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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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 I work at a smallish...Submitted by Don (not verified) on July 5, 2007 - 11:07am.
I work at a smallish tech company, and we've set up an unused and out of the way corner of our office as a place to dump things (mainly older electronics, videogames that have gone unplayed, etc.) that you don't want but someone else might. Our IT department also uses this as a way to clear out decommissioned hardware. We try to limit it to stuff that someone might actually have a use for (no broken CRTs, for example). Personally, it's been a great way for me to clean out boxes and boxes of old videogame controllers, extra usb cables, and random computer parts without the hassle of ebaying it or the guilt of throwing it in the trash. Your old crummy PC could be your coworker's shiny new kubuntu box for his home studio (though you may wanna pull those hard drives out before tossing them on the pile). » POSTED IN:
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