About the only thing I will buy 'recycled' are hard items. And I usually will only buy them at a yard sale/garage sale. By hard items, I mean maybe a vase, a tool, cute nicnak that hits my fancy, is completely washable and I want to display it, and possibly fabric, but only if it is newer/new and hasn't been washed and doesn't have an odor of smoke/mildrew/pesticide to it.
I won't buy clothes/shoes/purses, dishes to use for food, no books (used books are usually dusty/mildrew issues) anything nasty/dirty looking, anything electric (except will buy woodworking tools if in good condition and worth the price). Anything that has an odor to it (smoke/mildrew/pesticide) or anything that has mold/mildrew on it.
I do recycle/donate, but only items in usuable, good condition.
Last edited by quiltsfor; 05-10-2023 at 03:16 AM.