WHERE TO BRING DECLUTTERED ITEMS IN MANILA

I love to help people declutter in an environmentally sustainable manner. It’s not just important to declutter properly, but also to avoid adding to our landfills and polluting our waters. This is my COMPLETE GUIDE ON WHERE TO BRING DECLUTTERED ITEMS IN METRO MANILA.

Whenever possible, I encourage:

donating
selling for 50% of the retail value (at the most)
recycling
upcycling
Other ways to contribute to circular living

So here are my favorite places to take items that I’ve decluttered! Read till the end to find out the most convenient ONE STOP OPTIONS!

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Where to Bring Clothing in Different Conditions

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Where to Bring CLEAN Plastic Discards GREEN ANTZ BUILDERS X APMC

Where to Bring CLEAN Plastic Discards THE PLAF

Where to Bring Recyclables in Metro Manila (Please note that not all plastics are recyclable)

To know which types are recyclable vs non-recyclable, here is a graphic from BBC:

There are seven different types of plastic, PET, HDPE, PVC, LDPE, PP, PS and the rest are put in an other category

FOR THINGS THAT AREN’T APPROPRIATE FOR DONATION

Now for those items that have value and are not appropriate for donation – hello stilletos, ball gowns, juicers, etc.! – it’s better to sell it at a fraction of the cost online!

During my time as a volunteer packing up donations for victims of calamity, it was so disappointing to see that people used the donation drive as a dumping ground for their stilettos, ballgowns and moldy bags. Let’s be mindful when we donate, shall we? What would someone who just lost their home do with those things?

For these type of items, better to make the effort of selling it online so that someone who needs it, but doesn’t necessarily afford it brand new, can get it! Here are my best practices for selling online revealed!

How to Sell Your Decluttered Items Online

Where to Sell Your Decluttered Items

ONE STOP SHOP OPTIONS

Now for those who don’t have the time to sell stuff online, and want to get a little money in return, I usually recommend ALING PURING THE CLUTTER DIVA. Sadly she passed away a few months ago but her children, Susan and Malou continue her legacy of helping people declutter fast.

How to Book Hauling of Your Clutter by the Team of Aling Puring, The Clutter Diva

If you just want all your decluttered items picked up for free (you don’t pay them, they don’t pay you) quickly, you can simply ask HUMBLE SUSTAINABILITY to pick them up. They will take care of upcycling, reusing, recyling or donating them!

How to Book Humble Sustainability for FREE Pick Up of All Your Decluttered Items

If you want your items to be reused, upcycled, recycled but do not have time to get it all picked up at once, you can also post them in ONLINE DUMPSTER DIVING groups! Who ever takes your item will pick it up from you & this also promotes circular living! Here’s where you can post them:

Online Dumpster Diving

Hope you found these helpful! If you have any other questions, feel free to write me in the comments below or drop me a comment or message on my Instagram!