We all have a favorite purchase that we’d love to last forever. Maybe it’s a fuzzy blanket that nothing comes close to replicating, or a limited-edition, circa-2008 bedazzled iPod shuffle. As priceless as these things feel, they’re not infallible. You’ve got about two to three years, give or take, before your beloved bed sheets and feather pillows are going to give up the ghost and need replacing . Electronics are also complicated to dispose of, given that batteries can’t be thrown in the trash , yet you want to free up some storage space.

When their time is up, you must—in the most literal sense—lay them to rest. I take the mantra of “reuse, reduce, and recycle” very seriously, and will eke out as much extra mileage as I can by cutting up old sheets and towels to use as cleaning

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