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Vox Pop: Converting clutter from trash to treasure
Merlin Mann | Jul 4 2007
Quick way to dispose of lots of stuff? | Ask MetaFilter Wow, talk about good timing. I've noticed in comments on this week's clutter posts that there's a lot of interest from you all in the away part of "throw away" -- people seem to have a lot of ideas on the most interesting, charitable, creative, and environmentally-responsible routes for converting your own trash into someone else's treasure. So far we (and that AskMe thread) have covered:
What's your creative solution? Let's try to avoid names of specific businesses and charities except inasmuch as they offer a truly creative and non-obvious solution to reuse or recycling. What's the most interesting way you've cleared your crap while doing some good? Have you got any suggestions that are clever and convenient? 28 Comments
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 Putting old stuff in the...Submitted by S. Meyer (not verified) on July 4, 2007 - 7:42pm.
Putting old stuff in the street with a "free" sign would be great, but forbidden over here in germany. In most cases we have to pay to get rid of old or unused things. Over here is mostly no will to pay for used or old stuff. But on the other hand - some furniture or old TV screens and something of that kind going straight to poland or russia to get sold over there. » POSTED IN:
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