Clear the Clutter: Decluttering Tips and the Benefits of Textile Recycling

In a world where fast fashion and impulse buys fill our closets faster than we realize, it’s easy for clothing and textiles to pile up, creating clutter and chaos in our homes. Decluttering can be daunting, but it’s also a chance to refresh your space and make mindful choices about what we surround ourselves with! In this article, we’ll explore simple decluttering strategies AND how textile recycling can help you meet your decluttering goals.

1. Make a plan. Figure out where your home has the least clutter and start there. Small accomplishments add up quickly, and you’ll end up feeling like you did more than you expected to.

2.Set a goal. You don’t need to declutter your entire home in one go. It’s okay to focus on wrestling your living room for five minutes, ensuring things go where they belong. Put your misplaced items in a basket or pile and come back to them later.

3. Be the judge. Now that you’ve created an assortment of items that don’t belong in your newly organized space, it’s time to re-evaluate your relationship with those items. It’s best not to dwell on each item too much, so just go by a few key points to decide what to do with them:

• Does it work?
• Do I use/wear it?
• Do I love it?

             With these key questions in mind, start a recycle/donation pile and a “keep” pile. If it doesn’t work, and you haven’t made a plan to fix it, it needs to go. If you haven’t used it or worn it in a while, the initial appeal’s already worn off on you. And if you don’t love it, well, that makes things easy. Put away anything you decide to keep.

4. Maintain consistency. Keeping your home organized is easiest when you regularly set time aside to go through your belongings. Remember, trying to declutter all at once will wear you out and stress you out even more. Block out the messiest areas of your home and schedule days on your calendar to work through them. Give yourself enough time to be able to clean, organize, and recycle, but don’t feel forced to sacrifice your whole day.

5. Retold it! Part of our mission was born from the frustration and stress created by clutter. It’s hard enough to spend time decluttering your home, and we’re here to make it easy while making sure your old clothes and textiles don’t end up in the landfill. Any ill-fitting, outdated clothes can be recycled, as well as any fabric scraps and textiles you can’t find a project for. Even stained, ripped up, and otherwise practically useless fabric items will be responsibly repurposed.