Our Goodwill stores have a "last chance" store - literally anything they didn't or couldn't sell in the stores ends up in these bins... two days in the bins and then to the landfill.... the hamburger toys - my heavens you have no idea how many kids' meal toys end up in the landfill, it would turn your stomach.. brand new things - so much as to be unbelievable. They do take all books and clothing to be shipped overseas - and some goes to be recycled for paper. But the everyday items that no one wants is disgustingly amazing.
If you haven't ever looked in your home town for Freecycle and Cheapcycle, take a few minutes online and see if you have them. We do and they are great.... these are people who have things that they don't want to send out in the garbage, cheapcycle can charge a few bucks, free cycle is just that free... you post your offering and others email to ask for it... Its a really neat way to share.
