New year, new vibes, new space!

If your home is still carrying the items from ten years ago, then 2026 is the perfect time to declutter.

Here are THIRTEEN things you can confidently throw away or donate:

1. Expired Food

Starting from the easiest ones, the expired food.

Check your fridge, kitchen cabinet or countertop. If the food smells funny, looks weird or you can’t remember buying it, then just throw it away.

2. Plastic Containers

If most of the containers you own can’t function properly (missing lids, broken), then it’s your sign to do a spring cleaning.

These containers are just taking up your kitchen space.

3. Clothes You’re No Longer Wearing

If you didn’t wear it for almost a year, then you’re not wearing it either in 2026.

Sort your clothes into two groups: ones you plan to keep and wear, and ones you want to discard or donate.

4. Old Cables Or Chargers

Are you still keeping those old chargers from your BlackBerry era?

Just toss it away.

5. Broken Electronics

“I’ll repair this later.”

It’s been five years since you said that. 

Check out these six recycling centres in Klang Valley to recycle your e-waste.

6. Broken Umbrellas

Don’t say that you're still using your broken umbrella!

Keeping a broken umbrella is just going to pose a risk of injury to you and your family members.

7. Expired Makeup And Skincare

Your skin deserves better.

Throw away those makeups from the pre-pandemic days!

8. Free Gifts You Never Used

Still got the mugs from the 2019 events? Tote bag with random logo?

Trust us, you’re not going to use it. 

9. Old Magazines And Newspapers

These stacks of paper can attract mice, cockroaches and bugs.

It can put you at a health risk, spreading allergic reactions and infections from bites.

10. Shoes That Hurt Your Feet

If it hurts every time you wear it, let it go.

11. Same Kitchen Tools

Three spatulas, five ladles and you still use the same one every day.

12. Old Towels

Get rid of those towels from five years ago.

You should generally replace bath towels every two to three years.

13. Old School Books

Sentimental? Maybe. Useful? Probably not.

The same goes for the newspapers and magazines; these items are just going to be dust magnets.

Declutter Smarter With Lalamove

Now comes the big question: how to send all these items?

Instead of piling everything by the door for weeks, use Lalamove to make decluttering super easy.

You can:

✅ Deliver clothes to donation centres

✅ Deliver furniture to your friends

✅ Deliver e-waste to recycling centres

Lalamove’s on-demand delivery helps you move things out fast within the same day.

Let’s make space for better things in 2026. Happy New Year!