{"id":571,"date":"2018-07-18T20:14:00","date_gmt":"2018-07-18T20:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/160-sustainability\/?page_id=571"},"modified":"2023-11-09T07:06:02","modified_gmt":"2023-11-09T07:06:02","slug":"mac-free-swap","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/sustainability\/mac-free-swap\/","title":{"rendered":"Mac Free Swap"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n\t\t\tTake the sidewalk to the left of the house at 1657 Lincoln<\/span>\n\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\tEntrance to the Mac Free Swap<\/span>\n\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\tInside the Mac Free Swap<\/span>\n\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\tClothing racks inside the Mac Free Swap<\/span>\n\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\tLeave your donations in the box outisde the office<\/span>\n\t\t\t
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Mac Free Swap<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Mac Free Swap is a free item exchange run by the Macalester Sustainability Office. The exchange has been helping Macalester achieve our Zero Waste goal since 2008, emphasizing the “reduce” and “reuse” portions of “reduce, reuse, and recycle.” It diverts useful materials to the Mac community for reuse instead of sending items to a landfill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The purpose of this small-scale project based on the circular economy model is to keep the benefits of free items within the Mac community rather than contributing to businesses\u2019 profits. This model relies on mutual aid to function because in order for folks to find items they need, other folks need to contribute items they don\u2019t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Free Swap is open to all Macalester community members. Drop off items<\/strong> that are in good condition and that can fit on a shelf. Take items<\/strong> you love and use heavily to ensure the resources used to produce the item do not go to waste.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Location and Hours<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Mac Free Swap is located in the garage behind the Sustainability Office at 1657 Lincoln (second house behind 77 Mac). The Free Swap is open 9am-6pm daily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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