Looking to start the new year afresh? Some tips to get you started on clearing 2020 clutter

Let’s point out the obvious right away. 2021 is starting with a lot of 2020.

COVID-19 looms overhead. Lockdown is still a part of life for many — and for others, the lingering impacts of earlier shutdowns still pose challenges.

However, you may be keen to enter a new year by shedding a bit of the old, however small that may be.

Perhaps it is a pile of belongings you amassed in a mid-lockdown clean-out. A late-night online shopping moment for “essentials” that after the fact, don’t seem as necessary any more.

Whatever your situation, there are options where you can relieve yourself of (some parts) of 2020 — and better yet, do so in a way that might help others or the environment.

Here are some ideas to get you started.

First up: why…