Pass it on - reuse is better than recycling!
Stuff, stuff and more stuff!
Having a clear-out?
Cupboards groaning?
Everything sitting in your house that isn't used or appreciated is locking up resources unnecessarily. It is highly likely that someone out there can put your unwanted stuff to better use.
Don't pass it on to landfill.
Here are some ideas on how to redistribute your 'stuff'.
Charity shops
If you can't think where your closest one is, 'google' on "charity shops" and your local town name.
Furniture store, Woking
The Community Furniture Store on North Road, Woking supplies furniture to people on low incomes. It accepts selected furniture in good condition.
A wide range of furnishings accepted, often outside the advertised list.
Freecycle
Freecycle groups match people who have things they want to get rid of with people who can use them. Our goal is to keep usable items out of landfills. By using what we already have on this earth, we reduce consumerism, manufacture fewer goods, and lessen the impact on the earth. Another benefit of using Freecycle is that it encourages us to get rid of junk that we no longer need and promote community involvement in the process.
Freecycle is useful for passing on furniture that will not be accepted by charity shops, because its too old to have fire resistant conformity,and electrical goods and odd items like fircones, jamjars and other 'useful' collections.
You can use it to post requests for 'wanted' items, once you have offerred a couple of items on there.
Woking http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WokingFreecycle/
Guildford http://groups.yahoo.com/group/guildfordfreecycle/
Surrey Heath http://groups.yahoo.com/group/surreyheathfreecycle/
Farnborough and Aldershot http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Freecycle_Farnborough_Aldershot/
Mole Valley http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MoleValleyFreecycle/
Try Ebay
Ebay is now a very easy and effective way to redistribute second hand goods.
If you haven't tried it before, take the plunge.
Payment can be set up using Paypal so there is full protection and they have a very good dispute resolution system, (should it be required).
Bulky items can be advertised for collection only and you would be surpised how well that works in practice.