Nr. 501 / 2003 - ongoing / The Netherlands, Germany
Weggeefwinkels
Initiator(s)
Various Activists
Description
The first Weggeefwinkel was created by a group of activists, artists and anarchists with the aim to criticize the consumerist tendency of accumulating goods. The Weggeefwinkel (Free Shop) is a place where everyone is welcome to take whatever the shop provides, without the exchange of money. Every shop is run on a volunteer basis and they are independent, but connected to each other through a website.
Location
The Netherlands, Germany
Goals
Everything is free of charge.
Beneficial outcomes
People can find a broad variety of objects, which are free of charge.
Maintained by
Volunteers
Users
Everyone