Private · Pickup · Free · Booking needed
Buy Nothing Project
Hyperlocal gift groups where neighbours give things to each other for nothing. It started in Washington State and now runs in more than fifty countries, organised street by street.
Right for you if
- Someone a few streets away would use it today, and you want it gone without a transaction.
- It has to cost nothing.
- You cannot move it yourself. They come and collect.
- You would rather it was used again than buried.
Look elsewhere if
- It is one small thing you could drop off yourself.
- You live outside the area it serves.
Contact and booking
- Phone
- Not published
- Not published
- Book online
- Not published
- Address
- Not published
- Opening hours
- Not published
- Website
- Official website
Verification
Verified against an official source
Last checked 18 August 2026
That means we read a published source and it said this. It does not mean we watched them do it, or followed the material afterwards, that is a separate, deeper check this has not been through. How we check →
Sources
Covered in
Why use it
The shortest possible route: it goes from your porch to someone a few streets away, often the same day, for nothing. The rule is "give where you live". You join the one group covering your neighbourhood and an admin checks you actually live there, which is what keeps it local. Post a photo, pick who it goes to, leave it out for collection. Best for things that are perfectly usable but not worth the trouble of selling.
Good for
- furniture
- appliances
- electronics
- books
- clothes
- toys
- bicycles
- other items
How it works
| How you use it | They come and collect it. |
|---|---|
| Cost | Free. Nothing is sold or bartered. Everything is given. |
| Booking | Book in advance. |
| Service area | Neighbourhood groups across the US and beyond |
| Run by | Buy Nothing Project |
Where your things go
A named destination is worth more than a stated intention, and both are worth more than silence. This is the row to read before you book: if your item's row is empty, ask them on the phone and tell us what they say.
Not documented yet. This operator has not published what happens to each kind of item, and we have not been able to establish it from anywhere else. That is the gap, stated rather than hidden. If you ask them, tell us what they say.
Does it actually work
The part no company website tells you. Some of this comes from our checks, some from readers who used the service, and where nobody has told us yet, it says so.
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Booking
Their pages
Book in advance.
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Typical wait
Needs reports
Not established
Nobody has told us how long they waited. Two reader reports would settle it.
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Do they answer
Needs reports
Not established
We read their pages, we did not phone them. One reader who got through would settle it.
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Restrictions
Their pages
Residents only
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Who it's for
Their pages
People who live in the area it serves.
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Last checked
Pipeline
18 August 2026
Checked against the sources listed on this page.
What happens to it
- Passed on to someone who wants it
- Put back into use
This describes the route the item takes, as the operator states it. We do not claim a recovery rate we have not seen evidence for.
What readers told us
Used them recently?
How long you waited, what they refused, whether anyone picked up the phone. Those are the three facts no website publishes and the ones the next reader needs.