Tips For Downsizing and Disposing of Used Furniture
Are you planning a move and have some used furniture you’re looking to get rid of? Before tossing it to the curb, hold up. Sure, it might look like garbage to you. But to someone else, it’s a perfectly usable dining set. Or couch. Or whatever.
Sure, disposing of used furniture when moving is a burden.. It’s clunky and heavy. So much so, that just getting it outside can be a back breaking ordeal. Thankfully, there are better ways for disposing of used furniture. Instead of trashing used furniture, you can ensure that it gets a second life.
Donating Used Furniture Before a Move
In some cases, you might have to haul your old furniture to a drop-off location just to donate it. But that’s not always true. Sometimes, you can arrange to have it picked up, too. Plus, all donations can be deducted from your taxes.
Furniture Bank Association of North America (FBANA) – Through FBANA, you can locate your nearest furniture bank. Furniture banks provide furniture to those in need at little or no cost. Many will pick up gently used furniture straight from your house.
Goodwill and Salvation Army – If you don’t have a local furniture bank, check your local Goodwill or Salvation Army. Some will even pick up. Convenient, right?
If these options don’t appeal to you, homeless shelters, battered women’s shelters and thrift stores are also usually looking for used furniture. Feel free to try them out, too.
Sell or trade your used furniture before moving
Every time you toss out a used piece of furniture, you create more waste. And potentially waste more cash. Turns out, that old recliner might be worth something to someone. There are tons of classified websites out there with people looking to buy. Start with Craigslist. You may also look to post ads on social media sites such as Facebook to sell used furniture.
Junk removal
For something hands off, you can have someone else pick up your old and unwanted furniture for you. Some moving companies in Westchester like Al’s Moving and Storage take care of everything, all you have to do is arrange a time for them to come by and pick up your stuff. And they claim to recycle and donate everything they can.
Disposing of Used Furniture
We get it, sometimes when disposing of used furniture you don’t have any other options. Maybe that old sofa is infested with bedbugs. Maybe it’s just not salvageable. Whatever the case might be, before you drop it at the curb, make sure your municipality’s curbside program accepts bulky items. If not, you might have to bring it to a drop-off location. If your city’s part of the Recycle Coach network, it’s as easy as downloading the app and searching our What goes where? tool.