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Furniture Banks in Need of Donations
Furniture banks are not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organizations whose mission is to provide free furniture to families struggling with poverty and other severe life challenges. They collect donations of gently used furniture, and provide it for free to families in need via … Continue reading
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Tagged donate, furniture bank, Help 1 Up, postaday2011, think outside the bin
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Sell Comic Books Online
When you are ready to get rid of your childhood comic books, “Think Outside The Bin” and consider selling them online. Here are several solutions for selling individual comic books, comic artwork or entire collections. COMIC LINK The mission at … Continue reading
Recycle Christmas Wrapping Paper
With Christmas rapidly approaching, we hope you’re planning for holiday recycling. In America, we throw away 25% more trash from Thanksgiving to New Year’s Day than at any other time of year. This extra garbage amounts to 25 million tons … Continue reading
Reduce, Reuse, and Rejoice
Cute Christmas crafts can be made with the kids in 30 minutes or less using items you have around the house like light bulbs, CDs, and last years greeting cards. Penguin ornament: http://familycrafts.about.com/od/penguincrafts/ss/lbpenguin.htm CD photo ornament: http://familycrafts.about.com/od/cdcrafts/a/CDPhotoOrnament.htm Gift tags: http://familycrafts.about.com/cs/greetingcards/a/blgcardtags.htm
Creative Reuse for Trampoline
Recycling a trampoline doesn’t have to be difficult. The frame and springs can be recycled for steel scrap at a local metal scrap yard and the bounce mat can be reused. Kudos to this person we spotted using the bounce … Continue reading
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Tagged postaday2011, reuse, tarp, think outside the bin, trampoline
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Compostable Plates Made from Sugar Cane
COMPOSTABLE BIO-PLASTICS Some plastic items like these single-use plates by Solo are bio-degradable in community composting facilities. Find a Composter offers a searchable database to locate a composting facility in your area. Explore the Resources Page, as well as links … Continue reading
Posted in Compost, Plastic, Think Outside The Bin
Tagged bio-plastics, compostable, Find a Composter, postaday2011, single use, Solo, think outside the bin
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Recycle Christmas Lights when Upgrading to LED lights
LED WAREHOUSE LED lights are the most earth-friendly lighting option, so when you are ready to replace your old energy-draining Holiday lights, consider the impact of your decision. The change to LEDs could have an enormous, immediate benefit to … Continue reading
Buy, Sell, Trade Children’s Items Online
THRED UP Thred Up is a community of moms, helping moms. You send in your box of unwanted childrens’ clothes, toys or books. and then select from another prepackaged box, based on the sizes and kinds of items you need. … Continue reading
Posted in Baby Gear, Books, Clothing, Toys
Tagged childrens consignment, donate childrens toys, online consignment, postaday2011, Thred Up
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Holiday Gift Giving and the Story of Stuff
The holiday gift buying season is upon us and after you watch the short animated film, Story of Stuff, you may want to consider giving clutter-free gifts to everyone on your list this year. The products we give have to … Continue reading
New Way to Give and Receive Gifts
Gift Flow is a “social recycling” site created by recent Yale graduates that keeps your gifts of time, talents and treasures flowing in your community. Here’s how it works: individuals log onto GiftFlow and create a profile where they list … Continue reading
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Tagged circular giving, Gift Flow, postaday2011, social recycling, think outside the bin, Yale
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