You can sell, donate, recycle or — last resort — toss your unwanted items.
Selling: Selling items can be a great way to make some extra money. You can list your items online anywhere from eBay to Facebook Marketplace. You could also consider hosting a yard sale or taking your items to a consignment shop. *(Click link for more details about the program, location, and what is/isn't accepted)
- Plato's Closet: Buy & sell gently used second hand name brand clothes, shoes and accessories for teens and twenty-somethings | Plato's Closet (platoscloset.com)
- Once Upon a Child: Buy & Sell Kids' Clothing, Shoes, Toys, Furniture, and Baby Gear | Once Upon A Child Lafayette, IN
- Twice as Nice: (11) Facebook
- Little Bird Lane: Little Bird Lane | Children's Consignment Event
- Sell It Here: Resale | Sell It Here | Lafayette (sellithereindiana.com)
Recycling: Many items such as electronics and batteries can be recycled responsibly instead of ending up in a landfill. *(Click link for more details about the program, location, and what is/isn't accepted)
- Metal Recycling (make a little cash for your unwanted scrap metal or appliances): Public Recycling | Oscar Winski Company
- Household Recycling: What's Recyclable and Where? | Tippecanoe County, IN
- Latex Paint: What To Do With Latex Paint | Tippecanoe County, IN
- Food Waste and Cooking Oil: Food Waste and Cooking Oil | Tippecanoe County, IN
- Household Hazardous Waste: Household Hazardous Waste | Tippecanoe County, IN
- Concrete and Fill Dirt: Where to Take Concrete and Fill Dirt | Tippecanoe County, IN
- Electronics: Services | GREEN WAVE COMPUTER RECYCLING (gwcri.com)
Donating: If you don’t want to go through the hassle of selling your items, you might donate them instead. Make sure items are in good condition before donating — organizations likely won't want items that are broken, stained or damaged. There are plenty of charities and organizations that will gladly accept your items. *(Click link for more details about the program, location, and what is/isn't accepted):
- The Foster Closet: The Foster Closet | Ministries | Innovation Church
- Kid's Kloset: Kids Kloset | Christ United Methodist Church (christumchurch.org)
- Braverly Clothing Room: Clothing Room (bravelywomenshealth.org)
- Faith Ministries Clothing Closet: Food, Clothing, and Furniture/Household Donations | Faith Community Ministries Community Services (faithlafayette.org)
- Salvation Army: The Salvation Army Thrift Stores | Home (satruck.org)
- Lafayette Habitat ReStore: Donate - Habitat for Humanity of Lafayette (lafayettehabitat.org)
- Lafayette Urban Ministry: Wish List - Lafayette Urban Ministry (lumserve.org)
- Trinity Thrift Store: Thrift Store (trinitylifeministry.com)
- Millie's Thrift Store: Millies Thrift Store - Thrift Store - Lafayette, Indiana
- Goodwill: Goodwill of Central & Southern Indiana (goodwillindy.org)
*This is not a comprehensive list*
No matter where you choose to donate your things, know that your generosity is helping someone in need.
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