I just heard about this site, You Renew, and that it really does work.

As in... you send in your things and you actually will receive a check in exchange. (or recycle your goodies if they have no more value for free! nice.)
These colourful stools go by the name of "Schweinchen" and prefer to appear in herds. The friendly "Piggies" are inspired by greek butcher blocks – with crooked legs and vivid colours, they awake to new life. The unique pieces are stackable and feature a convenient storage compartment. Herd #2 – coloursheme by Sandra Bruns.
"As the interchangeable exterior walls of the dollhouse slide open and overlap one another, their colors change in hue and value."
Max, Margaux, & The Marvelows from Shark Pig on Vimeo.
"The first community for cool aunts, great aunts, godmothers, and all women who love kids."
"Message in a bottle? How about a message in a capsule. Write a secret love note and slip it in a coat pocket, in a lunch bag or underneath a pillow. Small but potent, a definite cure for sure!"
"he refuses to work with a magnifying glass, and only uses three tools – a razor blade, sewing needle and sculpting knife."
"The Bicycle system monitors speed, distance, time, altitude, elevation, incline, decline, heart rate, power, derailleur setting, cadence, wind speed, path completed, expected future path, heart rate, power, and pace."
“making the simple complicated is commonplace; making the complicated simple, awesomely simple, that’s creativity.” Charles Mingus
"Chosen because of their nature as seat of knowledge, as symbols of intrinsically human free thought, books are here “used” as raw materials for an artistic process existing and communicating on many distinct levels."
Tumblingerstraße from yo man on Vimeo.