Tip #22: Donate, don’t trash
February 12th, 2010 Thomas (Ecotipsforlife.com Admin)
Budget: no costs and possible tax deduction
Time required: Depends on proximity of donation centers
Impact potential: Waste reduction, reusing, community improved
Tip: Next time you are going through your closet and thinking of discarding clothes that for whatever reason you don’t want anymore, consider donating them instead of simply trashing them.
Your discarded clothes could be the find of the century for another person. Many places in the US (and around the world) have donation containers and places like the Goodwill centers.
Some donations centers can even provide you with donation receipts which can get you tax deductions, that in the end even give you financial benefit.
Especially in these harder economic times, donating useful items like clothes (or furniture, electronics, appliances) could be a great help to someone in need.
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