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Resources
You’ve
sorted and purged, you’re officially organized, now what do you do with
all of the items going out? If you need to make money on
them,
try consignment, eBay, Craig’s List, rummage sales or a yard
sale. If you’d
rather save yourself time and donate
them or recycle them, here are some ideas of where to
dispose of items in ways that are safe for your identity and for the
environment.
Baby Food, Formula and Diapers
City Team Ministries
http://www.cityteam.org/philadelphia/needs.php
Delaware
County Pregnancy Center http://www.toughchoice.org
Baby Equipment
Delaware
County Pregnancy Center http://www.toughchoice.org
Many
thrift shops no longer accept baby equipment donations due to new
regulations about product recalls. Impact
Thrift Stores
(http://www.impactthrift.org) and Goodwill
(http://www.goodwill.org) are
your best bets.
Batteries
Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Events
http://www.co.delaware.pa.us/recycle/hhw.html
Books
Libraries
in Delaware County http://www.delcolibraries.org
Thrift shops take them! Click here for
a list of thrift shops.
Cell
phones
Libraries
in Delaware County http://www.delcolibraries.org
Many municipal buildings in Delaware County
http://www.co.delaware.pa.us/recycle/cellphone.html
Clothes
Thrift shops take them! Click here for a list of thrift
shops.
Computers and Laptops
Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Events
http://www.co.delaware.pa.us/recycle/hhw.html
Earth Care Council Environmental Fair
http://www.earthcarecouncil.org
Cords and Wires
Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Events
http://www.co.delaware.pa.us/recycle/hhw.html
Earth Care Council Environmental Fair
http://www.earthcarecouncil.org
Crayons
Cradles to Crayons
http://philadelphia.cradlestocrayons.org/?q=node/54
Eyeglasses
Lions Club Drop-Boxes
http://www.lionsclubs.org/EN/our-work/sight-programs/eyeglass-recycling/how-you-can-help.php
Or
mail your glasses to Lions Clubs International Headquarters, Attn:
Receiving Department, 300 W. 22nd Street, Oak Brook, IL
60523.
Light Bulbs
Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Events
http://www.co.delaware.pa.us/recycle/hhw.html
Paperwork
(Shredding)
Earth
Care Council Environmental Fair http://www.earthcarecouncil.org
National
Association of Professional Organizers-Greater Philadelphia Chapter
(NAPO-GPC) Event http://www.napo-gpc.org
Pet Supplies
SPCA
http://delcospca.org/donations
Shoes
Nike
Reuse a Shoe http://www.nikereuseashoe.com
Soles4Shoes Drop-off Locations
http://www.soles4souls.org/about/locations.html
Thrift shops take them! Click here for a list of thrift
shops.
Televisions
Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Events
http://www.co.delaware.pa.us/recycle/hhw.html
Earth Care Council Environmental Fair
http://www.earthcarecouncil.org
Toys
Cradles to Crayons
http://philadelphia.cradlestocrayons.org/?q=node/54
Delaware
County Pregnancy Center http://www.toughchoice.org
Many
thrift shops no longer accept toy donations due to new regulations
about product recalls. Goodwill (http://www.goodwill.org)
is your best
bet.
Towels
City Team Ministries
http://www.cityteam.org/philadelphia/needs.php
SPCA http://delcospca.org/donations
Thrift shops take them! Click here for a list of thrift
shops.
Many
of the resources listed here are located in the Delaware County and
Main Line areas. Please see the links below for other regions’
informational websites:
Bucks
County, PA
http://www.buckscounty.org/government/departments/communityservices/planningcommission/recycling.aspx
Chester County, PA
http://www.chestercountyswa.org
Philadelphia, PA
http://www.phila.gov/streets/HHW.html
Montgomery County, PA
http://www2.montcopa.org/montco/cwp/view,a,3,q,74873.asp
Delaware http://www.dswa.com/programs_haz.asp
New
Jersey http://njhazwaste.com
Use the “County Programs” link to find your county.
Thrift Shops
Bryn Mawr Hospital Thrift Shop
http://www.mainlinehealth.org/oth/Page.asp?PageID=OTH002043
Impact
Thrift Stores http://www.impactthrift.org
Goodwill
http://www.goodwill.org
Nana’s Attic http://www.dapdc.org/nana.html
Riddle Thrift Shop
http://www.riddlethriftshop.com
Salvation
Army http://www.salvationarmyusa.org
Please contact me if you would like to be added to this webpage. Thank
you.
Member
of the National Association of Professional Organizers (NAPO)
and its Greater Philadelphia Chapter (NAPO-GPC) |
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