| Furniture can last for a long time. There comes that | | | | Ask around and see if anyone needs it. |
| day though when it's time for a change. Buying new | | | | 3.) Let Friends Have It - You may have friends in |
| furniture is often a great way to spice up your home | | | | need of your old furniture. Maybe they have a spare |
| décor. Often we're left with older furniture | | | | room or family room that could make great use of |
| that we're just not sure what to do with though. If | | | | your furniture. Never hurts to ask so discuss it with |
| you're like me, I'd prefer to keep that furniture out | | | | your friends and see if they may have a need or a |
| of a landfill if at all possible and recycle it. So the | | | | place they can use your old sofa or furniture. |
| question becomes what to do with that old furniture? | | | | 4.) Have a Yard Sale - Maybe you have clothing, |
| So you have that new leather sofa in your home. | | | | kitchen items or other things that may be ready for |
| Your sofa is arranged the way you want it along | | | | a yard sale. If so this would be a great time to bring |
| with your coffee table, end tables and sofa table. | | | | out the old furniture into the driveway and see if you |
| You have an old sofa now in the garage and it is | | | | can generate some interest in it. Be willing to accept |
| simply sitting there with nowhere to go. It's easy to | | | | a reasonable offer for the furniture. If it's in good |
| put the old sofa out to the curb for trash pickup. | | | | shape don't be afraid to put a price on it but be |
| However there are better ways, more green ways | | | | flexible on offers. Remember the goal is to find a |
| to recycle that sofa. Here are some ideas on how to | | | | new home for the furniture. |
| be more green with old furniture that you're ready to | | | | In this article we've discussed how recycling furniture |
| part with. | | | | is a great green method for keeping these items out |
| 1.) Donation - By donating your old sofa to any | | | | of landfills and dumps. By donating your furniture to |
| number of groups like Goodwill, Salvation Army or | | | | organizations like Goodwill and the Salvation Army |
| others, your furniture can provide use for others and | | | | you can give your furniture a second life and help to |
| find new life in a new home. The proceeds from the | | | | fund community projects and outreach programs |
| sale of items goes to help projects and community | | | | that are supported by these organizations. Giving old |
| goals that these organizations support and fund. | | | | sofas to family or friends is also a great idea. You |
| Sometimes they are able to pick your off furniture | | | | never know who may need that sofa or chair you're |
| up as well depending on the location. | | | | replacing and it's always a great idea to ask around. |
| 2.) Give To Family - Perhaps someone in your | | | | Another possibility is to consider is holding a yard sale. |
| immediate family or a relative could really use your | | | | Someone you don't know may have a place for that |
| old sofa or furniture. Always ask family if they could | | | | old sofa and wouldn't it be great to accept a |
| use that old sofa. You'd be surprised that they may | | | | reasonable offer for it. Furniture lasts a long time, but |
| actually need your old furniture and may have even | | | | when you're ready to replace it, consider alternatives |
| enjoyed sitting on or using it when they were over. | | | | that can help recycle your old furniture. |