Unsuitable Donations
✗ Glass sheets larger than 11” x 14”
✗ Unframed mirrors larger than 11” x 14”
✗ Wood pieces longer than 3 feet
✗ Fabric scraps smaller than 1⁄2 yard
✗ Clothing, shoes, costumes, umbrellas
✗ Household cookware and dishes, glassware, bakeware, used
plastic utensils, broken pottery/plates/glass/ceramics
✗ Household recyclables (glass/plastic/junk mail/to-go
containers, cans, egg cartons, etc.)
✗ Food or containers that have housed food
✗ Styrofoam, coolers, cold packs
✗ Computers, printers, TVs, batteries, used toner/ink cartridges
✗ Curtains, sheets, bedspreads, tablecloths, towels
✗ pillows, mattresses, mattress foam
✗ hangers
✗ carpet
✗ Oil or Latex-based house paint, solvents, car maintenance items
✗ Lawn equipment, hoses, sprayers, garden decor, dried flowers
✗ Contemporary, mass produced kids’ toys, electronic toys, dolls, stuffed animals
(exception: vintage, specialty, or handmade)
✗ Lamp shades, light fixtures, light bulbs
(exception: vintage or art lamps),
✗ Makeup, personal care items, perfumes, nail polish
✗ Animal cages and toys, fish tanks, feeders, food tins, bedding
✗ Used medical items, syringes, needles, pill bottles
✗ Mercury-containing items like thermometers or thermostats
✗ Fiberglass, concrete blocks, bricks, used tiles, particle board
✗ Dried-up art paints and adhesives
✗ Cleaning products, chemicals, unlabeled substances
✗ Vacuums, appliances, furniture, non-working sewing machines
✗ Sports equipment
(exception: small game balls, wooden skis and racquets)
✗ Cribs, playpens, bed frames, head/foot boards
✗ Contemporary electronics, cell phones
*List is not exhaustive