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                     Gift Economies Strengthen Communities

   by Faiza Elmasry

   Recycling has become routine in communities around the world. Cans,
   bottles, old newspapers are collected and repackaged. Unwanted clothes
   and toys are passed along to families in need. Now, grassroots
   organizations have set up local networks, to reuse all sorts of items.
   In these 'gift economies,' neighbors advertise things they don't want,
   and ask for what they'd like to have, and donors and recipients are
   brought together. Faiza Elmasry tells us about one of these - the Buy
   Nothing Project - whose mission is to help people clear out clutter,
   save money, reduce waste and create connected communities. Faith
   Lapidus narrates.
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