Comments on: Recycling bad ideas

By: mupwangle

mupwangle — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 08:57:06 +0000

Anyone tried that freecycle site?

By: Yumi

Yumi — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 00:22:41 +0000

I think you should just throw your rubbish away. Unless it is like a toy, then give it Good Will for poor children. If there is adult rubbish then give it to Good Will too for the poor adults. If there are no Good Wills around your neighborhood then give it to charity.

By: Gary

Gary — Mon, 27 Feb 2006 08:19:17 +0000

Hi Adam. I’m surprised you haven’t been able to find a charity – there’s loads round here, most of whom are quite happy to take stuff that isn’t still in its original packaging.

Jo’s right about adoption, though. I left out a thoroughly knackered sofa and chair for the council to pick up, and it was immediately appropriated by the local neds so they could have somewhere to sit in the local park while drinking their carry-outs.

By: Squander Two

Squander Two — Sat, 25 Feb 2006 00:44:46 +0000

Just leave it in the street. Someone’ll adopt it. Unless your area’s a bit posh, I suppose.

By: Adam

Adam — Fri, 24 Feb 2006 16:41:19 +0000

Sometimes I think those of us who try to recycle things are fighting an uphill battle. I’m currently trying to get rid of a sofa. Slightly scratched by our cat at the edges, but basically perfectly serviceable. I have been totally unable to find a charity to take it away for re-use, as apparently they will only consider furniture in perfect condition (who exactly goes out and buys a brand new sofa and then donates it to charity I wonder?)

So my perfectly usable sofa will end up in a landfill site somewhere.