Unique Recycling Ideas

Think Outside the Box when it Comes to Recycling.

When most people think of recycling, newspapers, cans and bottles are what come to mind first, but recycling encompasses much more than that. Our resources on this planet are finite and recycling not only adds to available resources but as the name implies, it reuses the resources already taken from the earth.

Here are some additional recycling ideas to think about .

Clothing

In a fashion conscious western world , we gather and go through clothing at an astonishing rate. Closets get filled to overcapacity with unused and unwanted apparel. This is both a large source of over consumption and also a great resource for recycling.

Hand me downs from one child to another not only save money, but extend the use of the clothing. Clothing still in good condition can be used over and over. Many children outgrow what they wear long before it is worn out and it can still be put to good use.

There are a number of ways this clothing can be shared. Donating to a large charity like Goodwill is a very good option but if you want to bring it to a more personal level where you know it is going directly to local people, try contacting any local church groups. They often have people in need within their parish and they are more likely to help someone directly, plus they may have program set up for that. You could even ask if there is a specific family you might be able to help out and make a human contact that way too. The larger organization are set up for tax receipts and so forth but sometimes the one on one human touch is nice too. Many people have some distrust of larger organizations and prefer to know what they give is going directly to a person in need. Some of the larger organizations have been known to turn away perfectly good clothing but smaller organizations may be in need of new resources to help add to their available stock on hand.

There are always human tragedies in the form of natural disasters or wars that leave humans in need in their wake. Keep aware of places that are taking donations to help people like these or start something of your own to gather goods for these people.