recycle Archive

  • Green Ideas: 5 Easy Ways To Be A Hero And Save The Planet

    Green Ideas: 5 Easy Ways To Be A Hero And Save The Planet

    Habits are easy to make and hard to break. We all know that the smallest steps can sometimes add up to make the biggest difference. The Swap.com team is all about spreading Green Ideas, so here are five quick green habits you should get into now (so you’ll never even have to break them): 1. Bring [...]

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  • Swap of the Day: Kansas Town Turns to Gift Economics

    Swap of the Day: Kansas Town Turns to Gift Economics

    Lawrence, Kansas just landed on the map with a new model of living through bartering. Trading goods and services rather than money, called “gift economics,” has spread like wildfire through Lawrence and allows the town to be more self-sustaining. The creative approach has gotten many participants items they need that they may not otherwise have been [...]

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  • Green Ideas: Neighbors Set Up Swap Shop at Local Landfill

    Green Ideas: Neighbors Set Up Swap Shop at Local Landfill

    Residents near Wilmington, NC have found a great new way to get free stuff for their homes and help the environment at the same time. City officials have set up a “swap shop” near the landfill where local residents can leave behind household items they no longer need for anyone to take, free of charge. [...]

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  • Five Things You Can Do To Swap Your Old VHS Tapes

    Five Things You Can Do To Swap Your Old VHS Tapes

    In the 80’s and 90’s many of us amassed huge collections of our favorite movies and TV shows on VHS. They were lots of fun, but with DVDs and Blue-Ray discs now ruling the home video market it’s hard to know what to do with all these tapes sitting in our basement. Selling or donating [...]

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  • How Swapping Your Household Items Can Simplify Your Life

    How Swapping Your Household Items Can Simplify Your Life

    The act of letting go of unwanted items can set you free of guilt, grudges, and other emotional garbage. Let go of the old CD, DVD, and books and fill your space with something that matters .

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  • Turning Trash Into Cash

    Turning Trash Into Cash

    You've heard the line, "one person's trash is another person's treasure", but did you know that you can actually make some cash off your trash?

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