What Should You Throw Away?
103 Things You Should Always Throw Away
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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.
1 Broken electronics
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2 Boxes and packaging
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3 Dried flowers
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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8 Clothes that are outdated or from uni
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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
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12 Stockings and tights with runs
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13 Address labels for your old house
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14 Old artwork or old children's artwork
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15 Clothes that don't fit
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16 CDs for old computer programs
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17 Expired ticket stubs
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18 Old schoolbooks you'll never use again
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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
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23 Cables and wires you don't use
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24 Little knickknacks
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25 Bobby pins
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26 Old electronics that can't be fixed like phones
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27 Old or unused hangers
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28 Extra coffee mugs
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29 Wedding invites
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30 Scarves that have seen better days
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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
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36 Old makeup
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37 Broken Christmas decorations
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38 Christmas lights that don't work
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39 Worn-out sheets and bedding
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40 Matchbooks
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41 Mobile phone accessories you don't use anymore
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42 Old magazines
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43 Leftover change
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44 DVDs you don't watch
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45 Rusty jewellery
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46 Stinky kitchen sponges
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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
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51 Broken or old iPhone cases
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52 Scratched nonstick cookware
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53 Ripped denim
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54 Ratty t-shirts
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55 Cards people have given you with no sentimental value
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56 Furniture manuals
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57 Freebie or promotional t-shirts you never wear
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58 Gifts you don't like
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59 Old paperwork
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60 Old bank statements
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61 Newspapers
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62 Old calendars
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63 Expired coupons and tokens
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64 Old folders
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65 Dried-up nail polish
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66 Old shopping bags
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67 Old batteries
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68 Expired medication
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69 Sample-sized toiletries
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70 Magnets
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71 Old fortune cookie fortunes
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72 Worn-out shoes
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73 Tired bras
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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
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78 Toys your pets don't play with
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79 Socks with holes
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80 Hair accessories you don't use
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81 Markers that have run out of ink and other art supplies
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82 Extra photo prints
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83 Expired sauces
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84 Unused vases
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85 Games that are missing pieces
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86 Outdated electronics
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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
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90 Save-the-dates
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91 Receipts you don't need
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92 Used and ripped envelopes
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93 Extra Tupperware you don't need
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94 Random mismatched flatware, plates, and glasses
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95 CDs
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96 Hand-me-downs that you're guilt-tripped into keeping
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97 Necklaces and bracelets with broken clasps
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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
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100 Old prom dresses
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101 Old planners
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102 The other side of a pair of lost earrings
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103 Extra buttons
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