I just heard about a neighbor
who needed a wheelchair for a friend with ALS.
I suggested she call AGE of Central Texas. Within a few hours, she had a
free wheelchair for her friend. As I was
telling her about this fabulous organization, I remembered that I had a cane I
wanted to donate, so I took it to AGE of Central Texas. It made me realize that more people need to
know about the health equipment lending services provided by this organization and
how people can donate to this very worthy cause. AGE of Central Texas truly
makes your RECYCLING a way of REGIVING.
AGE of Central Texas < http://www.ageofcentraltx.org/> is located in central Austin at 3710 Cedar
St. Their Health Equipment Lending
program lends all kinds of equipment to seniors and persons with disabilities,
free of charge. To donate, please
call 512-600-9288. You can learn more on
their website about what they need and even how to borrow equipment.
OTHER WAYS TO REGIVE
REGIVE YOUR VINYL RECORDS. What to do
with 100 45 RPM records of folk dance music and over 100 vinyl LP’s? I took my 45 records to the Creative Use and
Recycling Center. They are a non-profit
organization that will sell these for crafting projects. Please visit their website for more
information <http://austincreativereuse.org/ >. I donated my LP records to Recycled Reads http://library.austintexas.gov/recycled-reads. This wonderful
store will sell my records to earn money to support the Austin Public Library.
REGIVE OLD CELL PHONES – There is a program that gives soldiers and vets
cell phones. It is called Helping Heroes
Home. More info can be found at https://www.cellphonesforsoldiers.com/about-us/helping-heroes-home/
The Pak Mail store on
Windsor Road will mail donated cell phones to Cell Phones for Soldiers. All Pak Mail stores will accept these phones
and take them to the Windsor Road store.
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO POST TO
THIS BLOG ANY RECYCLING QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE. I WILL RESEARCH YOUR QUESTIONS AND POST THE
ANSWERS.
And don't forget the awesome neighborly community social network called Nextdoor (https://nextdoor.com/about_us/). It is a great way to share resources and pass along no-longer-needed items.
ReplyDeleteThank you again this is sooo good to know. And L. Placek's bit too.
ReplyDeleteYeah!
Hi Dena,
ReplyDeleteHow do I responsibly get rid of old pillows? I have 4 that are past due for this world. Two are foam and are disintegrating in theirs cases. Two are ancient wonders from my grandmother's era. I was going to pitch them in the dumpster but thought I'd first check how to recycle them if possible.
Thanks!!
~iola
Simple Recycling will take them. Just put them into your green bag and put it out near your blue recycling bin on recycling day. Simple Recycling will recycle them for fabric content.
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