Local organizations seeking new and gently used donations to help keep them out of the landfill
RECYCLING: Here are some places that accept materials for recycling.
- Oregon Metro Recycling:
- BatteriesPlus+:
- Ridwell
- They collect many items that cannot be recycled through your curbside pickup.
- FreeGeek
- Electronics, computers
- Scrap Creative Reuse
- Art and craft supplies, school supplies, yarn, fabric, paint brushes, beads, jewelry, glue, frames, tape.
- Habitat ReStore
- Building materials, some home goods
- The Rebuilding Center
- Reuseable building materials
DONATIONS: Your fond memory may be someone else’s new luxury! Please consider donating your gently used items before placing them in the dumpster.
- Charitable Organizations Accepting Donations
- 211.org:
- partner organizations taking clean, functional, and gently used clothing, hygiene items, warm and waterproof adult items for outdoor sleeping around metro area
- Albertina Kerr:
- New mattresses, bedding, and linens; gently used, functional, and clean furniture, small appliances, wheelchairs, bikes, scooters, skateboards, helmets, and weighted vests & sensory toys
- Cat Adoption Thrift Store:
- Housewares, art, books, collectibles, fine china, housewares, and more
- Community Warehouse:
- clean, functional, and gently used furniture, linens, small appliances, kitchen items, and more.
- IRCO (Immigrant & Refugee Community Organization):
- See “ongoing supply needs list”. Clean, functional, gently used and new furniture, kitchen items, queen & twin linens & blankets, clothing, hygiene items, cleaning supplies, baby items, and more..
- Neighborhood House:
- clean, functional, gently used and new clothing, hygiene items, cleaning supplies, food, cars, and more.
- Oregon Humane Society:
- Most brand new or gently used pet items, such as new and open pet food (in original packaging only), leashes and collars, bowls, toys, clean litter boxes, and more.
- Positive Charge! PDX Compassion Through Literature libraries:
- Metro-wide list of these little free diverse community libraries invite and provide diverse books, specifically. Diverse books can be written by authors and/or with characters that represent people of different ages, races, religions, physical and mental diversabilities, gender identities and family structures, financial statuses, cultures, traditions, countries of origin, and more.
- Portland Adventist Community Services:
- clean, functional, gently used and new clothing, linens, furniture, small appliances, electronics, musical instruments, and more.
- Rose Haven:
- Seasonally appropriate, clean, and gently used clothing, outerwear, and gear; pet supplies; pots, pans, plates, cutlery; batteries; personal hygiene.
- Share: (Vancouver)
- non-perishable as well as fresh food, outdoor supplies, personal hygiene items, household items, seasonal clothing.
- The Giving Closet:
- Urgent and seasonal items listed on their website.
- Union Gospel Mission:
- clean, functional, gently used, and re-sellable furniture, appliances, clothing, and more. They can pick up your items for free.
