You may decide that it is time for a furniture facelift. Your old sofa set just isn’t in keeping with what is new and in style. Possibly, it is worn and just outlived its usefulness. Many buy new sets of furniture without giving careful consideration to what they are going to do with their old things. Many think that no one will want it or it is unusable and many times they end up in the dump or landfills. This is truly unnecessary because chances are the old sofa could be of some use to someone.

When it comes to disposing of your old furniture, you may have many more options than you think. That old couch may still have some usefulness. If it is just old but in fairly good condition, then one option is a charity. There are many charitable organizations that would gladly accept donations of old furniture. Many times they will collect it at no cost to you. They will either repair it and sell it on, giving the proceeds to the charity or give it directly to someone in need. Either way your donation is helping someone, somewhere and is keeping one less item out of a landfill.

Another option is recycling. This will depend highly on where you live and what services for recycling already exist. Chances are there is more than you realize. If you don’t know what services are available then a good source of information is the provider for garbage collection. If they won’t actually do it for you, they are likely able to put you in touch with someone who will. You may have to pay a small fee for collection but it is usually minimal. Many parts to a sofa can be re-used, such as the wood; stuffing and material for covering so don’t just discard it without checking your options.

Too often, old sofas are just discarded. They end up in landfills or are just dumped in an abandoned area. Look into charitable organizations that may accept your sofa as a donation. If it is beyond the scope of what they can fix or repair then look into recycling. There are likely parts of it that can be re-used if given the chance. By recycling your old sofas you can help others and the planet.