125. How to Declutter Sustainably (Without Dumping It All on Goodwill)

Sustainable decluttering tips for six tricky categories, electronics to furniture, so what you let go actually sells, donates, or recycles instead of landfilling.

You want to clear something out, but you don't want to just hand it to a bin and hope for the best. In this episode, I'm giving you sustainable decluttering tips for six categories, electronics, clothing, books, housewares, furniture, and odds and ends, so you know whether to sell it, donate it, recycle it, or upcycle it.

💻 Electronics: try trade-in programs at Apple and Best Buy first, then the two certifications that  prove a device gets recycled instead of shipped overseas 

👕 Clothing: the guest test for donating, and why most fabric can't be composted once it's blended or coated 

📕 Books: how to tell fast if yours are worth selling, plus where to donate the rest without dumping textbooks on your library 

☕️ Housewares: the guest test again, plus how to upcycle what's left

🛋️ Furniture: try your local buy nothing group before you donate, and why size decides whether an organization can even take it 

🪛 Odds and ends: a free option for fixing things before you toss them, plus where batteries, bulbs, and other hazardous stuff actually belong

Resources mentioned in this episode:
Digitunity
Electronic Recycling Center, Inc
Poshmark
Depop
ThredUp
AMCLEX
Habitat for Humanity ReStores
The Salvation Army Thrift Stores
Repair Café
Call2Recycle / The Battery Network

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