Benefits for the donor include saving on disposal fees by providing
reusable furniture and other household items to low-income Vermonters
(rather than disposing of them in the landfill or abandoning them with a
free sign). Your donation is tax-deductible and receipts verifying your
donation are provided.
In my view, having a place to put items out for free is a great
opportunity for reuse, but the dilemma is when these items sit out for
too long and get spoiled in the weather and the owner does not take
responsibility. Nobody wants to see an eyesore of a soaking wet couch
sitting on the side of the road in the rain when the day before the very
same couch was in fair to good condition and could have been used by a
family in need. I understand that for some folks transporting these
items to Barre may be a challenge.
I would like to suggest that we as a community come up with a space to
store reusable items and schedule a monthly or bi-weekly pick up from
ReSOURCE. Or schedule dates that community members could bring items to a
central location for pick-up. I work for ReSOURCE and could facilitate
the pick-up.
With all the publicity recently going to alternative energy in The
Valley and the big picture changes we are now facing with energy, I
would like to send the reminder out that we keep sight of all things
large and small that we as individuals can do to protect our
environment. You can contact me at
Jesse Greig
Warren
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