Archives for : January 2025

MSN: How to Dispose of Household Items That Are Difficult To Get Rid Of

If you have an old mattress and box spring in good condition, consider selling them or giving them away on a web site such as Freecycle NetworkNextdoor or craigslist. If you purchased a new mattress, see if the store will take your old mattress for recycling.

You can also check with your local recycling center or garbage disposal service to see what their rules are with old mattresses and box springs. Garbage haulers will often pick up a certain number of oversized items each year. Yet another option is a junk removal company, like 1-800-Got-Junk?

https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/home-and-garden/how-to-dispose-of-household-items-that-are-difficult-to-get-rid-of/ss-BB1jZ0Nv?cvid=E898F2FE0502415FA415EB990F774D12&ocid=sk2mdhp

Toronto.com: Go green at the office

Here are a few ways to go green as you clean. List things you want to give away (like a desk or used equipment) on www.freecycle.com or www.craigslist.com and someone local will come pick it up at your place or anywhere convenient to you. Take the rest to a women’s shelter or charity. If they can’t use it, they may be able to sell it to another place.

https://www.toronto.com/opinion/columns/go-green-at-the-office/article_eafbc442-0989-5883-b2d3-ba09971a6e20.html?

Arizona Daily Star: These Tucson nonprofits can help with year-end recycling, reusing

It’s New Year’s Eve and if your list of resolutions includes recycling and reusing, local nonprofits can help make those intentions a reality.

In fact, the Freecycle Network (https://www.freecycle.org/), a nonprofit dedicated to helping people give and get stuff for free, is gearing up for its busiest day of the year.

“Every year, our busiest day is January 2. Everyone gets through the holidays and they say, ‘I got my new sweater and I’m getting rid of the old … it’s kind of like Boxing Day in England, when people box up their old stuff after Christmas to get rid of it,” said Deron Beal, founder and CEO of Freecycle, which he established locally in 2003.

https://tucson.com/news/community/tucson-nonprofit-recycle-charity-environment/article_0e532a6a-c549-11ef-ae25-8b1262ee2aea.html