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your trash (Davis Square)
I invite our community to drop off *many* items on my Davis Square porch, which I ship to TerraCycle – keeping some stuff out of landfills and making a little money for Somerville Arts for Youth. For the complete, frequently updated list of items that can be dropped off, please visit Because of TerraCycle promotions, the following are items that I am specifically hoping to find on my porch by Sunday, November 15: • all brands of *empty and dry* nail polish and gel nail polish bottles and caps • Don Francisco’s, Café La Llave, and José’s Gourmet Coffee pods and bags • MacroBar wrappers • Mountain House flexible plastic pouches • Open Farm and Wellness pet food packaging • Murad bottles, pumps, jars, lids, tubes, and caps • Serenity Kids flexible plastic packaging • LeapFrog and VTech electronic learning devices and electronic toys with *batteries removed* (broken toys and/or parts of toys that can’t be donated or given away)
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Free:
CD/DVD cases (Davis Square)
Gifted
Despite how they look in the photo, they are identical. Davis Square porch pickup.
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8h
Free:
Netgear Cable Modem (Davis Square)
Gifted
Netgear Cable Modem available for Davis Square porch pickup.
9d
Free:
Black Mini Countryman Floor Mats (Davis Square)
Floor mats for Mini Countryman 2017-2023, look gray in photo but are actually black with blue trim. Davis Square porch pickup.
9d
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4 small car speakers (Davis Square)
Car speakers, originally from a 2019 Mini Countryman, available for Davis Square porch pickup.
9d
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Cat 5E Cable (Davis Square)
Gifted
Approximately 1,000 feet of Cat 5E cable available for Davis Square porch pickup.
9d
Free:
Tires/Wheels -2019 Mini Countryman (Davis Square)
Gifted
Two Winter Tires/Wheels, pulled from 2019 Mini Countryman: Tires: Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 Run Flat 225-55 R17 M+S Good useful life left (at least 50% tread left) Mounted on Wheels: MSW Type 73 Size: 17 x 7.5 Bolt Pattern: 5x120mm Offset: +43mm Davis Square pickup
9d
Free:
2027 calendars or collage material (Davis Square)
Gifted
3 wall calendars and 1 monthly planner, from non-profit solicitations, available for Davis Square porch pickup
16d
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Large Pieces of Pressed Wood (Davis Square)
Gifted
2 pieces of *heavy* pressed wood (particle board?) that are 61" x 41" x 0.5" are available for Davis Square pickup.
25d
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Scrap Wood (Davis Square)
Gifted
Solid oak - approximately 4 inches wide - two are 62 inches long, two are 82 inches long. Cherry finish - approximately 14 inches x 24 inches. Also a few pieces of less pretty scrap wood. For whoever can pick them up soonest in Davis Square
26d
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Kits with Foam To Learn About RNA (Davis Square)
Gifted
Davis Square porch pickup
34d
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Foam Ghosts & Rubber Stamps (Davis Square)
Gifted
Foam ghosts (14 big, 19 small) and rubber stamps (1 jack-o'-lantern and 2 monsters, without ink) available for Davis Square porch pickup.
35d
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Keep window shades out of landfill (Davis Square)
Gifted
These vinyl shades have been in my basement for years (decades?), and I doubt they're in good enough condition to use as shades (but, if you want to try, they're 28.5" and 36.5", not including the hardware at the ends). Use as a screen/backdrop? Protect floor/furniture? Paint them? Davis Square porch pickup.
35d
Free:
over 200 pocket chart cards (Davis Square)
I am *not* offering the pictured charts (no longer have them) but am offering the cards (in like new condition) that go with them. For the Learning Resources Hundred Pocket Chart, that's 120 double-sided cards. For the Oriental Trading Company Bar Graph Pocket Chart, that's 165 cards. Maybe you're a teacher whose classroom already has these or similar tools and you would like some spare cards? Or maybe you like to make your own charts with Velcro? If interested, please say why. Davis Square porch pickup.
39d
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Calendars, Greeting Cards, & More (Davis Square)
Gifted
1. GONE No Kid Hungry - 2027 calendar with adorable food 2. GONE Alzheimer's Association - 2027 calendar with paintings by Tony Bennett 3. GONE - St. Joseph's Indian School - dreamcatcher 4. GONE - St. Joseph's Indian School - multi-purpose gripper 5. GONE - St. Joseph's Indian School - sponge 6. National Council of Jewish Women - Rosh Hashanah cards (blank inside) 7. GONE - Lustgarten Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research - cards (blank inside) 8. American Heart Association - birthday card (inside: "Wishing you all the best on your special day!") Please let me know which item(s) you are interested in picking up from my Davis Square porch.
50d
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Paprika (Davis Square)
Open but almost completely full container available for Davis Square porch pickup
73d
Free:
Textile Decor - 1 or both (Davis Square)
Gifted
Tie dye tapestry is approximately 57" x 52". Lacy crochet piece is approximately 37" x 22". If interested in picking up one or both from my Davis Square porch, please tell me why.
77d
Free:
CDs/DVDs for crafting, etc (Davis Square)
Gifted
Old, not blank, CDs available for Davis Square porch pickup. Upcycle for crafting or to scare critters away from your garden?
81d
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HighnessHwoo seat belt cover (Davis Square)
Gifted
Davis Square porch pickup.
81d
81d
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Upcoming Surgery? (Davis Square)
Gifted
This bottle of CVS-brand antiseptic skin cleanser (generic Hibiclens) is about 3/4 full and available for Davis Square porch pickup.
82d
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Lactaid French Vanilla Creamer (Davis Square)
Gifted
This unopened freebie from Star Market has a "best buy" date of August 13. If interested, you will need to arrange a specific time to pick it up from me as it is refrigerated so I don't want to leave it on my Davis Square porch in this heat.
122d
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Dreamcatcher (Sharpie for scale) (Davis Square)
Gifted
Received with a donation solicitation. Davis Square porch pickup.
123d
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Picture Books About Teeth (Davis Square)
Gifted
[cross-posted] These two books are available for Davis Square porch pickup. Maybe for a kid who just loose a tooth? Or for a kids' dentist office?
146d
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teacher/parent resource books (Davis Square)
Gifted
[cross-posted] I gave away and sold most of my teaching resources years ago so the ones that remain are some of my favorites. Although they are older, I'm hoping to get them to people who will still find them useful. If not teachers, then maybe parents? Or homeschooling parents? If interested in picking up from my Davis Square porch, please note which number(s) you would like and why. June 6th Update: 2, 3, 4, 15, 20, and 21 are gone. The others are STILL AVAILABLE.
152d
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colorful illustrations (Davis Square)
Gifted
[cross-posted] These are book jackets and calendar pages from when I used to use these materials to make children's puzzles. I hate to see them end up in the recycling bin. Teachers? Collagers? Davis Square porch pickup
152d
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ice cream & pizza signs (Davis Square)
Gifted
[cross-posted] laminated ice cream shop signs and a cardboard pizza sign that were originally used in preschool dramatic play areas
152d