How do I go about recycling or donating a house plant?

Question

I have a house plant that I inherited when I moved in, but was already dying. I am not taking care of it very well and would like to donate or recycle it. Who will accept old plants? How do I go about recycling it?

Answer 1

Give it to a hippie.

Answer 2

If you don't want it you can just throw it away.  You may see if a neighbor might want to take and bring it back to life.  All in all it's just a plant.

Answer 3

you can give them to me and i will take care of them

Answer 4

Before getting rid of this plant please read about "NASA's Clean Air Plant Study".

"Common indoor plants may provide a valuable weapon in the fight against rising levels of indoor air pollution. Those plants in your office or home are not only decorative, but NASA scientists are finding them to be surprisingly useful in absorbing potentially harmful gases and cleaning the air inside modern buildings."

"NASA research has consistently shown that living, green and flowering plants can remove several toxic chemicals from the air in building interiors. You can use plants in your home or office to improve the quality of the air to make it a more pleasant place to live and work - where people feel better, perform better, any enjoy life more."

Answer 5

Ask your friends, or leave it on your lawn with a sign that says "FREE - PLEASE TAKE!"

Answer 6

you may want to try www.freecycle.org find your local group and post that you have a plant to offer. If anyone wants it they will shoot you a email etc. hope this helps!

Answer 7

Well you could send it to me as I love my plants just email me and I will give you the address. The girl who suggested the hippy was absolutely right on.

Answer 8

maybe compost it

Answer 9

Mother's day is coming.

Answer 10

It's biodegradable so just throw it anywhere, except your neighbor's front yard.

Answer 11

There is a greenhouse in Broken Arrow right off of 91st and Elm that caters to people with disabilities. It is a workshop that helps them learn life skills and the such. I know they would love to have any donations such as the house plant that you have. It is called A New Leaf. Their website is www.anewleaf.org. They are a wonderful organization that is helping a lot of people who otherwise might not have had the chance to learn such skills.

Answer 12

You could take it to your office, church, nursing home, etc.  Or give it away to someone.  I liked the idea of placing it on the curb with a sign.  You could try to figure out why it is dying and maybe it needs moved within your house.  If you must dispose of the plant place it in a compost pile.  It will biodegrade and make good dirt for your garden.

Answer 13

See if you can find a Yahoo Freecycle group near you!

Google Freecycle.

Answer 14

Some thrift stores will take houseplants to sell in their store.  You also may be able to donate it to a nursing home or hospital. My grandmother's long term care center had a greenhouse/patio type room for the residents so I'm sure if one near you does too they could take care of it and enjoy it. You also may want to put an ad on craigslist.org for it. Good luck!

Answer 15

I would not just throw it away, I would definately try and find someone to take it...

Answer 16

Check with Freecycle.com.  This is another group with Yahoo, and a lot of areas have one.

The way it works is:  Everything must be free; nothing can be sold through this site.  You post what you want to give away (or what you need), and somebody will probably respond to arrange pickup.  The person taking the item usually has to pick it up at the prearranged spot (usually your home, but the exchange can be done elsewhere, like a parking lot, if you don't feel comfortable.

Go to yahoo.com and look under Groups, or just perform a search for "Freecycle" and the name of your area.