A reuse charity is asking people to consider second hand this Black Friday as part of an alternative national campaign called Buy Nothing New. Kennet Furniture Refurbiz (KFR), based in Devizes, ...

The “Buy Nothing” trend began back in 2013 in Washington state, when the founders of the project experimented with hyperlocal communities. The idea is that neighbors and other members within your ...

For years, the freewheeling virtual community — where neighbors share free goods — has been roiled by battles over the use of its name. A government shutdown made things worse. By Emma Goldberg In San ...

Early this year, the Buy Nothing Evanston Facebook group had fewer than 10,000 members. Now it has over 12,000. Couple Ellis and Erin Booker started the Facebook group in 2021. “Ultimately, the goal ...

The Buy Nothing Project started as a social experiment in mindful gifting. Today, it’s a global movement with more than 7.5 million followers worldwide. This holiday season, it inspires a record ...