Many people live with too much stuff. Storing away things
that you haven’t used in years, sometimes because you don’t have any better
option other than storing it. With an increased focus on our planet and trying
to encourage personal action when it comes to this issue. The first thing you
can do is with recycling the things that you don’t want. But for many things
that could be taking up space it isn’t directly clear always how to get rid of
something in an environmentally conscious way.
Many people have a misconception about recycling and what it means. The first
thing many people think about when recycling has to do with plastic water
bottles. That is a great place to start, but many other things are filling our
landfills that could be recycled. One of the best ways you may have recycled in
the past, and not even realized it, is donating.
When you donate or give away things that you no longer use, they can used and
valued by other people. It is a great way to clean up space in your home and
help the planet and your fellow human. Things that are good for donating
include clothes, old furniture, lamps, vases, and other knick-knacks. Old
electronics can be sold or donated as well.
But what about things that frankly people don’t want. For example, many people
have old home videos. These could be on a variety of different mediums, many of
which take up a lot of space. Most of these things can convert into a digital
format that can be shared and passed along via the internet to family and
friends. Maybe you have a ton of VHS movies that can be bought on blue-ray or
digitally. How
to recycle VHS tapes and cassette tapes is a common
issue for many. Both relics of the past are built from a plastic casing that
can be recycled. The tape inside is more difficult to recycle, however. It is
best to take your VHS collection to a recycling center near you who can handle
and recycling the pieces that are possible and throw away the rest.
Recycling books is another thing that many people have a hard time about. They
take up a lot of space, and many avid readers have switched to digital means of
organizing and storing their library. Some people just don’t have the space to
own a lot of books. So, what do you do with your excess? Donating is a great
option. Your local library, charity shop or school may accept some of the
books. For unreadable or destroyed
books, they can be regularly recycled as any paper would.
Saving the planet can’t be done by any one entity or person. It is a group
effort, and we as a world community rely on the Earth for everything we know.
Every individual needs to do their part in protecting the environment.
Recycling is one thing that anybody can do and help lessen your daily impact on
the planet in which you reside.
