Private · Pickup · Free · Booking needed
Buy Nothing Project
Hyperlocal gift groups where neighbours give things to each other for nothing. More than fourteen million members across fifty-plus 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.
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 29 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
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Why use it
The shortest possible route: it goes from your porch to someone a few streets away, often the same day, for nothing. Buy Nothing ask you to "commit to your immediate BuyNothing community and offer first to your nearby neighbors" rather than posting the same gift in several places. 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.
- ✓ Named destination
- ~ Stated, not named
- ? Nothing published
- Tell us what you were told →
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
Join a local group in the Buy Nothing app or on Facebook, then post the item yourself.
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Typical wait
Needs reports
Not established
Nothing on the site states how long an item waits before a neighbour claims it, and nothing could: the timing is set by whoever responds. It would take Buy Nothing publishing a platform-wide median time.
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Do they answer
Needs reports
Not established
No phone number appears on the homepage, the about page or the guidelines. Support is routed through the help centre. It would take a published support number, and there is reason to think none exists.
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Restrictions
Their pages
No buying, selling, trading or bartering. Gifts must be freely given, and there is no limit on how much you give or receive.
Nothing published about what they refuse. If you are turned away, tell us what for.
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Who it's for
Their pages
Individual neighbours posting from a personal account. Business accounts are not allowed.
Nothing published about who may use it.
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Last checked
Pipeline
29 August 2026
Checked against the sources listed on this page.
The Responsible Index, in full
Not a review score. 14 observable signals, each met only where the operator's own pages state it, and each linking to the page it was read from. Blanks are gaps in what they publish, not accusations. How the Index works →
States a few things about its process, and names nowhere.
3 of 14 signals met
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Transparency
0 of 3
- Publishes disposal partners
- Explains the sorting process
- Provides documentation or receipts
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Reuse
1 of 3
- Reuse-first policy stated
- Donation partnerships
- Resale channel
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Recycling
0 of 3
- Material separation on site
- Named recyclers
- Specialist handling (e-waste, mattresses)
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Operations
1 of 3
- Service scope is clear
- Licence number published
- Insurance stated
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Local
1 of 2
- Local reuse contribution
- Named community partners
The evidence behind it
- Service scope is clear
Buy Nothing connects neighbors to gift each other goods and services freely
https://buynothingproject.org/about · 20 August 2026
- Reuse-first policy stated
Discover what your neighbors are giving away and find a new home for what you no longer need
https://buynothingproject.org/ · 20 August 2026
- Local reuse contribution
we would love for you to commit to your immediate BuyNothing community and offer first to your nearby neighbors
https://buynothingproject.org/guidelines · 29 August 2026
14 signals checked against 3 pages on 29 August 2026. The Index measures what an operator publishes about itself. It cannot be bought, verification does not raise it, and it never touches the order Spots are listed in.
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.