One Man's Trash is Another's Treasure

Something i have figured out these past years is that if you label something "free" and sit it in your yard (if you live near other people of course) every case i have had that item taken. From a bent up futon, to a computer desk, to yesterday, the kids cabbage patch kitchen in which had taken quite the beating from the kids over the past year of using it, a kitchen set which Emily bought for them for 5$ the previous year at a garage sale, so it has seen its years. There are many internet sites such as craigslist.com or freecycle.com where you can list your items for free or a price and people will come and get it locally. Even though i have not used these sites , just a simple "free" sign on the item itself has worked, the fastest was the desk, gone in less than 20 minutes. I am happy to know that these items will be reused saving the overfilling of our landfills with items that others may want. So next time you plan to bring something to the dump that is still in ok condition, give it a try first with the free sign or advertising, never hurts if your going to toss it anyway!