Your Donations Are Probably Ending Up in the TRASH (Do This Instead)

#Japan #declutter #homeorganization 📘 Get The Complete Japanese Home Way: https://unclekenjibooks.com/ Let Things Go the Right Way—One Stop at a Time. You filled the bags. You drove them to the donation center. You felt good. But much of what we donate can't be sold, and a stranger at the back door ends up deciding what happens to the things you kept for years. . In this video, I'll show you the simple Japanese way to let things go: stop sorting by what a thing is, and start sorting by where it's going. Six stops, one departure shelf, and every item ends up somewhere it's truly wanted—starting this Saturday. TimeStamps: 00:00 Intro 00:46 What Really Happens to Your Donation Bag 02:52 The One Rule That Changes Everything 04:35 Stop One: A Person 06:28 Stop Two: A Buyer 08:16 Stop Three: The Right Receiver 10:16 Stop Four: The Donation Counter 12:02 Stop Five: The Proper Exit 14:10 Stop Six: A Goodbye 16:07 Your Closet, Stop by Stop 17:23 The Departure Shelf Plan 18:51 Final Words JAPANESE IDEAS IN THIS VIDEO: mottainai, enryo, osagari, Mercari, sodai gomi and hari kuyo, the Japanese ceremony for saying goodbye to things that served you well. YOUR TURN: What's the one thing in your house you'd never put in a donation bag, but don't know what to do with? Tell me in the comments. If this helped, give it a like and send it to someone who's about to drop off a trunk full of bags. Subscribe to Uncle Kenji for calm, simple ways to run a home, the Japanese way. SAFETY NOTES FROM THE VIDEO: Paint, batteries and household chemicals can't go in the regular trash or a donation bag—take them to a household hazardous waste site. Call a charity or check its website before you drop off, since every store sets its own rules. #Japan #declutteryourhome #japaneseminimalism #declutter #homeorganization #downsizing