Donate

Some items don’t even need to be reinvented to become useful—they just need a new home. Go through clothes, furniture, toys, etc. and donate gently used items to one of these locations:

Reuse

Finding ways to reuse items is an important way to keep waste out of landfills, save energy and prevent pollution in Kanawha County. Reusing items, rather than disposing of them, is beneficial to the environment because it requires less energy than collecting and processing recyclables and trash. Make it a family project to see how many items in your home you can keep out of the landfill.

One easy way to get started is to purchase or make items that are designed to be used over and over. Here are some examples:

• Lunch boxes (instead of brown bags)
• Tupperware (instead of Ziplock bags)
• Cloth grocery bags (instead of paper or plastic)
• Water bottles
• To-go coffee cups
• Coffee cup sleeves
• Straws
• Sandwich bags
• Towels + napkins
• Coffee filters
• Swiffer mop pads
• Reusable Keurig cups