If you’ve ever wondered why donating is important and growing in popularity, we’ve got you covered. See, in today’s economy, people are on the hunt for easy tax deduction opportunities. But here’s the deal, donating unwanted, pre-loved items is more than just a tax deduction.
Here are all the reasons why you should donate your pre-loved clothes, appliances, and home goods instead of throwing them out.
Donating Is Good For The Environment
When you donate, you give items to a charity, the charity may sell items it cannot use to a thrift store. The thrift store gives those items a second chance to find a home that will love and appreciate them. This means those items don’t go straight to a landfill where they will take hundreds, possibly thousands of years to decompose. Instead, the items not only get used, but you prevent the new owner from buying the same item brand-new when a used option was already available.
Because of the circular nature of donating, when you donate your old items and people buy them, you are helping slow the vicious cycle of over-consumption and consumerism. And the less our society consumes, the more effort we can put towards environmental causes.
Help Others Through Donation
When you donate, you’re not just helping the environment by slowing consumerism, but you’re also offering other consumers the opportunity to buy items at a more affordable cost. With inflation rising, people are more strapped for cash than ever. But just because people’s budgets are tighter doesn’t mean their needs go away.
For example, when you donate your child’s out-grown school clothes, you’re allowing another family to buy those clothes for a more affordable price second-hand. This principle can apply to almost any item you donate. Think of the old saying, “One man’s trash is another man’s treasure.”