I find and sell a ton of recycled household goods. Sometimes I give them away to my friends or family who told me they want or need something. Sure, I can sell these items and make money instead, but I don't care.
This gives me good motivation because I want to help them. I look a little harder when someone has given me a wish list.
On a bigger scale, I'm also starting to wonder how I can more formally salvage many of the items I simply can't take in and channel them to thrift stores or churches, etc.. There is so much I find but can't take that it's a bit depressing. First, screw the people who throw this stuff out without giving them to those in need nearby. Second, I feel some sense of moral responsibility to fix this situation on a bigger level than my two hands and city apartment can currently support.
Anyway, while I'd love to post selfies of myself for more rewards that I can also self-upvote, here are four examples from the last few months instead:
1 -- Brand new $125 computer chair (one of two found here).
Same chair in my baseball teammate's apartment.
2 -- My best friend needed a compact wireless printer. Found this and gave it to him within a week.
3 -- Same friend mentioned that his Magic Bullet NutriBullet burned out. I had one from the curbs I hadn't listed yet that I gave him without a second thought.
4 -- Some may have seen my previous posts on this Le Creuset dutch oven I found, cleaned extensively with elbow grease, bleached several times for days, and gave to my friend for free because she always gave me food when I visited. It was worth about $150.
She surprised me with a luxury briefcase in return and more food when I went to drop it off. I sold the briefcase for $665. Not a bad end to that story.
Imagine more of the same. Another example without a picture is a brand new Breg orthopedic knee wrap I gave away to a friend who hurt his knee.
Again, we can sit on our hands and expect others to save great items from unnecessary waste, or we can make an impact outside of putting some things in colored bins.
Click to see my most recent recycling for profit post for $1,275 in free revenue.
Thanks for visiting,
@steemmatt