Sometimes knowing where specific items can responsibly go to get them out of the house is a barrier to decluttering. Here are some local resources to save time from having to research. I’ve compiled a list of donation and recycling centers near Canton, Michigan and around Metro Detroit to help you jumpstart your new simplified life!
BOOKS, DVDS, CDS, AND OTHER MEDIA
Better World Books, drop box at Redford Township District Library
Canton Public Library, around the back of the building (no magazines, textbooks published before 2000, any encyclopedias, dirty or otherwise damaged items, record albums, computer hardware, VHS or CD-ROMs)
Sellbackyourbook.com (free shipping)
CLOTHING AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS
Dress for Success, Ypsilanti (interview appropriate attire, costume jewelry, briefcases, portfolios, and work appropriate handbags)
Goodwill, Ford Road or Salvation Army, Joy Road
Plymouth Community Foster Closet (in-season new/like-new kids items)
Presbyterian Thrift Shop, Plymouth (in-season items)
Simple Recycling (order bags here and set out at curb on regular recycling day)
CRAFT SUPPLIES
SCRAP Creative Reuse, Ann Arbor
ELECTRONICS (E-WASTE)
Best Buy, Novi or Westland
Target, Ford Road (MP3, Ink Cartridges, Cellphones)
eyeglass donation
Walmart Vision Center, Ford Road
FURNITURE, APPLIANCES, AND TOOLS
Habitat Restore, Farmington Hills or Ann Arbor
hazardous materials and e-waste
MAKEUP AND BEAUTY PRODUCT PACKAGING
BYOC Co., Plymouth
MEDICATION DISPOSAL
CVS Pharmacy, Canton Center and Cherry Hill Road
Meijer Pharmacy, Canton Center and Ford Road
PAPER SHREDDING
Office Max, Ford Road ($0.99/pound; or about $25 per bankers box)
PENS AND MARKERS
Staples, Novi or Ann Arbor
PLASTIC BAG RECYCLING
Kroger, Ford Road (in the recycling center) Target, Ford Road (by the front door)
VIDEO & CASSETTE TAPES AND FLOPPY DISKS
Green Disk (must pay for shipping and processing)
WEDDING DRESSES
The Brides Project, Ann Arbor (dresses less than 5 years old)
WIRE HANGERS
Golden Carriage Cleaners, Ford Road or other dry cleaners
