Mar 31st, 2010
Social Recycling: Better for Decluttering and Everyone’s Finances
Thrift stores have been around forever, but they haven’t always been thought of in this light. Recycling (not cans, but other things like clothes and electronics) is not just a way to get your no longer wanted belongings out the door–it’s a way to assist the less fortunate (most of the thrift stores I know of support non profit organizations), keep these things out of landfills, and help others save dollars.
Sometimes this goes further; for instance, I’ve discussed several times how to use old Linksys (or some other brand) routers as powerhouses using the freely available dd-wrt third party firmware. I’ve taken that further–when I have a friend on Twitter, for instance, having an issue with their home network, I get them one of these and their network typically just magically works again. I get them from thrift stores, garage sales, and other Twitter users. One person gets rid of something unwanted, another gets their network fixed, and I get to do some good.
Consider what social aspects your recycling efforts might have.
