money and help save the planet. They are sharing and giving away the things they no longer need. Becky Worley has that story for us. BECKY WORLEY: 10 years ago, Liesl Clark and Rebecca Rockefeller founded the Buy Nothing Project. - When we started the very first group, I was literally getting food and clothing that I could not afford otherwise. - People are OK with reusing items. People are OK with borrowing and lending. And we don't have to go out and buy new, and we can rely on our neighbors. BECKY WORLEY: Including people like Madeline. - I ended up with this beautiful, basically brand new bike that a woman a couple of blocks away wasn't using and was willing to give away. BECKY WORLEY: For Jenna Orndorf, it was a lifesaver after a fire. - I lost everything. My apartment was condemned. I was displaced and basically had to start over. She turned to the local Buy Nothing group on Facebook and surprisingly found a lot. JENNA ORNDORF: Plants, cat toys, comforters, quilts, outdoor furniture. Husband and wife came here and brought this 60 inch TV to my new apartment, the coffee table that it sits on and also this rug. BECKY WORLEY: And participant numbers have grown. The Freecycle network and the Buy Nothing project claim more than 16 million members. And aside from the millions of dollars saved, these groups are great for the environment. - It's estimated that about 50,000 items are exchanged every day globally on Freecycle. And that's about equivalent to how much goes into a mid-sized landfill every day. So it's not going to solve our global waste problem, but it's something easy that everybody can participate in. Now you can find Freecycle and Buy Nothing groups on Facebook. There's also an app. Plus Nextdoor has lots of free offerings. Hot categories are furniture, baby gear, gardening supplies. Robin, I'm searching for free wood chips to mulch my side yard. So if anybody in Oakland or San Francisco has them just post it, I'll swing by and load them up. [LAUGHING] - Because we know you have the minivan for it because you told us that before. - That's right. - All right. - I'm here. ROBIN ROBERTS: OK, Becky. Thanks so much.

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