One man's trash is another man's treasure, right? If you've got 'junk' laying around that you're planning on just throwing away, don't! Hold onto it and list it for free on 2Good2Waste.org, a materials exchange website for the Tampa Bay community.
According to their website, "2Good2Waste.org/tampa is an online, user driven materials exchange that allows residents and businesses to exchange items at no or low cost rather than tossing them into the trash."
2Good2Waste is a database similar to Craigslist (without the job listings and crazy personal ads) and is exclusive to the Tampa Bay area. It's very easy to set up an account. Search for items available or create a listing for an item you either have or one that you want. And item listings are absolutely free.
This article appears in Jan 6-12, 2011.