Recycling and Donation
Lighten Up! is an Eco-Friendly company, so it is a pleasure to bring re-usable and recyclable items to the best collection sites.
The following are regular services provided at no additional charge:
- Deliver clothes and household items to well-regarded charities, and return an itemized receipt. Knowing donations can immediately help someone else often gives my clients incentive to let their items go to new homes.
- Deliver food, toiletries, bed linens, blankets, and cleaning items to homeless shelters and food pantries, as part of The Simple Gesture (Cool Green Bags) Program which was a winner of a 2019 Best of Reston Award.
- Recycle items to avoid adding toxic items to landfills:
- electronics
- batteries
- corks
- eyeglasses
- old tennis shoes
- paper, plastics and glass (as allowed by the county)
- Dispose of old and expired medications in medication disposal bins.
- Shred your sensitive papers (you pay for the shredding but not for my time).