I don't read magazines but my brothers have a huge collection of Digital Photo and Custom PC magazines.
When I've seen the same magazines be knocked about for more than 6months and nobody cares to take care of them, I do. They go straight into the recycle bin.
They've never noticed, so obviously, they've never needed them.
[It makes more space for my ever-growing collection of cookbooks

, anyone touch those and it's

]
Sally, recycle them. I promise you won't even know they're missing and you'll love the space they leave behind.