Friday, January 23, 2009

Sping Cleaning

With the Lunar New Year just around the corner, I bet most of you are doing your annual spring cleaning.

If you have any unwanted items listed below and you want to donate or recycle it, contact these organizations. It's all for a good cause too.

- Old prescription glasses (Lion's Club but it is not available in all countries). Donated to those who need it but can't afford.
- Computers (National Cristina Foundation). Donated to schools.
- Inkjets/Cellphones, you can even get paid for this (Earth Tone Solutions). Money used to to help cure childhood cancer.
- CDs/DVDs (CD Recycling).
- Shoes (ShoeBank, Soles4Souls, Shoe4Africa). For kids who live in barefoot days.
- Old dresses/suits (Dress for success). For disadvantaged women.
- Prom dresses/Wedding dresses (Making Memories). For Breast Cancer Foundation
- Sports Equipment (SportsGift). For underprivileged children.
- Surplus building materials (Habitat ReStores). To sell and be resell.
- Everything else (Throwplace.com where you can donate your stuff online and others can pick it up and vice versa)

Alternatively, you may sell them on :

- Amazon.com
- eBay
- craigslist.org

Closer to home or available to locals :

- Nokia phones (Nokia)
- Motorola products (Motorola)
- Dell Computers (Dell)
- HP Hardware (HP Planet Partners)
- HP Supplies, include cartridges (HP Planet Partners)
- Canon cartridges (Canon)
- Brother cartridges (Brother). Win free gifts too!
- Donation Bins (Salvation Army). To be sold at their Vintage Store.
- Sell your good condition unwanted items (Cash Converters)
- Discard or acquire an item (SgFreecycle)
- Donate electronics (Passiton). For the less privilege families.
- Swopping items (You Swop)

Happy Spring Cleaning!

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