In over ten years of mindfully decluttering and organizing in the DC area, we have gathered numerous resources to help you create ease and joy in your life by letting go of things that no longer serve you. Many of our earth-conscious, thoughtful clients and followers feel happier when they can donate their items to good homes. We regularly add new resources to our website’s decluttering links and free PDF resources Do visit it often!
Every few months we collect and share new resources with you here on our blog. Read on for this selection of hand-picked resources for donating and recycling. Be sure to read all the way to the end, as we saved a few of the best for last!
For hands-on sale or removal of your stuff, contact Chris at Orion’s Attic:
Orion’s Attic provides a wide array of services to help you solve almost any need relating to antiques, collectibles, jewelry, furniture, home décor, household items, and more. They are a full-service firm that can handle your prized collections or clear the contents of a home through a combination of services: estate sales, buy-outs, consignment, junk removal and charitable donations to nonprofit organizations. They serve the greater D.C., Maryland and Northern Virginia areas and sometimes beyond. No job is too big for them to handle. Contact Chris Lancette at (202) 731-9447 or chris@orionsattic.com.
The best way to see if Chris can sell your collectibles is to email him a few sample photos. He will let you know whether to send more photos or if he wants to look at your collection in person. We have had several clients for whom Orion’s attic has been a godsend – you can even see this testimonial from our client Liz Buchanan! Maybe you will be a happy client as well : )
Got American Girl dolls? Donate them to Yes She Can Inc:
A lovely client told us about Yes She Can Inc and their program, GirlAGain. The company provides jobs to women with autism, who prep the used American Girl dolls for resale!
From their website:
“As we were packing our apartment in NYC to move, my teen daughters thought this would be a good time to give away their beloved American Girl collections. After reading about GirlAGain and their mission there was no question that we wanted our 7 dolls and dozens of outfits and accessories to go to Girl AGain. Our donation supported training of young women with autism and provided affordable dolls to other little girls.”— Sumie Okazaki, NY, NY
Donate your used guitar strings to the Second Strings project:
My dear friend and phenomenal singer-songwriter Carey Creed turned me onto this resource for donating guitar strings. Since 1999, Second Strings Project has delivered over 20,000 sets of used guitar strings all around the world. For more ideas about what to do with old guitar strings, this article from renowned guitar manufacturer Gibson has good ideas!
How to recycle almost anything: Personal Creations and Earth911
Personal Creations offers an impressive and comprehensive alphabetized list! Use command+f to search for your particular recycling need.
Earth911 has long been my go-to website for finding out where to recycle almost anything. You enter your zip code and the item you wish to recycle and search for local resources.
Let’s recycle what we can! For a good green time, visit our friends at Sister Eden for funny short videos featuring easy ways to save the planet.
Do you have donation or recycling resources to share? Let us know in the comments section below.
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