Buy Nothing Project: Members give and receive. No cash ever changes hands

In Paul, Minn., the Buy Nothing Project is portrayed as a “no cash ever changes hands” sharing network built around neighborhood giveaways rather than purchases. Founded in 2013 by Rebecca Rockefeller and Liesl Clark in Bainbridge Island, Washington, the group says it has more than 14 million users exchanging 2.6 million items each month across over 50 countries, and estimates about 162,000 tons of waste diverted from landfills annually. The article highlights how members trade everything from a Kindle Oasis and Logitech keyboard to baby items, and cites examples such as finding plastic eggs for a classroom and receiving a hair gel no longer wanted. It emphasizes the community’s gratitude-driven posts and the option of a website/app alongside Facebook.