{"id":18033,"date":"2014-10-13T12:20:46","date_gmt":"2014-10-13T16:20:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145705.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=18033"},"modified":"2014-10-13T12:20:46","modified_gmt":"2014-10-13T16:20:46","slug":"moving-elderly-loved-one-recycle-reuse-stuff-thats-left-behind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/articles\/moving-elderly-loved-one-recycle-reuse-stuff-thats-left-behind\/","title":{"rendered":"Moving an Elderly Loved One: How to Recycle & Reuse All the Stuff That’s Left Behind"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/a><\/p>\n Helping your elderly loved move means helping them downsize. It’s easy to be overwhelmed by the sheer volume of stuff we can build up over a lifetime of living! Even for the most eco-conscious person, it’s tempting to just throw it all in a dumpster and be done with it.<\/p>\n If that sentiment sounds familiar, than in the words of Nancy Reagan, “Just say no!”<\/p>\n There are plenty of organizations and charities that can make good use of the items your loved one no longer needs. Here are a handful of the best ways to reuse and recycle your loved one’s unwanted things:<\/p>\n With a little creativity, many of your loved one’s unwanted things can be donated, recycled<\/a>, or reused<\/a>. You can donate to places where they will be put to good use; keep in mind, though, that not everything can be donated. Items need to be in good enough condition to be used by someone else. Don’t donate anything broken, dirty, or unusable; it’s best to just recycle what you can from those items instead and throw out what can’t be used in any way.<\/p>\n One person’s trash is another person’s treasure; you just need to find the right person for those gently used items!<\/p>\n Sometimes you just need to let someone else find your stuff a good home. Charities and organizations accept donations of a large variety of items which they use to support good causes.<\/p>\n You will surely be left with a pile of stuff that no one will take as a donation. It,s time to recycle! Your trash can be made into something new.<\/p>\n Give yourself as much time as possible to complete the move. You will want enough time to find homes for big ticket items without too much stress. If the move does need to happen quickly, recycling is easy when you sort as you go. Your loved one,s unwanted belongings can help those in need and be recycled so they do not have to sit in a landfill.<\/p>\n Shayne Fitz-Coy is the Co-CEO and President of\u00a0Alert-1<\/a>, an aging-in-place technology company headquartered in Williamsport, Pennsylvania with offices nationwide.\u00a0Shayne<\/a>\u00a0is an NAHB Certified Aging in Place Specialist with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Harvard College and a Masters in Business Administration from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He hails from Maryland, and now calls the Bay Area home.<\/em><\/p>\nDecide Which Items To Donate<\/h3>\n
Donating<\/h3>\n
\n
\n
Recycling The Stuff You Can’t Donate<\/h3>\n
\n