Poynter’s Al Tompkins offers this story tip. Perhaps you can find teens who’ve participated in this trend, or alert your audience to the possibilities.
It is sort of like “recycling,” but with “freecycling”
you offer whatever you don’t need anymore to anybody else who will take
it for free. The idea has been around for a while, but it seems to be
growing more popular lately. Last month, Yahoo users increased their search of the word “freecycling” by 48 percent last month.