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What Executors and Families Should Know About Safe Battery Disposal

Batteries are found in nearly every home. That means they are also found in nearly every estate cleanout. They may be inside remote controls, flashlights, clocks, watches, hearing aids, key fobs, smoke detectors, toys, power tools, laptops, phones, medical devices, cameras, lawn equipment, mobility devices, and vehicles. Some are loose in drawers or cabinets. Others

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The Good that Donating ‘Estate Stuff’ Can Do

Donating usable estate property is not just a way to clear out a house. It is a practical choice that can reduce waste, lower disposal costs, and create meaningful benefits for families and the community. Executors are often responsible for deciding what to do with furniture, household goods, tools, appliances, and other personal property. While

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How to Vet Estate Cleanout Companies

Due Diligence Checklist: How to Vet Estate Cleanout Companies When you’re hiring an estate cleanout company, you’re trusting a crew to enter a home, remove personal property, and leave the space ready for the next step—sale, renovation, or closing out an estate. The right provider will be organized, transparent, and insured. The wrong one can

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Estate Rx – How to Properly Dispose of a Decedent’s Prescriptions

When you’re administering an estate, leftover prescription drugs and other medicines in the decedent’s home are more than “household clutter.” They can create safety risks (poisoning, accidental ingestion, diversion/misuse) and environmental risks if disposed of improperly. The executor’s goal is to secure the medications, document what was present, and then dispose of them using community-approved

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How to Manage or Donate Unused Medical Supplies

Unused Medical Supplies and Equipment: National Council on Aging Guide

Guide to Used Medical Supplies | 5-minute read Reuse of Medical Supplies | Disposal of Medical Supplies | NCOA Adviser What to do with… Custom orthotics, prosthetics, unused compression socks, CPAP machines, diabetic supplies, unopened ostomy supplies… The National Council on Aging provides smart advice on Selling, Donating, and Discarding surplus, used, and unused medical supplies

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Make Great Aunt Lucy a Star!

If you don’t know what to do with that old trunk, Granddad’s top hat, the portrait of great-great Aunt Lucy, etc., the theatre may be calling! Theatres use period props, decoration, and costumes. There may be a theatre or theatre group in your area that would love to have that old lamp nobody wants. Period

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Guide to Donation

This Guide to Donation is to help estates move large portions of personal property on, where some benefit may come of it to someone else. Donation of undistributed or unwanted usable personal property of an estate save landfill space, and donation costs less than disposal. Consider seeking out organizations that may need and use what

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The Estate Cleanout Checklist

The Estate Cleanout checklist highlights many of the dynamics of what’s in play when undertaking a cleanout. It can be one of the most difficult challenges facing the family of a decedent. Whether you DIY or get help from a professional cleanout company, the job can take a lot of time and get complicated. There

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Bring the Supplies for the Estate Cleanout

Ready to dive in? Let’s be efficient about it. No runs to the store for X, Y, or Z. Prepared with the right supplies for the estate cleanout, will make the job easier, more organized, and less painful. Estate Cleanout | 5-minute read Supplies you need for an estate cleanout | Organization| Estate Administration

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The Estate Cleanout

Estate Cleanout | 5-minute read Estate Administration | Junk Removal | Personal Property The estate cleanout can be intimidating. The mix of personal effects, memories, and property to keep or discard makes for a tangle of emotion and manpower. In most cases, the family is faced with the prospect of preparing the space for

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Estate Talks: Insider Tips from Executor/Estate Cleanout Professional

Estate Cleanout | 7-minute read Estate Talks | Estate Cleanout Company Owner | Sam Richardson Main Link: Estate Talks Podcast: From Executor to Estate Cleanout Professional What could you learn from someone who has been both an executor and a junk removal and estate cleanout company owner/operator? Executorium Publisher George Compton interviews cleanout company, It’s

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Executor Road: Out! They Say…

Executor Road – Out They Say! Dealing with the friends watching you dealing with it… Executor Road: The Pile of Stuff A well-meaning friend said innocuously, “Out!” after I noted I had been busy going through the contents of our family house: the boxes, papers, tchotchkes, etc. The stuff from the drawers, the darkest attic corners,

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