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In the past few years clever residents of both Little and Great Cranberry islands haven’t had to wait 12 months to experience that white elephant sensation. Twice a week we have a chance to see what someone has left out at the transfer station. If we’re lucky it just might be something we need. Appliances, beds, and household goods are just a few of the articles that have found a second home without leaving the islands. Why lug something on or off the ferry if you don’t have to?

At the transfer station on Islesford there is a “Take it or Leave it” spot. Items that still have good use can be placed near the trash compacter for a two week period.

“If it’s not gone after four scheduled trash days, it gets pitched out,” says Cari Alley, who runs the transfer station for BCM Construction on Mondays and Thursdays. Her boss, Ben Moore, doesn’t have a problem with it as long as the pile of items stays manageable.