I know in a past post we talked about how when you decide to clean and de-clutter that you should think about things that you might not want, but that still may have some life in them and could benefit someone else – especially someone less fortunate than yourself, rather than simply throwing them in your dumpster. I thought it would be good, during this time of giving, to take another look at this subject.

Picking up and bringing dumpsters to the dumpster disposal center everyday, we see pretty much everything from stuff that I definitely don’t want to mention to a G-rated audience (yes, use your imagination on that one) to perfectly good toys, furniture and appliances – just to name a few. For example, just in one day, I rescued from a dumpster rental a small girls 2-wheel bike with training wheels, barely looked used – this could easily have been given to the Salvation Army for resale to benefit people in need, posted on Freecycle or even put out in front of  someones home with a “Free” sign on it. We rescued it from the dumpster and someone will definitely be riding it this spring. On the same day we also rescued a great full-sized tripod in perfect working order. Next time we do a video for the website I am sure you will appreciate that it will not be quite as wobbly as the last few!

Really the list goes on and on from there the useful things that we pull from some of our dumpsters. We certainly aren’t telling people not to throw things out – hey its our business, getting rid of junk! Just thought it deserved mentioning one more time that recycling is so important – and it is so much more than separating your glass, plastic and cardboard. Have a great day and a Happy Holidays