What to do with chemical cleaner stash?

Daffodil84

We have decided to switch to all eco-friendly cleaners.  However, we have a large stash of traditional/chemical cleaners that have accumulated, including several unopened bottles, that we have accumulated over the last couple of years.  What is the best way to deal with these in terms of environmental concern and/or not having the chemicals in our home?  

Should we just use them up (there is probably a good 6mo-1yr worth for us)?  

Give them to someone else that uses them?  I hate to push things on someone that I don't want to use for health and environmental reasons, but if that person would go out and buy them anyway, it would reduce their use a little.

Take them to the household hazardous waste drop off?  This seems like it may be overly wasteful, but I also don't know how they dispose of such things. 

JeniLovesNeil

Is there a local shelter or non-profit that you could call and see if they need them? 

Tambcat

I sold mine (most of which I inherited from the previous tenants) at a yard sale.  I've also given a couple of things to my mom.  I know what you mean about feeling uncomfortable giving things you don't use for health reasons to someone else, but I agree with your rationale -- they are going to buy them anyway, and you're reducing consumption by passing yours along.  With the case of people you know personally, you could share the reason you are no longer using them, and if they still want them, maybe your conscience would be cleared a little bit. My mom knows why I don't use them, but she still does.

ksmeg78

our hazardous waste disposal has a way for people to pick up things that are still usable for free so the city doesn't have to get rid of perfectly good things. If your city does that, then I wouldn't even feel guilty about it. Otherwise, I would freecycle.

MontereyBride

We freecycled a bunch of ours over this last weekend.

jennyk213

We took ours to our hazardous waste disposal place.  They have one section where you can put stuff that's still usable for people to take. 

MsJeshka

When we stopped using dryer sheets I gave the two boxes we had to my mom and sister. I kind of felt bad seeing as I decided to stop using them because of the chemicals...and then gave them to my family members but, they buy them and use them anyway.

 I would either do freecycle, donate them to a shelter or something or give them to someone you know that might use them.

pixieprincss

I posted on freecycle and had tons of interest.

Luis Soto

ditto Freecycle, or just post them on Craigslist under Free.  Put the under Curb alert, then you don't have to field any emails/calls.  I'll bet they're gone in a matter of hours.  People love free stuff.