So, I was complimenting myself on having a city sponsored drop off every two months, when this REALLY neat note showed up on another board.


"can call for hazardous waste pickup...I had a small stack of batteries for them and we got rid of all the leftover paint, too"

How do you deal with stuff?

How do you deal with stuff?

Save it up for a Hazardous Waste drop off day. Last time I even took in an old computer and they got all excited over it.

UKBB <I removed the hard drive first>

I stopped using batteries in my tape recorder and bought a new electrical cord for it. Years ago, I used rechargable batteries but have not been able to find them recently.

I'm saving all my lightbulbs to send to a lighting store in Wisconsin. Wisconsin requires recycling of them, and a shop up there said I could mail my bulbs to them, along with, of course, a small payment.

There is a recycling place near me that takes computers for a small fee ($5/piece).

I've only started buying and using paint. I have some cans of spray paint that I've been using judiciously. Thanks for the reminder to check for hazardous waste disposal days.

Love
Loving

There is a recycling place near me that takes computers for a small fee ($5/piece).
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Freecycle plug! Freecycle plug!
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I just "freecycled" a couple of ancient computers (one didn't even have a hard drive!) to a very grateful recipient. Only 18 hours after posting to the local Freecycle board (www.freecycle.org), someone was picking them up - no fuss, no muss, no fee, and they'll get used again!

I've been on the other end too - received some homebrewing supplies, some movies, and a nice monitor to upgrade our elderly neighbors computer system. Pretty cool all the way around. I do recommend "digest mode" though (one compiled email/day), as individual emails can be numerous.