Recycling has many advantages, the chief among them being keeping waste away from landfills and protecting the environment. One important motivating factor for recycling, that we overlook sometimes, is that recycling can also help us earn some money. It is fast becoming a lucrative business with people gradually getting on the bandwagon and earning money from their trash rather than throwing it away.
Some things that can help you earn money are listed below.
- Used cans and bottles can be collected from campgrounds, city parks and other places and sold to buyback collection centers in and around your area. Offer to collect them from neighbors and friends who are too lazy to go to the local recycling center, what you earn would be a small amount initially but remember, the more you collect the more you earn.
- Recycling old books can get you money as well. A flea market or a consignment shop would be a good place to sell off your books. Online auctions, university message boards and garage sales are other options. You could also keep your eyes open for collectible books among the old books in your home, which can earn you a lot of money.
- Donating your clothes to a recognized charity can help you earn a tax rebate. Ensure that the organization issues a receipt and that it is qualified by IRS. Keep a record of the clothes donated and their value.
- You could also check out for a resale store in your area or hold a garage sale and earn immediate cash.
- If you have broken chains, bracelets and other jewelry in gold or silver that you no longer use, sell them and earn some good money. With the skyrocketing prices of gold and silver today, you will be surprised how much money you earn.
- Collect old newspapers from your neighborhood, sell them and earn money.
- Old copper wires, mattress springs, aluminum, old computer parts and broken cell phones can be sold as scrap metal.
- Moving supplies such as cardboard boxes, bubble wrap and unused sticking tape can be sold for reuse through garage sales, message boards etc.
- List your old articles which are in good shape such as cell phones, electronics, and blenders and toasters on websites and find a buyer for these articles.
Baby clothes, strollers, car seats, shoes cots and other nursery furniture can be sold once the children outgrow them.
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