Webfinder: Spring Cleaning

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STEP 1: Clear out the clutter! – The University of Illinois Extension Service offers basic advice on sorting and getting rid of stuff. You’ll find more clutter-busting tips at Live Simple: Rule Your Stuff, Simple Ways to Make Your Home into Your Sanctuary, Ultimate Guide to Decluttering, and Podcast: Clutter vs Hoarding – How to Live Clutter Free [AUDIO].

STEP 2: Where to Donate Goods – If you’re doing spring cleaning, you may find things to get rid of that are too good for the trash. What to do with them? Our ‘Where to Donate Goods’ page can help! Includes recycling info, too. See also How to responsibly get rid of the stuff you’ve decluttered, and Getting Rid of Your Unwanted Stuff.

STEP 3: Resell that stuff! – Thinking about having a yard sale to get rid of some of

Where to donate items

Planning to declutter your home in the new year? Looking for a way to re-purpose those unwanted holiday gifts? Check out our newly-updated *Where to donate items in the South Plainfield area* page, which provides information on local, regional, and national organizations that can make good use of your used (or unused) goods! http://www.southplainfield.lib.nj.us/donations.htm

Clutter Control 101

Stuck at home during lockdown and sick of looking at all the clutter surrounding you? The self-paced course Clutter Control 101 from Universal Class will motivate you to organize your home, desk and/or home office. This course will provide lots of helpful tips, resources and practices that will have you remaining on the anti-clutter wagon forever!
(NOTE: Library card required to access Universal Class. If you don’t have a SP library card, see http://www.southplainfield.lib.nj.us/nocard.png.)
https://library.universalclass.com/i/librarycourse/learn-to-be-clutter-free.htm
==> Learn how to access UNIVERSAL CLASS with our new YouTube tutorial!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peA7-Alz09U
http://www.southplainfield.lib.nj.us/dblogin.htm#univ
==> Just want some clutter-busting tips without taking a whole course? The University of Illinois Extension Service offers practical advice on sorting, organizing, storing, and getting rid of stuff. You’ll find more clutter-busting tips at Live Simple: Rule Your Stuff and Surprising Strategies for Finally Organizing Your Space.

Common Household Products Can Destroy the Novel Coronavirus

Consumer Reports hows you how to use them and tells you which products to stay away from:
https://www.consumerreports.org/cleaning/common-household-products-that-can-destroy-novel-coronavirus/