A free box is a box or location used to allow for people to rid themselves of excess items without the inconvenience of a

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. When someone has items they wish to be rid of, but which might be useful to another person, they are set out and given to whoever wants them. If, after a period, no one has claimed the items, the contents of the box may be donated to a charity like Goodwill or

The Salvation Army The Salvation Army (TSA) is a Protestantism, Protestant Christian church and an international charitable organisation headquartered in London, England. It is aligned with the Wesleyan-Holiness movement. The organisation reports a worldwide m ...

. Free boxing is implemented at the

University of Saskatchewan The University of Saskatchewan (U of S, or USask) is a Universities in Canada, Canadian public university, public research university, founded on March 19, 1907, and located on the east side of the South Saskatchewan River in Saskatoon, Saskatch ...

, in

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, in

Isla Vista, California Isla Vista ( ; , "Island View") is an Unincorporated area#United States, unincorporated community in Santa Barbara County, California, in the United States. As of 2020 census, the community had a population of 15,500. For statistical purposes, ...

, and in Crestone and Telluride,

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. An online version of a similar concept is

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. The

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, in

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, runs a free table for several weeks of the school year.

New College of Florida New College of Florida is a public university, public liberal arts college in Sarasota, Florida, United States. The college is a member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges. New College has the smallest student enrollment in the State U ...

is home to a student-run free table (open throughout the school year).

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"The FREEBOX"
YouTube video
"Telluride Colorado Freebox do's and don'ts
YouTube video public service program by Telluride TV, Channel 12, a cable TV station. {{Retail Distribution (marketing) Reuse

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