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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Focus on giving it to someone in need. My DH has a very slight tendency to do this, and he is fine if it goes to “someone” and not if it is just being “thrown away”.[/quote]

This is me.  It’s my value system that useable stuff doesn’t get thrown away just to sit in a landfill for the next hundred years.  But it’s also my value system that stuff should be used, not sit in a closet if I’ll never use it.  It takes more effort, but develop a list of good ways to give away or sell  - freecycle, craigslist, various charities like suited for change, wider circle, etc.

I feel it’s lazy of my family members to say they’ll throw away perfectly useful stuff without trying to sell or give away first. It makes me irritated and I say NO. Come to me with a plan - “I called the Bright Beginnings daycare for the homeless/low income and they could really use those old toddler musical instruments”, and I’ll say yes.  Offer to drop them there yourself and you’ve got a deal. [/quote]

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