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organizing resources

western washington state  |  south puget sound
DONATE | DISPOSE | RECYCLE

GENERAL:

Call2Recycle: Directory for rechargeable battery and cell phone recycling drop-offs

Donation Town: Nationwide directory of charities that will pick up donations for free

FreeCycle: Community groups in Tacoma, Enumclaw, Seattle, and Bellevue. Donate and pick up free items (and help keep things out of landfills!)

Goodwill Pick-Up: (253) 573-6710

Habitat for Humanity: Donate in-person or fill out an online form for pickup. Check this site for the list of what items they accept.

How2Recycle: General recycling reference

Kent PriceCo: $55 for any pickup of furniture, supports life skills training for men in recovery

Multi Service Center: Furniture, household goods, and clothing. Helps families exiting homelessness. Tacoma, Kent, Burien, Federal Way

Second Use: Accepts construction salvage, appliances, hardware, and more 

St. Vincent De Paul: Free pick up of large items. Drop off smaller items at their thrift shop locations 

Other options include BuyNothing, OfferUp, and Facebook Marketplace

FURNITURE:

nwfurniturebank.org Tacoma agency supports programs and transitional housing, affiliated with Hope

Furnishings Tacoma, a new/used furniture store

habitatforhumanity.org

MATTRESSES:

Spring Back Mattress Recycling NW, part of NW Furniture Bank, 253.627.1290, $20 pickup fee, $10

drop-off for used, dry mattresses

ELECTRONICS:

SBK Recycle: Fife. Free drop-off, $75 total pick-up charge including large screen TVs, and printers 

1 Green Planet: Renton- anything with a cord, including freon appliances for $30 pick-up/drop-off

e-cycle Washington: TVs, computers, monitors, laptops, tablets, e-readers, portable dvd players

Best Buy & Staples: free recycling for many electronics

Best Buy, Home Depot, Lowe’s: Rechargeable batteries                

ecy.wa.gov: appliances, automotive, batteries, building materials, hazardous waste, electronics, light bulbs

BUILDING MATERIALS:

seconduse.com Tacoma & Seattle locations

HAZARDOUS WASTE:

piercecountywa.org/hhw 

PAINT:

habitatforhumanity.org

seconduse.com 

CLOTHING:

seattle@dressforsuccess.org: Women’s designer clothes, new or nearly new suits, shoes, handbags, jewelry

soles4souls.org: donated shoes support micro-business internationally, DSW drop-off location

MISC:

Animal shelters: Linens, pillows, blankets

UPS/Fed Ex Store: Clean molded Styrofoam, recycled bubble wrap, packing peanuts- will shred & recycle these for a small fee- typically around 99 cents/pound

takebackyourmeds.org: drop-off locations near you

Repurposed Denim
PAPER | MAIL | DIGITAL CLUTTER
Piles of Paper

OPT-OUT/ UNSUBSCRIBE:

unroll.me: email

dmachoice.org: mail preferences

optoutprescreen.com: credit card removal

catalogchoice.org

donotcall.gov: national do not call list removal

yellowpagesoptout.com

SHREDDING & RETENTION GUIDELINES:

LeMay Mobile Shredding

suzeorman.com/resources/record-keeping

bankrate.com/finance/personal-finance/how-long-to-keep-financial-records.aspx

SELL | CONSIGN

FURNISHINGS:

Bell’Occhio  206.323.8833: Seattle luxury consignment

ESTATE SALES:                        

Room to Move

Girlfriends Estate Sales

caringtransitionsofsps.com: senior relocation, downsizing, estate sales

CLOTHING:

therealreal.com: luxury consign clothing, jewelry, home, art, gifts

poshmark.com: online buy/sell, printed return label

buffaloexchange.com: in-person consignment

SPORTING GOODS:

https://playback-sports.com consignment includes

fishing, exercise equipment, bikes, books…

TECH:

decluttr.com: sell cell phones, MacBooks, wearables,

tablets, game consoles, DVDs, CDs, games. Free shipping, includes chargers, etc, they remove personal data.

Gaming system Image by Mika Baumeister
VENDORS
Woman's closet Image by Micheile Henderson

CUSTOM CLOSETS:

Organized Living FreedomRail adjustable closet system

Container Store Elfa system

ORGANIZING AND STORAGE PRODUCTS:

organizemydrawer.com: customizable dividers for any configuration

https://1thrive.com: customizable wall planner organizers

shelfgenie.com: custom pull-out shelves 

revashelf.com 

MEMORABILIA:

projectrepat.com: T-shirt quilt

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