We all know that the more money you spend within your community the more money stays within your community. But what about stuff? What should you do with your left over stuff? Maybe it's stuff that you don't think it useful at all – like bottle tops or piles of paper or yarn scraps. Or maybe it's stuff that would definitely be useful to someone – like a couch or a toaster or a box full of crayons – but you don't know what to do with it. So in order to ease the confusion (which is one of our favorite things), we've come up with a list of Portland area organizations to which you can take things that you might not need.

SCRAP - art/office/random used supplies that could be used for something else altogether,http://scrapaction.org

Habitat for Humanity ReStore – furniture, appliances, and household goods as well as building supplies like tile, plumbing fixtures, sheet goods, and windows, www.pdxrestore.org

Community Warehouse – household goods including blankets, tvs, couches, mattresses, small kitchen appliances, pots and pans, telephones, and garbage cans,www.communitywarehouse.org

NW Children's Outreach – diapers, formula, gently used clothes and nursery items, hygiene products for new mothers and infants, www.northwestchildrensoutreach.org

Community Cycling Center – bicycles, www.communitycyclingcenter.org

The ReBuilding Center - used construction and remodeling stuff like carpet, fencing, bathroom fixtures, windows, doors, doors and ceiling tiles, http://rebuildingcenter.org

Free Geek – any gadget that plugs into a computer or an electrical outlet, including cell phones, computers, routers, monitors, telephones, and digital cameras ,www.freegeek.org

Dress for Success – interview appropriate suits, blouses, jackets, skirts, and shoes,www.dressforsuccess.org

Schoolhouse Supplies – anything that can be used in a classroom such as colored pencils and crayons, backpacks, pencils, notebooks, erasers, glue, and scissors,www.schoolhousesupplies.org