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

By: Alysa

Alysa — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 04:48:56 +0000

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 want to have any donations such as the house plant that you have. It is called A New Leaf. Their website is. They are a wonderful organization that is helping a lot of people who otherwise might not have had the chance to learn such skills.

By: David H

David H — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 09:24:39 +0000

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.

By: Honeybee

Honeybee — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 01:04:57 +0000

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 delight in it. You also may want to place an ad on craigslist.org for it. Excellent luck!

By: Stacey A

Stacey A — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:28:31 +0000

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

By: Gemini Dream

Gemini Dream — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 07:30:44 +0000

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

Google Freecycle.

By: charity l

charity l — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 21:21:40 +0000

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

By: twoges

twoges — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 07:01:58 +0000

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

By: Tre'Cherie

Tre'Cherie — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 09:27:58 +0000

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

By: SilentDoGood

SilentDoGood — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 16:42:36 +0000

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 delight in life more.”

By: Bushwacked

Bushwacked — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 01:11:44 +0000

Mother’s day is coming.