Vox Pop: Converting clutter from trash to treasure
Submitted by Merlin on July 4, 2007 - 6:01am.
Quick way to dispose of lots of stuff? | Ask MetaFilter
Wow, talk about good timing.
I’ve noticed in comments on this week’s clutter posts that there’s a lot of interest from you all in the away part of “throw away” – people seem to have a lot of ideas on the most interesting, charitable, creative, and environmentally-responsible routes for converting your own trash into someone else’s treasure.
So far we (and that AskMe thread) have covered:
- Recycling
- Goodwill (and similar charities)
- 1-800-GOT-JUNK (and similar services)
- Craigslist (and other classified avenues)
- eBay (and other online sales ideas)
- Freecycle
- Putting it on the street with a “Free” sign
What’s your creative solution? Let’s try to avoid names of specific businesses and charities except inasmuch as they offer a truly creative and non-obvious solution to reuse or recycling. What’s the most interesting way you’ve cleared your crap while doing some good? Have you got any suggestions that are clever and convenient?
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Our favorite trick is a...
Our favorite trick is a combo of sell/free. After a previous garage sale, we left the items out by the curb with a sign that said “Name Your Price!” and asked that they simply put money in our mail slot. 100% honor system. Sure enough, we came home later to find random dollars on the foyer floor and a few coffee cups or old pans were gone.