This is one of my favourite subjects as I like clearing things out and was recently looking at trying to get rid of some stuff as one of my daughters (who last left home) looked in some of her 50 boxes in the garage at Xmas. We went through about 15 of them.
On this recent round of stuff I took 4 of her evening dresses into a charity shop when open last week and asked if they wanted them - they did. Then the next day once we had checked resale value online (24p for Magic something to buy the most expensive music cds of her collection and 10p the others so not worth it at all) I went to a different charity shop with the CD collection and they took those so at least they have not gone into landfill.
I might have to get rid of a huge ikea newish bed which is in pieces but Ikea only take back assembled stuff so I think that may have to go to landfill. I also had 2 or 3 large bags for my wheelie bin of very damaged toys even the very poor would not want from her collection.
Then we had the golly[ censored] badges from the 1980s - they were an interesting one - I found a company that buys those although hers were not valuable but the same company have a "rehoming" service for them so I posted those off to that company - no payment so far for anything. Sadly all the law school notes over 2 years had to go in the recycling paper wheelie bins (I have FOUR of those so it was huge collection time last week from the house) and the very out of date law books which felt like a mortal sin to throw out but charity shops don't want them and they are out of date so dangerous to use.
That still leaves about 15 boxes and 4 sacks of clothes for another day and the bed and much else... I never seem quite to clear things here before yet another adult child moves back home from university with yet more stuff.
In 2020 I was top of the list for booked trips to the council tip - so much they sent the boss to see me twice over summer 2020 as they were sure I must be a commercial gardener! Instead I was clearing dead trees and branches in a patch of my garden which had not been done for 20 years etc and removing 100 dead bushes - there is a box caterpillar - a virus from China like the other more famous virus from China.... which hit us last year. Anyway I was polite to the boss and I think he believed my (true) story. I was going about 3 or 4 times a week with my volvo estate which with seats down becomes a bit like a small van. I then cleared one son's house after his tenants left and they left vast amounts including 8 wooden pallets I had to saw in two to get in the car - all went to the tip and then my other son bought a house in Jan 2021 and the sellers as ever left loads of stuff including 40 paving stones in piles again all of which I had to move - everything in that case went to the council tip in a booked slot except the stones/slabs where I found a local man on gumtree who needed them for his garden so I drove them down.
Booking the council tip can be easier than hiring a skip if you are prepared to do a lot of trips and have a car. In our case you need your driving licence and council tax bill and must book a few days in advance. They give you a set 30 minute slot and do not allow you in before or after your timed slot.