# Kashless.org > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Kashless.org > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Kashless.org.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kashless.org > Source revision: 1353978964 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Marketplace}} {{Infobox company | name = Kashless.org | industry = online marketplace | founded = October 2008 | founder = Martin Tobias | defunct = 2011 | fate = Shut down because of lack of funding and clients | hq_location = Seattle }} '''Kashless.org''' was a [Seattle, Washington](/source/Seattle%2C_Washington)-based web marketplace where everything was free.{{cite web | url=http://www.seattlepi.com/business/xconomy/article/Kashless-Gets-Star-Power-1305323.php | title=Kashless Gets Star Power | publisher=Seattle Post-Intelligencer | date=July 26, 2009 | accessdate=2012-10-18| author=Hal Schwartz, Eric}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.curiousoffice.com/2009/05/11/interview-martin-tobias-of-kashlessorg/ |title=Interview: Martin Tobias of Kashless.org {{!}} Curious Office – A Seattle incubator, investor and product developer |access-date=2010-02-23 |archive-date=2011-07-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725084405/http://www.curiousoffice.com/2009/05/11/interview-martin-tobias-of-kashlessorg/ |url-status=dead }}{{cite web | url=https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2350693,00.asp | title=Free-Stuff Site Kashless Prepping for Major Expansion | publisher=PC Magazine | date=July 23, 2009 | accessdate=December 5, 2011 | author=Kaplan, Jeremy}} Kashless provided a platform to find and redistribute any used or unwanted items, with the goal of reducing users' [carbon footprint](/source/carbon_footprint) by consuming less.{{cite web |url=http://help.kashless.org/faqs/about-the-company/what-is-kashlessorg |title=What is Kashless.org? / About the Company / FAQs - Kashless Support |accessdate=2010-02-23 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090716164652/http://help.kashless.org/faqs/about-the-company/what-is-kashlessorg |archivedate=2009-07-16 }} Another goal was to reduce the amount of matter going to landfills.{{cite web | url=http://www.ketv.com/r/20649262/detail.html | title=Trash To Treasure: Web Site Serves As Junk Emporium | publisher=KETV 7 (Omaha) | date=August 31, 2009 | accessdate=December 5, 2011}} Initially launched in the [Puget Sound](/source/Puget_Sound) area of Washington in February 2009, Kashless was offered to many local communities in over 40 states and territories of the United States. ==Overview== Kashless.org was founded in October 2008 by ex-Microsoft IT expert [Martin Tobias](/source/Martin_Tobias). Developed by Kashless, Inc., Kashless.org was a non-profit demonstration of their software to enable reuse marketplaces.{{cite web |url=http://kashless.org/home/about/ |title=About Us - the Kashless Journey |accessdate=2010-02-23 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081205121517/http://www.kashless.org/home/about/ |archivedate=2008-12-05 }} Kashless not only gave its users the ability to get rid of or receive any free, reused, and unwanted items – it also awarded them with points for doing so. Kashless.org partnered with rewards company [RecycleBank](/source/RecycleBank) in this effort,{{Cite web |url=http://earth2tech.com/2009/11/03/recyclebank-adds-28m-joins-up-with-kashless/ |title=RecycleBank Adds $28M, Joins Up With Kashless — Cleantech News and Analysis |access-date=2010-02-23 |archive-date=2010-01-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100108070138/http://earth2tech.com/2009/11/03/recyclebank-adds-28m-joins-up-with-kashless/ |url-status=dead }} allocating points to users for both posted and wanted items, along with other point accumulation options.{{cite web |url=http://kashless.org/home/2010/01/and-we-are-back-kashless-rewards-back-on-line.html |title=And we are back... Kashless Rewards back on-line - the Kashless.org Journey |accessdate=2010-02-23 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100202065153/http://kashless.org/home/2010/01/and-we-are-back-kashless-rewards-back-on-line.html |archivedate=2010-02-02 }} Reward points could then be redeemed through partner RecycleBank's website.[http://www.recyclebank.com/earn Recyclebank and Recyclebank Points Codes: Recyclebank] Kashless suspended its RecycleBank's points program in early 2010. As of early 2011 it shut down because of lack of funding, referring visitors to [Craigslist](/source/Craigslist) and [freecycle.org](/source/freecycle.org).[http://www.kashless.org "Kashless.org has been shut down."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612020919/http://www.kashless.org/ |date=2011-06-12 }} [http://www.kashless.org/ Kashless.org] . Accessed December 2011. ==References== {{Reflist|2}} ==External links== * [http://www.goodcleantech.com/2009/07/give_it_away_now_kashlessorg_t.php Give It Away Now: Kashless.org to Expand Nationwide] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20091008004755/http://www.prweb.com/releases/kashless/babyspot/prweb2979444.htm Kashless.org Debuts Free Private Label 'ReCommerce' Service for Businesses, Community Groups and Charitable Organizations] (PR Web) * [https://web.archive.org/web/20100123233933/http://www.commonsensewithmoney.com/2010/01/recycle-bank-tons-points-kashless/ Recycle Bank: Tons of New Points Via Kashless] * [http://greenandcleanmom.org/kashless-and-recyclebank/ Thumbs Up to Kashless and RecycleBank] Category:Recycling organizations Category:Defunct companies based in Seattle Category:2008 establishments --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Kashless.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kashless.org) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kashless.org?action=history)). 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