Freecycling in East Brunswick

East Brunswick residents are invited to bring out their unwanted household items on May 5 for a chance to give them a second life of use with other township residents.

The third annual Freecycling Day will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 5 at the Crystal Springs Aquatic Center, 380 Dunhams Corner Road. Participants are asked to bring used items that they no longer want to exchange in a free swap meet-style setting.

Suggested items include furniture, clothing and shoes, bicycles, fish tanks, dishes, pots and pans, silverware, small appliances, tools, screws and nails, power tools, kitchen items, garage items, electronics, pet supplies, and bicycles, according to a press release from the Friends of the East Brunswick Environmental Commission.

Participants may not bring mattresses, televisions, computer monitors, paints, pesticides, or any hazardous materials.

Items may be dropped off between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. and picked up through 3 p.m., the release said.

"The two previous Freecycling Days resulted in nearly 60 tons of items picked up for reuse, rather than being sent to the landfill," the release said.

The event is free to participate in.

Items left at the end of the day will be recycled by Fashion Republic and R. Mor Enterprises, according to the release.

The event is sponsored by The Friends of East Brunswick Environmental Commission, the East Brunswick Recycling Center, East Brunswick Division of Recreation, Parks and Community Services and R. Mor Enterprises Inc.