"This energy is unrecoverable -- i.e., wasted totally -- unless the stuff is reused as is (for maximum return on energy investment), reused as something else (called 'new life reuse'), or recycled (for a lower return)."
Recycle your stuff with essential skill #19:
Advertise your trash.
Though you could go the old-fashioned route and advertise in the paper, why not go with the paper-less (and mostly free) advertising options online. From furniture to clothes to those oddball items that don't seem to fit into any category at all, chances are, someone in cyberspace wants what you don't.
De Rothschild suggests the following online advertising venues:
Of course, while you're there turning your trash into someone else's treasure, dig around for some gold of your own. As de Rothschild notes, "You may never need to waste a day at the mall again."
For other recycling options, check out this link to NewDream.org.
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Rummage sales are big business in our Phoenix, Arizona community. Every weekend during the milder months, they're advertised on just about every major street corner. Our family usually has at least one a year, and whatever's left over we donate to a local charity.
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