| As we continue to update and modernize our | | | | unwanted windows; recycling them to a charity |
| own homes, the problem arises concerning the | | | | that aids the poor and the needy people of this |
| proper way of disposing of the items that we | | | | country. |
| have replaced. Do we overload our scrap yards | | | | Many homes today do not have storm windows |
| without giving it a second thought or do we just | | | | at all. These homeowners are simply too poor to |
| dump the unwanted item wherever we can? Let's | | | | remodel their homes. This means that their winter |
| forget about both of these objectionable options | | | | energy bills are always outrageously high in spite |
| and strongly consider recycling to aid the poor. | | | | of the fact that they are still cold. There are |
| As a result of higher energy costs, many | | | | organizations whose main objective is to give aid |
| homeowners are choosing to replace their existing | | | | to the poor. All they need is for caring people to |
| windows with new energy efficient, double pane | | | | recycle their unwanted items like storm windows. |
| windows. This process mandates that the | | | | However, even though this article is about storm |
| homeowner remove any storm windows that are | | | | windows in particular, recycling to aid the poor can |
| currently installed over the windows that are to | | | | include anything from clothing to unwanted cars. |
| be replaced. Thoughtlessly discarding these | | | | And if recycling to aid the poor is not satisfying |
| perfectly good storm windows into the trash pile | | | | enough, you can also save money on your federal |
| is absolutely wasteful and shameful. A better | | | | income taxes by being qualified for making a |
| option would be to consider recycle these | | | | charitable donation. |