Unclutter 2014: days 321–340

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As previously noted, I'm doing Unclutter 2014, which involves getting rid of 1 thing per day in 2014, plus an extra thing for every thing that comes into the house. I thought I'd also keep track of where the things go (landfill, charity shop, recycling, etc). I'm planning to post once every ten (or sometimes twenty) days, giving a summary of how I'm doing.

Days 1–320: 528 out (131 landfill, 189 recycled, 132 charity shop, 29 gifts, 1 returned to owner, 8 Freegle, 1 bartered, 17 used up, 12 food waste, 8 archived), 131 in, net out: 397.

Days 321–340 totals: 61 out (5 landfill, 15 recycled, 22 charity shop, 14 Freegle, 1 used up, 4 food waste), 7 in, net out: 54.

I seem to be accelerating well past the finish line! My next update will be on 31 December with the final grand totals. Details of the past 20 days are below.

Day 323: 13 out: 9 CDs, 2 DVDs, and 2 DVD box sets taken to the charity shop.

Day 325: 5 in: 5 new bras arrived in the post.

Day 327: 23 out: 1 broken button put in landfill, 10 pots of fabric paint given to Freegler, 1 bag of soda ash and 3 packets of dye given to a different Freegler, 2 broken pieces of tupperware and 3 old plastic spoons put in recycling, 3 bags of ancient food from the freezer (prawn shells, gingko nuts, parmesan rinds) put in food waste.

Day 328: 2 out: 1 empty packet that's been hanging around in my wardrobe for over a year (recycled), 1 bottle of cream cleaner finally used up and recycled (we switched to spray cleaners a very long time ago).

Day 330: 5 out: 4 knitting needles which no longer have another half (landfill), 1 handful of yarn scraps (composted, counting as food waste).

Day 331: 8 out: 4 pairs of shoes put in textiles recycling, 4 pairs of knitting needles taken to charity shop, 1 in: old bus leaflet bought on eBay, arrived today.

Day 332: 5 out: book, hat, 2 cushions, and ball of yarn taken to charity shop.

Day 335: 1 out: old booklet put in the recycling, 1 in: local history book arrived in the post.

Day 338: 4 out: tshirt and bathmat put into textiles recycling; packet of soya chunks used up (been in the cupboard for ages); plastic box put in recycling.