Creative disposal

28 January 2011

A lot of my clients are perfectionists, and one of the things that keeps them from parting with an unwanted item is that they want to identify the perfect person or charity to receive it. They don’t want to clutter the landfill, so they let items clutter their homes instead.

I encourage them to let go of the notion of a perfect recipient for their stuff. It’s a lot easier to make a general hodgepodge of a donation to a place like Goodwill.

That said, sometimes there are items that are particularly tough to just trash. Your kid’s Little League trophies, for example. You child doesn’t want them. They’re cluttering up your mantle (or your basement). But you don’t want to just throw them away. The trophy company Lamb Awards will take your old trophies and either donate them to charities or break them down for parts to be made into other trophies. (Back in June 2009, I blogged about Awardex which at the time, anyway, was also recycling trophies.)

But this isn’t a blog post about trophies. I wanted to let you know about a terrific new blog, Think Outside the Bin which every day posts about a place that will take donations of specific household items. Other items covered so far have been batteries, bibles, Christmas lights, and flags.

So far, it’s proven to be a terrific resource and definitely one to keep on your radar. I subscribe to it, so that today’s topic lands in my email inbox where I won’t miss it.

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Comments

Thanks for telling your blog readers about Think Outside The Bin! We appreciate you recommending our blog for ‘creative disposal’ of common household items.

Melinda Anderson and Tracy Himes January 31, 2011 05:55 PM

You bet! Thanks for creating such a helpful blog and updating it daily!

Janine Adams February 1, 2011 07:50 AM