Buy Nothing groups go easy on the pocketbook and the Earth

As the pull of the holiday shopping season competes with the consequences of overconsumption on landfills and waterways, people such as Nigel Dadswell are turning to Buy Nothing groups to gift to neighbours the stuff they don’t need and also to acquire stuff they do.Buy Nothing communities, often formed through Facebook, encourage members to post their unwanted items for free, allowing other members to pick them up at no cost. A search for “buy nothing” on Facebook returns more than 50 results for the Metro Vancouver area alone. The groups are organized by neighbourhood, meaning someone can likely find goods for free within walking distance.