• Buy Nothing groups on Facebook

• Freecycle 

• Goodwill

• GreenDrop

• Habitat for Humanity ReStores

• NextDoor

• Salvation Army

• Thrift/resales stores

• Bridging (furniture and household good for transitioning out of homelessness and poverty.

• Epilepsy Foundation

• Leave on the curb with a “FREE” sign on it 

  • where local regulations allow

Discard

Check your state laws or local funeral home for any restrictions on scattering ashes. You can scatter them where the deceased asked you to, or, if no instructions were left, where you’d want to remember your loved one.

Other Resources for Donating, Selling or Recycling

Donate:

• Better World Books

• BookMooch

• Books for Soldiers

• Books Through Bars

• Kids Need to Read

• Libraries

• Little Free Library in local neighborhoods

• Prison Book Program

• Reader to Reader 

• Retirement homes

• Theaters (to use as props/displays)

Sell:

• Craigslist 

• eBay 

• Facebook Marketplace 

Recycle:

Paperback books can be placed in your curbside recycling bin. You may need to remove the covers from hardcover books before they can be recycled; check with your recycler.