Written by guest blogger Natasha Raju
Have you ever felt there are times when you are cleaning the house and realize you might be throwing out old items that are still in good condition, but don’t know what to do with them? I can’t count the numerous times I’ve felt guilty for throwing away clothes or old furniture after doing spring cleaning, mainly because it was less time consuming to just toss it in the trash. However, there is a solution!
Excess Access is an online web site that works with donors and nonprofits in donating and recycling items to help support public charities. They assist their mother organization, the ecological public charity Matter of Trust. Excess Access acts as a database that donates all of their proceeds to charity.
An interesting aspect of their business is that their employees are student interns, work-from-home moms, and seniors. They do not compete for funding that most charities need. Members only have to pay $5 each year to participate in the program!
They have an 81% success rate and have donated $64,266,065 plus in items! Their most popular products include desks, beds, sofas, chairs, kids clothing, toys, office and school supplies, and even hair clippings for oil spill hair mats.
Check out their Web site for more information and know that even though you might be on a time crunch, someone somewhere will gladly love to take your donated items.
And remember, for ways to support causes and shop for your favorite products visit Uptown Liz!
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