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The Story of "Stuff"

From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view.

The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. The Story of Stuff exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues, and calls us together to create a more sustainable and just world. It'll teach you something, it'll make you laugh, and it just may change the way you look at all the stuff in your life forever.

Ray Anderson's TED talk
Highly recommended. 15 minute talk on sustainable enterprise. Anderson is one of my personal modern heroes./egs
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About FullCirclesOttawa

Ottawa Canada 



Our goals:

  • Reduce waste
  • Conserve resources
  • Move our community toward sustainability


In our throw-away, consumer society, Full Circles gives new life to idle, unwanted items... things that are frequently out of sight... hidden... cluttering closets, basements, garages... clogging our living spaces. Or things that end up at the curb and in landfills prematurely. Full Circles helps you move those useful things to people who want them and will actually use them.


The benefits are obvious and immediate... uncluttered, simplified households; reduced waste; reduced spending; conservation of energy and natural resources.


By activating idle items, FullCirclers optimize the use of surplus "stuff" already in our community's inventory, reduce the need for members to buy already available "stuff" with after tax $$, and reduce unnecessary use of natural resources and energy required to manufacture additional goods.


Give it away on FULL CIRCLES -- everything 100% Free!

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BlacksWeather: Last day of the heat wave. High 30. SSE 10-15 then S 10-15 km/h & gusty. 60% chance of late pm showers or t'storms. Much cooler by Sat.
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 wow, that was easy!
 three computers (no hard drives) to give away. all three have a dvd rom drive; two of the computers have a floppy disk drive. motherboards work fine. the computers are circa 2003/2004. also have two keyboards, one mouse, and one q55 crt monitor.
 > at this time of the year someone may need it for school > sorry the picture is blurry..you get what this is though right..anyone > need one? > pick up in orleans preffered but i may go to jenn's freeforall this > saturday..weather permitting..i can pick up drop off there..:)if i dont go to jens freeforall it can be piggybacked to kanata anyway...:) > pray for sun people's 4th sept!!! > > http://bit.ly/9f7i3i > val > freecycling plants, seeds, tips, advice.. > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ottawa_plantcycle/  > ottawaplantcyclecafe (lets get to know each other) > http://ca.groups.yahoo.com/group/ottawaplantcyclecafe/ 
 pickup scheduled for this morning.   on thu, sep 2, 2010 at 9:30 am, eric snyder <egsnyder@...> wrote:pickup in barrhaven anytime -- k2j 2p6-- ============================ eric snyder +1 613 688 1570ottawa.fullcircles.ca   ======================= -- ============================eric snyder +1 613 688 1570ottawa.fullcircles.ca   =======================
 wanted please a 10 in. to 12 in. wide, sona tube, 16 or longer. ogilvie rd. n., ottawa.
[FCO] TAKEN: downhill ski set - 11 hours ago, 0 comments
 ppu...
 colour ink jet printer, fax and scanner. comes with original user's manual. condition unknown... replies without a prefered pick-up time will be ignored. marie in alta vista (near riverside hospital)
 *** photo in album `alta vista marie' *** made of white wood, hangs on the wall. excellent condition. measures: 55 cm high x 50 cm wide (deepest shelf is 15 cm). please reply with prefered pick-up time, will ignore all others. marie in alta vista (near riverside hospital)
 this is an ankle stabilizing orthosis made by medical specialties inc. it is a medical device that i was prescribed after spraining my ankle and then again when i had tendonitis. my ankle used to "crumble" when running or playing sports so i used this to not further damage my ankle. it's relatively clean, no damage. just needs a light hand wash. please see more info here (very similar): http://www.advancedbrace.com/ortho-catalog/aso/aso-ankle.htm
[FCO] TAKEN: optex charger, briefcases - 13 hours ago, 0 comments
 ppu
MORE Free stuff... grabbed from Kijiji, UsedOttawa and Craigslist
FCOttawa: #fco sports jersey's for sale ( Ottawa ) Free: Wayne Gretzky Jersey a collectors item ...................... $100.... http://bit.ly/d3pGAO
FCOttawa: #fco Used bike tire ( Ottawa ) Free: 1 used bike tire no tread left black tire with yellow stripe down the middle ... http://bit.ly/daLv9E
FCOttawa: #fco Free kittens ( Gatineau ) Free: 5 free kittens to give away. 3 black and white, 1 black. ready sept 14. The C... http://bit.ly/bJYIVQ
FCOttawa: #fco FREE Toshiba DK-10 Drum Kit ( Ottawa ) Free: Free unused new drum kit for Toshiba DK-10 http://bit.ly/a0RbWZ
FCOttawa: #fco Recycle Frog Buys Gold & Silver ( Ottawa ) Free: We've all seen the ads on TV... but do you really think thos... http://bit.ly/aP5cOL
Freecycling - A 6 minute video from AARP
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Eric S. August 26, 2010 5:29 am
http://www.communitywalk.com/FullcirclesEO - Local Farmers' Markets added to the Ottawa/EO/W Que map of fullcircles resources.
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Eric S. August 18, 2010 11:49 am
NEW FCO Café launched today. Click FCO café link at the top of this column.
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Eric S. April 29, 2010 12:07 pm
NEW! Freecycle@work -- http://quickbase.intuit.com/freecycle
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Eric S. March 11, 2010 1:38 am
The subject of mattress disposal came up on FCO yesterday. Here's an environmentally-friendly solution -- http://bit.ly/92cbMQ -- mattress recycling!
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Eric S. March 3, 2010 4:00 am
March 3: Today is... Hinamatsuri - Japanese Doll Festival. We're encouraging FCO members to collaborate with their children to offer up no longer treasured dolls! If this "challenge" is successful we'll mark our calendars and make it an annual event.
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After listening to author, Malcolm Gladwell interviewed on CBC Radio1 by Anna Maria Tremonti this morning, I added his latest book, "What the Dog Saw & Other Adventures" to my little Eclectic Book Shoppe.

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