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The Hollyberry Lady · 11-03-2011, 10:01 AM

Give away your old furniture and household appliances.

There are charitable organizations that collect unwanted furniture and old appliances and will repair and sell them, either intact or for parts. At last report, there were some 6,000 organizations in the United States devoted to diverting reusable items from the waste stream. Canada is doing the same.

Institutions and companies will discover that finding new uses for housewares, or recycling waste instead of disposing of it, will actually reduce costs as well as provide tax benefits.

Rather than throwing out unwanted goods, find a reuse center in your neighborhood. The town dump is often a good place to start; some dumps have paint exchange and book swaps that are free to the public. We have them here in London.

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The Hollyberry Lady The Hollyberry Lady's Photo Gallery Find me on the map! Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 15,161 BananaBucks : 1,456,759 Feedback: 1 / 100% Said "Thanks" 12,042 Times Was Thanked 11,326 Times in 5,311 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 102 Times	Re: Ways to Save the Earth Give away your old furniture and household appliances. There are charitable organizations that collect unwanted furniture and old appliances and will repair and sell them, either intact or for parts. At last report, there were some 6,000 organizations in the United States devoted to diverting reusable items from the waste stream. Canada is doing the same. Institutions and companies will discover that finding new uses for housewares, or recycling waste instead of disposing of it, will actually reduce costs as well as provide tax benefits. Rather than throwing out unwanted goods, find a reuse center in your neighborhood. The town dump is often a good place to start; some dumps have paint exchange and book swaps that are free to the public. We have them here in London. : )