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Monday, October 08, 2007

Donate your jewelry.

I am prone to clutter. [ Admitting it is the first step in recovery. :) ] It can be so hard for me to part with many of the items I have but being able to recycle them certainly make me feel a lot better about getting rid of them. I've written about purchasing environmentally responsible jewelry, but it wasn't until a conversation with Nicole Lorimer that it occurred to me that I could donate jewelry too! Thanks Nicole! Check out GreenKarat.com to donate the jewelry you no longer wear.

Remember these steps to reduce the clutter in your home and the waste in our world:

* Reduce - Do you really need it?
* Reuse - Can you use it again before getting rid of it?
* Recycle - How can this be used differently or reprocessed for use again?
* Restore - How can I replace the resource I consumed?

The order matters. Have fun decluttering!

"Pick battles big enough to matter, small enough to win." — Jonathan Kozol

11 comments:

Ethical Metalsmiths said...

Hi,

You could also donate your old jewelry to the Radical Jewelery Makeover. Check it out at: www.ethicalmetalsmiths.org

Recycling is a great way to decrease the demand for freshly mined metal.
Good for you for thinking about this.

Best,
Christina

Anonymous said...

We donated some items that we had intended to sell but just did not want to hassle with it to Collectibles with Causes.
http://www.collectibleswithcauses.org/donate-jewelry.html
www.collectibleswithcauses.org

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Anonymous said...

This is actually a great idea....donating jewelry that is no longer of our taste...I have a jewelry resource too that can be of your interest.visit my site at Diamond Wedding Engagement rings

Anonymous said...

Funny...
This "Green Karat" place is a 3rd party. Why not just donate directly to a charity instead of allowing a 3rd party line their pockets with charitable dollars.
My Wife donated jewelry to the Collectibles with Causes place and we know where the money went. Even got a thank you from the school that received computers bought with the funds from our donation. Very reassuring.
I am sure that the same results can be found using many charities that respect your donations enough to handle them without a 3rd party.

Anonymous said...

I am a custom jewelry designer looking to donate some items to worthy charity as well as to promote my site.Any ideas

thx Liad
www.custom-silver-jewelry-by-liad.com

viovio said...
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viovio said...

Yes, if you want to donate, I suggest to donate to a cause you know. I have always wondered where all the second-hand/used clothes from USA came from. (I know they come from the USA, but I just wonder if someone donated it and now they sell it to us)
I always buy American toys for my child because they are better quality than the Chinese ones... and are at the same price. I wonder if someone donated them and now they are selling them here in Latin America.
Well, if you want to donate to a good cause, I think I am a good cause. I am currently saving for grad school but at the current rate I will be going to grad school when I retire XD

Anonymous said...

在MSN上,同声传译偶尔会和翻译公司外国朋友交流一番。可是,不会英文,东莞翻译公司无疑会让沟通变得艰难。同声传译如果广州翻译公司只是去查询词典深圳韩语翻译,虽然深圳法语翻译可以明白一两个单词的意思,但是整句到底是什么意思,用英语怎么去说明,怎么能够让外国朋友听懂纳?

  这就需要借助于专业深圳翻译公司的翻译工具和翻译软件北京翻译公司了。深圳翻译公司。而近日,MSN推出了全新的在线翻译机器人服务广州翻译公司上海翻译公司。添加翻译机器人到你的MSN中,深圳德语翻译
深圳俄语翻译
深圳韩语翻译,便可轻松实现广州同声传译在线翻译。

  MSN翻译机器人商务口译同传设备目前深圳翻译和以往深圳英语翻译
深圳日语翻译或者广州翻译公司民间推出的机器人程序相同,同样采用聊天窗口,通过对话实现功能。
深圳同声传译

Anonymous said...

bvxw在MSN上,同声传译偶尔会和翻译公司外国朋友交流一番。可是,不会英文,东莞翻译公司无疑会让沟通变得艰难。同声传译如果广州翻译公司只是去查询词典深圳韩语翻译,虽然深圳法语翻译可以明白一两个单词的意思,但是整句到底是什么意思,用英语怎么去说明,怎么能够让外国朋友听懂纳?

  这就需要借助于专业深圳翻译公司的翻译工具和翻译软件北京翻译公司了。深圳翻译公司。而近日,MSN推出了全新的在线翻译机器人服务广州翻译公司上海翻译公司。添加翻译机器人到你的MSN中,深圳德语翻译
深圳俄语翻译
深圳韩语翻译,便可轻松实现广州同声传译在线翻译。

  MSN翻译机器人商务口译同传设备目前深圳翻译和以往深圳英语翻译
深圳日语翻译或者广州翻译公司民间推出的机器人程序相同,同样采用聊天窗口,通过对话实现功能。
深圳同声传译

Cherry's Fashion Jewelry Blog said...

We can donate some old jewelry to people who need them.
I recommend you to visit a nice jewelry website, there are many charming
Necklaces, Earrings, Bracelets, Sterling Silver Jewelry, Jewelry Sets .