How to responsibly get rid of the stuff you’ve decluttered

is a reviews editor who manages how-tos and various projects. She’s worked as an editor and writer (and occasional sci-fi author) for more years than she cares to admit to. She can be found on Threads as @barbarask. If you’re planning a move, you may suddenly find yourself with a lot of excess stuff and not enough space for it in your new digs. You may be consolidating two separate households into one, or going from a large home into a small apartment — either way, you’re going to be leaving behind a lot of your belongings. It’s hard to get rid of things you’ve lived with for years, but besides the psychological toll it takes, it’s also difficult to do on a practical level. You have to figure out how to dispose of your electronics, used clothing, old books, and other items responsibly without adding to the world’s excess trash — especially when just dumping them into the garbage isn’t an option. Reusing and recycling old and unneeded stuff has become an important aspect of the push ... Read full article.