The start of the year is often the perfect opportunity to reorganize and get rid of things that no longer serve us. In 2025, why not make your decluttering a triple-win act?
At Renaissance, we encourage you to take a sustainable and intentional approach to this New Year’s cleaning. By lightening your daily life, you allow each donated item to continue making an impact, far beyond our doors. Last year, the approximately 1.7 million donations we received helped us assist over 3,000 people in reentering the workforce, while diverting more than 27,000 tons of used items from landfills.
Here are some tips for a successful and responsible decluttering:
- Take it step by step: Tackle one room at a time to avoid feeling overwhelmed, and sort the contents of your cabinets, closets, and drawers.
- Ask yourself: do I really need this? If you haven’t used it in a year, it’s probably time to part with it.
- Donate what can still be useful: Instead of throwing away, consider donating to Renaissance. Your items will find a new life, and you’ll help support the professional reintegration of people struggling to enter the job market.
- Don’t forget to have fun: Make this a family or friend activity, where everyone can participate and decide together which items to donate.