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Audio-Reader
1120 West 11th Street
785.864.4600
http://reader.ku.edu
Kansas Audio-Reader Network collects CDs, records, books on CD, musical instruments and audio equipment of all kinds (speakers, receivers, etc.) for its annual "For Your Ears Only" sale. The sale is a fundraiser for Audio-Reader, a reading and information service for the blind. To donate, just drop materials off at Audio-Reader, 1120 West 11th Street, between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m., Monday through Friday, or between 8 a.m. and noon, Saturday and Sunday. Audio-Reader cannot accept mix tapes or burned CDs or DVDs, however.
"We can only sell items that have been commercially produced," Lori Kesinger, program manager, says. "Nothing needs to be sealed or in the original packaging, but it all needs to be usable, of course, because we'll end up reselling it."
There are some items you can't throw in a dumpster, even if you want to. If you have household cleaning products, poisons, pesticides, paint, aerosol sprays or automotive liquids, call the Waste Reduction and Recycling Division. You'll need to set up a time to drop off the items.
Don't worry, though, even hazardous waste can be reused. Items that are still usable will go to the Product ReUse Facility where they are offered free of charge to anyone who wants to set up an appointment to "shop."
Check the City of Lawrence/Douglas County Household Hazardous Waste Facility website for a full list of items the facility collects free of charge.
Friends of the Lawrence Public Library Drop Box Lawrence Public Library 707 Vermont Street
The Friends of the Library drop box is the easiest way to get rid of your unwanted books, CDs and DVDs. Leave donations in the big wooden box of the Lawrence Public Library. The Friends of the Lawrence Public Library will sell your stuff at its biannual book sale.
Photo Illustration by Tyler Waugh
Photo Illustration by Tyler Waugh Swamped with stuff. Make money from your old clothes, books, CDs and DVDs.
Lawrence Humane Society
Garage Sale
Lawrence Humane Society
1805 East 19th Street
785.843.6835
www.lawrencehumane.org
The Lawrence Humane Society is accepting anything but clothing for its garage sale. Take items directly to the humane society unless you have a large amount, says Robin Evans, office manager. For large donations, call ahead so someone from the humane society can meet you at a storage site.
The United Way of Douglas County Community Garage Sale
785.843.6626
www.unitedwaydgco.org
If you're looking for a one-stop drop off for all of your worldly possessions, arrange a time to dump your stuff at the United Way's storage container. The United Way of Douglas County is collecting items for its community garage sale, which will be held July 31 and August 1. Unless your items are stained, ripped, broken or hazardous, the United Way will accept them, says Colleen Gregoire, vice president/ campaign manager for the United Way of Douglas County.
Information about student-friendly collection days should be available in May through KU Environmental Stewardship, Gregoire says. But if you're ready to drop off items now, contact the United Way at 785.843.6626 or deliver items to the storage container at the Eagle's Lodge, 1803 West Sixth Street, on May 14 between 6 and 8 p.m., on May 16 between 8 a.m. and noon, or on May 30 between 8 a.m. and noon.
Bikes
The Lawrence Re-Cyclery
711 West 23rd Street
785.856.1236
The Re-Cyclery is a low-cost alternative to a normal bike shop that buys, sells and fixes bikes, says owner Brian Shay. You're most likely to score some cash for your bike at the Re-Cyclery if it's in working condition and you originally bought it at a bike shop, Shay says. But if you have a bike from Wal-Mart or a similar department store that is in working condition, the Re-Cyclery will take it as a donation.
Lawrence Street Maintenance Division 1120 Haskell Avenue 785.832.3031
"Some bikes we can fix up, some bikes we can take parts off, some bikes we pass along," Shay says.
Your broken bike doesn't need to be tossed in a dumpster, though. Drop your bike at the Lawrence Street Maintenance Division to ensure it a better life. Bikes collected are taken to the Lansing Correctional Facility where inmates repair them before giving them away, says Margie Baston, administrative support for the facility.
DONATE THE REST
These stores will take almost anything you don't want to toss.Make sure items are clean and in good repair, then call ahead for specific instructions.
Goodwill Store
2200 West 31st Street
785.331.3908
Penn House
1035 Pennsylvania Street
785.842.0440
St. John's Rummage House
1246 Kentucky Street
785.331.2219
Social Service League Store
905 Rhode Island Street
785.843.5414
THIS WEEKEND
Take unwanted or broken electronics to Free State High School, 4700 Overland Drive, on Saturday for the Lawrence Electronic Recycling Event. Items will be collected in the parking lot from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. You can ditch most items free of charge, but you'll have to pay $5 to get rid of each computer monitor or TV set.
CASH FOR YOUR TRASH
For those willing to spend a little time and go home with the items these stores don't want, these second-hand stores offer the chance at a little cash for your trash.
Clothing
Wild Man Vintage
939 Massachusetts Street
785.856.0303
www.myspace.com/wildmanvintage
Plato's Closet
3514 Clinton Parkway
785.832.2274
www.platoscloset.com
Arizona Trading Company
736 Massachusetts Street
785.749.2377
Music
CD Tradepost
2540 Iowa Street
785.856.4253
721 Wakarusa
785.856.8733
www.cdtradepost.com
Hastings
1900 West 23rd Street
785.832.0719
www.hastingsentertainment.com
Kief's Downtown Music
823 Massachusetts Street
785.843.9111
www.kiefs.com
Love Garden Sounds
936 1/2 Massachusetts Street
785.843.1551
www.lovegardenssounds.com
Books
The Raven Bookstore
Half Price Books
1519 West 23rd Street
785.856.4253
www.halfpricebooks.com
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The Raven Bookstore
8 East Seventh Street
785.749.3300
www.ravenbookstore.com
If you happen to have some paperback mysteries laying around, trade them in at The Raven. The Raven offers 20 percent of the cover price in credit, says owner Heidi Raak.
The Dusty Bookshelf
708 Massachusetts Street
785.749.4643
www.thedustybookshelf.com
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