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103 Things You Should Always Throw Away

Nothing will have you feeling more refreshed than decluttering your living space from unnecessary stuff. Here are all the things you can and should throw away on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis to free space in your home. While most of these items can be tossed in the trash or recycled, some can also be sold or donated. Bottom line, ditch these 100-plus things for a cleaner, less cluttered life.

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1. Broken electronics

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2. Boxes and packaging

3. Dried flowers

4. Empty or near-empty bottles of cleaning products

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5. Broken kitchen equipment

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6. Old towels with holes and stains

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7. Bills you don't need to keep

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8. Clothes that are outdated or from uni

9. Worn-out bath mats

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10. Scraps of wrapping paper

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11. Old purses that you don't use

Donate these.

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12. Stockings and tights with runs

13. Address labels for your old house

14. Old artwork or old children's artwork

Keep your favourites, but bin the rest.

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15. Clothes that don't fit

Donate or throw a clothing swap with your friends.

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16. CDs for old computer programs

17. Expired ticket stubs

18. Old schoolbooks you'll never use again

19. Stained clothing you can't clean

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20. Expired food

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21. Old swimwear that's losing its stretch

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22. Bags you never use

Donate them!

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23. Cables and wires you don't use

24. Little knickknacks

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25. Bobby pins

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26. Old electronics that can't be fixed like phones

27. Old or unused hangers

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28. Extra coffee mugs

Donate the unused ones collecting dust on your shelves, but trash the cracked and stained ones.

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29. Wedding invites

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30. Scarves that have seen better days

31. Spare furniture parts you don't need

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32. Frequent shopper cards you never use

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33. Old toiletries

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34. Wrinkled ribbon and bows for gift wrap

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35. Junk mail

36. Old makeup

37. Broken Christmas decorations

38. Christmas lights that don't work

39. Worn-out sheets and bedding

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40. Matchbooks

41. Mobile phone accessories you don't use anymore

42. Old magazines

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43. Leftover change

Don't actually throw change away, but it's not doing you much good taking up valuable space in piles around your house. Roll it up and take it into the bank to exchange for cash you'll actually use.

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44. DVDs you don't watch

You should donate these!

45. Rusty jewellery

Consider donating if it's salvageable.

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46. Stinky kitchen sponges

47. Random containers and jars

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48. Old spices

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49. Old pillows

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50. Pens that don't work

51. Broken or old iPhone cases

52. Scratched nonstick cookware

53. Ripped denim

When it's in a place that isn't a part of the "style" and isn't easily repairable.

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54. Ratty t-shirts

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55. Cards people have given you with no sentimental value

56. Furniture manuals

57. Freebie or promotional t-shirts you never wear

58. Gifts you don't like

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59. Old paperwork

60. Old bank statements

61. Newspapers

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62. Old calendars

63. Expired coupons and tokens

64. Old folders

65. Dried-up nail polish

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66. Old shopping bags

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67. Old batteries

68. Expired medication

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69. Sample-sized toiletries

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70. Magnets

71. Old fortune cookie fortunes

72. Worn-out shoes

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73. Tired bras

74. Damaged clothing you can't mend

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75. Unused stationery, stickers, and sticky notes

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76. Old underwear

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77. Hair elastics that have lost stretchiness

78. Toys your pets don't play with

79. Socks with holes

80. Hair accessories you don't use

81. Markers that have run out of ink and other art supplies

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82. Extra photo prints

83. Expired sauces

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84. Unused vases

Donate these.

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85. Games that are missing pieces

86. Outdated electronics

87. Wedding favuors you don't use

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88. Travel brochures

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89. Cooking utensils you have two of

Another great thing to donate if they are in good condition.

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90. Save-the-dates

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91. Receipts you don't need

92. Used and ripped envelopes

93. Extra Tupperware you don't need

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94. Random mismatched flatware, plates, and glasses

Good to donate if they're in OK condition.

95. CDs

96. Hand-me-downs that you're guilt-tripped into keeping

Donate these!

97. Necklaces and bracelets with broken clasps

Donate if they're good quality and could be worth fixing.

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98. Computer cords, FireWire cord, etc., that you don't use

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99. Kitchen things you don't use

If they've barely been used, donate them!

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100. Old prom dresses

If they're in good condition, find a local organisation that specialises in donating prom dresses.

101. Old planners

102. The other side of a pair of lost earrings

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103. Extra buttons

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