Give Away
Buy Nothing Rivertowns
If you do not know about this positively marvelous facebook community group, it is an active hive of freebies and landfill diversion.
"Buy Nothing Rivertowns (South), NY is for neighbors in Ardsley, Dobbs Ferry, Hastings-on-Hudson, and Irvington, NY. . . We offer members a way to give and receive, share, lend, and express gratitude through a worldwide network of micro-local gift economies in which the true wealth is the web of connections formed between people who are real-life neighbors." Check it out at https://www.facebook.com/groups/516676378506529/about
Attic Sale
Clear out your clutter and donate to the The Presbyterian Church who hopes to bring back their fabulous Attic sale, with donations being accepted form July 1 2021 http://irvingtonpresbychurch.org/category/attic-sale/
Furniture Sharehouse
Donate any time. "Furniture Sharehouse provides free furniture to economically disadvantaged individuals and families living in Westchester County, giving them the basic household furnishings that enable them to rebuild their lives and live with dignity."
See acceptable furniture items at http://furnituresharehouse.org/donation-guidelines/
Green Drop: Clothing, Housewares
"Give back to individuals in need and make a charitable donation at GreenDrop's White Plains, NY, location. GreenDrop has affiliated with the American Red Cross, the Military Order of the Purple Heart, and the National Federation of the Blind. We help them raise funds through the collection of your gently used clothing and housewares." https://www.gogreendrop.com/find-a-location/white-plains
Helpsy: Clothes
"We're the largest textile collection company in the Northeast US. Unlike most used clothing businesses we have an environmental mission: to keep clothes out of the trash. In just the last year we collected 25 million pounds of clothes." Find a bin at: https://www.helpsy.co/find-a-bin
Kitchens
If you are doing a renovation, consider giving your kitchen cabinets and appliances to charity Big Reuse who will resell it. You may hire one of their recommended auditors for a tax deduction and save money from the donation.