{"id":20376,"date":"2015-04-05T14:55:45","date_gmt":"2015-04-05T14:55:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.livingino.com\/?p=20376"},"modified":"2020-05-19T11:26:00","modified_gmt":"2020-05-19T11:26:00","slug":"21-items-havent-thrown-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trendsandideas.com\/21-items-havent-thrown-away\/","title":{"rendered":"21 Items You Haven&#8217;t Thrown Away But Should"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Even the least pack raty of us keeps things around we really should have thrown out long ago. We justify it to ourselves by saying we really are going to wear that dress that has sat in the closet for two years without ever being worn or that stack of magazines is earmarked for craft use, but let\u2019s face it, if we were going to do those things, they would have already been done.<\/p>\n<p>Then there are things we didn\u2019t even know we should throw out. Did you realize makeup expired? How about canned goods? Read on to find out what you should be throwing out that you\u2019ve instead been keeping around.<\/p><div class=\"299e341f8a08f42e52fce59246b937ee\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.trendsandideas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/linespo420.png\" \/>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n   <script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    window._mNHandle = window._mNHandle || {};\r\n    window._mNHandle.queue = window._mNHandle.queue || [];\r\n    medianet_versionId = \"121199\"; \r\n    (function() {\r\n        var sct = document.createElement(\"script\"),\r\n        sctHl = document.getElementsByTagName(\"script\")[0],\r\n        isSSL = 'https:' == document.location.protocol;\r\n        sct.type = \"text\/javascript\";\r\n        sct.src = (isSSL ? 'https:' : 'http:') + '\/\/contextual.media.net\/dmedianet.js?cid=8CU9TC097' + (isSSL ? 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Old Shoes<\/h3>\n<p>Those shoes that are falling apart and barely wearable need to hit the trash can now. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tipsbulletin.com\/how-to-wash-shoes\/\">The shoes that you wash<\/a> but never wear and are just taking up space in your closet, you should <a href=\"http:\/\/soles4souls.org\/\" rel=\"noopener\">donate<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>3. Old Clothes<\/h3>\n<p>You know the ones. They&#8217;ve been hanging out in the back of your closet for years, and you just haven&#8217;t gotten around to wearing them or giving them away yet. It&#8217;s past time you do.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>4. Expired and\/or Broken Make-Up<\/h3>\n<p>Expired make-up can be dangerous to your skin to keep using. Find out how to determine if your make-up is expired <a href=\"http:\/\/theglossy.sephora.com\/articles\/836\/the-resolution-out-with-the-old?stm_cat=How-To&amp;stm_prods=no&amp;stm_type=image\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>5. Dry Cleaner Hangers<\/h3>\n<p>You don&#8217;t need them. You really don&#8217;t.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>6. Old Magazines<\/h3>\n<p>If you were going to read them\/craft with them\/give them to someone, you would have done it already. They need to go.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>7. Failed or Half-Finished DIYs<\/h3>\n<p>If you have a DIY project that has been sitting half-finished in the corner of your room for weeks or months or years, it&#8217;s time to admit you aren&#8217;t going to finish it. Likewise, that failed project tucked in the corner isn&#8217;t getting fixed. Just toss it.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>8. Old Socks and Hats<\/h3>\n<p>Socks, if they have holes in them, they have outlived their usefulness. Likewise, if you can&#8217;t find their mates, then it&#8217;s better just to toss them. Same goes for old hats and caps. Have you ever tried to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tipsbulletin.com\/how-to-wash-a-hat\/\">wash a hat<\/a> and then just found yourself in getting rid of it.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>9. Paint<\/h3>\n<p>Yes, paint can be tricky to get rid of, but you still need to. Find out how <a href=\"http:\/\/www.advancejunkremoval.com\/disposing-old-paint\" rel=\"noopener\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>\u00a0<\/h3>\n<h3>10. Old Underwear and Bras<\/h3>\n<p>We all have them. Those ones we wear only when we&#8217;re doing laundry or those favorites that have the underwire poking through but you can&#8217;t bear to toss them. Be brave. You can do it.<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h3>11. Expired Spices<\/h3>\n<p>Spices definitely have shelf lives. If you want to find out the various self-lives for different spices, check <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spicesinc.com\/p-780-what-is-the-shelf-life-of-spices-and-herbs.aspx\" rel=\"noopener\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>12. Outdated Tech<\/h3>\n<p>Old computers, cell phones, VHS tapes, printers. You know what&#8217;s outdated and needs to go. If you aren&#8217;t sure how to get rid of it, you could always upcycle it, like this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.instructables.com\/id\/Make-a-Cat-Bed-from-a-Computer-Monitor\/\" rel=\"noopener\">computer monitor cat bed<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>13. Old Toys<\/h3>\n<p>Broken toys just need to go. Likewise, those toys no one has touched for years should leave your house as well.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>14. Toothbrushes<\/h3>\n<p>How often do you actually switch out your toothbrush? Cause you probably aren&#8217;t doing it enough.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>15. Lens Cases<\/h3>\n<p>Dirty lens cases can cause problems for your eyes. If you&#8217;ve had yours for years, it&#8217;s past time to get a new one.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>16. Old Canned Food<\/h3>\n<p>Canned food actually does expire, it just takes a long time. If you have cans so old in the back of your cupboard they are gathering dust, it&#8217;s time they hit the trash can.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>17. Used Light Bulbs and\/or Batteries<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>But how to do you throw away old batteries safely? Check <a href=\"http:\/\/www.care2.com\/greenliving\/how-to-dispose-of-old-batteries.html\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> for answers.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>18. Towels<\/h3>\n<p>If you have the same towels you had last decade; it&#8217;s high time to toss them. If they are still in relatively good shape, considering donating them to an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.animalhumanesociety.org\/donate\/donate-our-wish-list\" rel=\"noopener\">animal shelter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>19. The Majority of Your Junk Drawer<\/h3>\n<p>It&#8217;s called a &#8220;junk&#8221; drawer for a reason.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>20. 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