Clear Your Clutter Day A Followup

Did you attend Clear Your Clutter Day this year?  If so, you'll know that the event was hugely attended.  Clearing the clutter really motivates people.  I think it is also encouraging to see the outpouring of support for alternative ways of disposing of what we do not want.  

At the event, a tremendous amount of stuff was collected. Here is just an idea:

• Two trailers filled with 16,000 lbs. of donations for Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake
• Approximately 9,000 lbs. (4.5 tons) of paper for shredding collected in the span of two hours courtesy of The Shred Mill
• An additional two pick-up trucks full of paper shredded by ShredInstead
• 300 televisions, 1,000 batteries, 50 VCRs and many other smaller electronics collected for recycling and kept out of landfills by BumbleJunk of Bel Air
• One truckload full of TVs and miscellaneous items collected by College Hunks Hauling Junk
• Three tons of scrap steel plus another box truckful for Always Recycling
• A box truck full of building supplies for Habitat for Humanity
• 75 boxes of books and two boxes of eyeglasses for the Campus Lions Club
• A packed-to-the-hilt SUV of plastic grocery bags collected by Klein’s Shoprite
• More than 150 purses and 250 cell phones, proceeds from which will support client services at SARC, the Maryland organization for Safety, Awareness, Resources and Change

Harford Countians sure do have a lot of clutter!  But, if waiting another year to dispose of your unwanted items isn't in the cards then consider using the following services any day of the year:

Always Recycling: Scrap metal, batteries, appliances, electronics and more.

Harford Family House, Tabitha's House, Goodwill, Salvation Army, Purple Heart: Clothing & household goods

Best Buy: tv's

Alpha's Glory: maternity or baby goods

SARC: cell phones

Home Depot: light bulbs

Habitat for Humanity: building materials

Or, consider calling a junk removal service such as BumbleJunk of Bel Air, MD.  They can remove and recycle all of your unwanted items.  Do you have something that is not on the list, try Earth911.org to find a where you can take it.

The best way to handle clutter to is to keep it out of your home in the first place but once it is there recycling is the next best option.