It’s pretty easy to bring items into the house, even some unwanted stuff. You go to the shopping centre and return home with a bag full of stuff, or you jump online and click “purchase”, and everything comes at your front door a few days later – these options are probably not very costly and are simple to do. However, what is the procedure you follow to remove it from the house after you no longer need it?
This blog will look at setting up systems for recycling, e waste, unwanted stuff and other household waste that can’t go in your council rubbish bins.
Household waste
Firstly, be sure to understand what can and can’t go in your kerbside rubbish bins.
Many city councils include pickup for recyclables such as cardboard, glass and plastic, another bin for green waste, fogo (food organic, garden organic) and general waste. Take a few minutes to brush up on the rules for your local area. How often is the general waste collected in your area?
Decluttering is much easier if you don’t let it accumulate in the first place.
Recyclable waste
In relation to recyclable waste, personally we have a recycle bin in almost every room in the house so it’s easy for everyone to put their stuff in the right bin.
What do you do to capture the recyclable waste in your home? What’s the system to get stuff out of your house? Do you have just one recycle bin, or multiple in your home to collect recyclables to be taken out to your council bin?
Unwanted textiles
Try Upparel for textiles that can’t be donated or reused.
A regular pickup from upparel reduces the amount of clutter that accumulates in your home.
Upparel is driving innovative upcycling solutions to end textile waste.
Round up all textile waste in your home, follow the below link, add the weight, number of boxes, pay and someone will pick it up from your front door.
Have you got a bundle of stuff that could be picked up by them right now? https://upparel.com.au/clothing-recycling/#recycl e
Other options for unwanted textiles
Check out the options available to get unwanted stuff out of the house:
Unwanted textiles that cannot be donated: – Drop off at Zara and H&M
Sheets and towels (any brand)
– Drop off at Sheridan at your local Boutique, Studio or Outlet store.
Electrical waste
Drop off your electrical waste (computer keyboards, mice and other peripherals, batteries, pens and highlighters and much more!!) at Officeworks
Feel free to Contact me if you are you having trouble getting rid of from your house or some unwanted stuff.
Other donation options for things you no longer need
Check out this long list of donation options that I have put together if I haven’t mentioned the item you need to get rid of.
Soft plastic
As much as we try as a family we still bring some soft plastic into the house so we’ve set up a system to manage it.
Here’s a pic of a little bin my husband Jason & 11 year old Charlie installed under our sink. Here’s a pic of a little bin my husband Jason & 11 year old Charlie installed under our sink. The back bucket is for plastic bags (bread bags mainly because I can’t use my fabric bags for bread in these COVID times), and the front is the plastic to go to Woolworths to be recycled.
What’s the system you use to manage your soft plastic in your house?
What’s next?
What is your strategy for reducing unwanted items from your home? Keep your home clutter-free by implementing one or more of these systems.
Too hard?
Talk to me about your systems and how you can improve them by contacting me here
Who is Julie Cliff, Declutter Coach?
I like helping individuals learn how to declutter and organise their homes so that they can relax, feel in control, and lessen the sense of stress they have at home and utilise energy and time on family and other pleasant things instead of being exhausted.