Despite the decline in the Print media Business, many individuals still strongly support magazine subscriptions, whether for amusement or educational purposes. If you were to ask us, we would express that we are steadfastly devoted to reading and examining high-calibre material in printed or electronic magazines.
And with multiple magazine subscriptions come several read magazines you will want to recycle, dispose of or donate. Of course, donating magazines is the best option when one wants to get rid of them. This article will tell you where to donate old magazines.
1. Online Resources for Donating or Recycling
There are plenty of online resources available, whether you want to donate them to a worthy cause or recycle them in an environmentally-friendly way. We have listed some online communities and sites that accept old magazines:
Magazine Harvest: They recycle your donated old magazines and provide suitable quality reading materials to literacy programs for non-profit organizations like the homeless, domestic abuse, trafficking shelters, youth mentoring and job training programs, teachers, prison rehabilitation, veterans, behavioural health, and other local literacy programs.
Kosair Charities Child Advocacy Center: Tend to take lightly and gently used journals and pamphlets for waiting rooms.
Savers: They accept donations in the form of old magazines for non-profit organizations.
Vietnam Veterans of America: They have a pickup service for old magazines and other reading materials. You can schedule it through their online portal.
Prison Pen Pals: It gives you details on sending old magazines to prisons and rehabilitation centres.
Craislist.org: Craigslist.org helps you put on a curb alert or an exhibition where people can come and take away old published journals for free.
Savers Superstore: Savers is an online community that helps you find locations to drop off and eliminate excessive reading stash.
Freecycle: It is an online exchanging platform for reading stuff to be advertised and exchanged by interested parties.
US Modernist: Us Modernist takes printed journals of all kinds, mainly design and architecture; they scan, archive, and preserve magazines’ rich history and culture.
2. Donate Magazines to the Local Library
Magazines and book donations not only add to the library’s collection but could also benefit it in other ways. Many local libraries hold these particular fundraising events where they sell old magazines. So instead of treating them like trash, donate used magazines to the nearest library.
Not every library appreciates it if you drop off stacks of old magazines at their doorsteps! Make sure you ask if they are interested in taking old magazines. The same goes for every facility mentioned below.
3. To Retirement and Nursing Homes
Many avid readers and subscribers like to donate magazines to charities like Retirement and Nursing homes. The best part is that it helps cheer up older adults being accommodated there.
Many people there suffer from issues like immobility and depression because of their deteriorating health. They will most likely appreciate you with a friendly chat if you decide to give away your magazines and books to these organizations.
4. To Military Community
Ever wondered about giving away stuff in print media to military troops?
Someone serving overseas, especially a lonely soldier away from home, is always looking for a fresh pile of magazines to entertain himself with. Veteran associations also look for magazines and books to be reused by people in the service.
You need to determine and consider the theme before giving them away. Make sure you judge the audience correctly whom you thought about giving magazines.
5. To Family Shelters
You should consider items like published and print media to get recycled through charitable organizations like women or family shelters.
Typically, vulnerable people or people at risk tend to overthink more than healthy individuals. So, any form of entertainment would benefit them and ensure that these people are not left alone at the disposal of their negative emotions.
6. To Clinics and Hospitals
The ideal places that will take your useless stash in print are clinics and hospitals because of the waiting rooms they have. It is nice to have read and reused your old magazines by someone who cherishes them.
Nobody would be more appreciative than patients queued up and stuck for hours in hospitals and clinics. So ensure that you donate journals to organizations like these in excellent condition and shape.
7. Donate Old Magazines to Schools
Daycare centres, preschools, and even high schools are ideal candidates when you’re keen on volunteering to hand down good quality, age-appropriate paper materials in print, such as magazines and books.
Instead of just throwing those couple of children’s journals away, resource them to schools because they come in handy in arts and crafts projects. Children cut off relevant pictures and put them somewhere they are more cherished i-e an art project.
Guidelines for Donating Printed Material and Journals
- Please remove any name or address labels before giving off printed material and journals that indicate who it belonged to.
- Also, take a while to sort out the literary or arts-related printed material to be distributed among age-appropriate groups.
- It will be helpful to consider giving them to the relative audience who would cherish that specific genre of stuff you are handing down.
- Make phone calls, schedule the handing down of printed items, and ask if they even have a use for them or if they are as insignificant to them as to you.
- Don’t shop or subscribe to stuff you do not intend to read or keep finding an excuse not to read later.
If we missed something and you have more suggestions or tips on getting rid of magazines, let us know in the comments below.
