I Don't Understand Why We Throw Away Perfectly Working Things

Re:I Don't Understand Why We Throw Away Perfectly Working Th... by euroderf on Sunday November 06, 2022 @12:19PM (#33494856)

Finland has a good system for this. You can take no-longer-wanted household items to your nearest kierrätyskeskus ("recycling center"). They sort thru it, toss the unsellable, check over checkoverable things (think: stereos and sweaters and jigsaw puzzles) to verify they're OK (and affix a label), and put'em on a shelf with a price tag.

These centers are a wonderful source of super-affordable second-hand stuff. The environmental benefits are yuuuge.

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Re:I Don't Understand Why We Throw Away Perfectly Working Th... by seanmcdirmid on Sunday November 06, 2022 @12:42PM (#33495125)

Goodwill in the states does this, but you have to wait in a long car line for an hour to donate, so it isn’t hassle free. But we’ve been there a few times with toys and some furniture.

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Re:I Don't Understand Why We Throw Away Perfectly Working Th... by PebblesRox on Sunday November 06, 2022 @12:46PM (#33495180)

I guess this varies by region. I've never had to wait more than a couple minutes to make a donation at any local thrift stores.

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Re:I Don't Understand Why We Throw Away Perfectly Working Th... by seanmcdirmid on Sunday November 06, 2022 @02:51PM (#33496348)

Ya, the one we go to has a large service area that is densely populated, so on the weekends the donation lines get pretty long.

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Re:I Don't Understand Why We Throw Away Perfectly Working Th... by feet on Sunday November 06, 2022 @03:58PM (#33497066)

Couple minutes? I've never had to wait at all

At all the Goodwill's I've donated at, I'm always the only one there at that time. Just drive up and unload immediately

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Re:I Don't Understand Why We Throw Away Perfectly Working Th... by koala_man on Sunday November 06, 2022 @12:37PM (#33495066)

> jigsaw puzzles

Wait, how do they check these over? Do they solve them to make sure that a quarter of the pieces aren't missing. Do they count the pieces in a 5000pc puzzle?

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Re:I Don't Understand Why We Throw Away Perfectly Working Th... by allan_s on Sunday November 06, 2022 @12:55PM (#33495275)

A 5000 piece jigsaw puzzle does not have precisely 5000 pieces :)

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Re:I Don't Understand Why We Throw Away Perfectly Working Th... by vidanay on Sunday November 06, 2022 @01:41PM (#33495707)

Why don't Jigsaw Puzzles have the correct number of pieces?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXWvptwoCl8

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Re:I Don't Understand Why We Throw Away Perfectly Working Th... by euroderf on Monday November 07, 2022 @03:47AM (#33503051)

I assume they just count the pieces !

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Re:I Don't Understand Why We Throw Away Perfectly Working Th... by implements on Sunday November 06, 2022 @12:46PM (#33495179)

Britain (or at least Surrey) has the same system - Community Recycling Centres [1] will have a shipping container where you can leave things that a Charity Shop [2] might be able to re-sell.

[1] The local “Dump” or “Tip” - [2] “Goodwill”.

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Re:I Don't Understand Why We Throw Away Perfectly Working Th... by robcohen on Sunday November 06, 2022 @02:19PM (#33496031)

We have this in Texas, it’s called ReStore and it’s run by Habitat for Humanity

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Re:I Don't Understand Why We Throw Away Perfectly Working Th... by _nalply on Monday November 07, 2022 @03:40AM (#33502971)

Brockenstube in German speaking part of Switzerland

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Re:I Don't Understand Why We Throw Away Perfectly Working Th... by idonov on Monday November 07, 2022 @07:21AM (#33504884)

I love Finland

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