Here is everything that we take. If there are any questions or items not on here that you think should be, please reach out to us!
| Item | Instructions |
| A | |
| Appliances | |
| Clocks | Label as Working or Non-Working |
| Hairdryers | |
| Irons & Ironing Boards | |
| Lamps | |
| Microwaves | |
| Sewing Machines | |
| Art and Educational Materials | |
| Binders | |
| Canvases | |
| Charcoals | |
| Construction Paper | |
| Crayons | |
| Easels | |
| Glue | |
| Markers | |
| Notebooks | |
| Paint | |
| Paint Brushes | |
| Paint Remover Bottles | |
| Paint Tubes/cans/bottles | |
| Scissors | |
| Sponges | |
| Tape | |
| Watercolors | |
| Automotive | |
| Auto Batteries | |
| Bike Racks | |
| Brake Pads | |
| Bumper Racks | |
| Cargo Carriers | |
| Covers | |
| Exhaust systems | |
| Funnels | |
| Gaskets | |
| Hoses | |
| Kayak Racks | |
| License Paltes | |
| Mats | |
| Motors | |
| Replacement Parts | |
| Roof Racks | |
| Serpentine belts | |
| Short Shifters | |
| Ski Racks | |
| Transmissions | |
| Wheel Covers | |
| Windshield wiper blades | |
| B | |
| Baby Gear | |
| Bassinets | |
| Bath Tubs | |
| Bottles | |
| Bouncers | |
| Car Seats | |
| Carriers | |
| Changing Tables | |
| Diaper Pails | |
| High Chairs | |
| Jumpers | |
| Non-electric breast pumps | |
| Pacifiers and Teethers | |
| Plastic Bibs | |
| Play mats | |
| Play Tables and Chairs | |
| Rockers | |
| Security Gates | |
| Sippy Cups | |
| Small plastic Toys | |
| Strollers | |
| Teething Rings | |
| Toy Organizers | |
| Walkers | |
| Backpacks | |
| Briefcases | Useable or non-reusable. Please label accordingly. |
| Drawstring bags | |
| Hiking backpacks | |
| Messenger bags | |
| Purses | |
| Wheeling backpacks | |
| Bath and Shower | |
| Abrasive Scrubs | Absolutely Nothing Gross or Unhygienic. We cannot take anything that has been used (had contact with the body i.e. Loofahs). These must be new. |
| Bath Mats | |
| Bath play toys | |
| Bathtub Safety Rails | |
| Loofahs and pumices | |
| Shower Caddies | |
| Shower Curtains | |
| Shower heads | |
| Soap dishes | |
| Soap dispensers | |
| No – Bathroom or Toilet Cleaners | |
| No – electric shavers and nose hair trimmers | |
| No – soiled diapers | |
| No – Toilet Bowl Cleaners or Plungers | |
| Batteries | |
| 9V Batteries | |
| Alkaline | Place Tape over the Ends |
| Auto Batteries | |
| Button Cell Batteries – Alkaline | |
| Button Cell Batteries – Lithium | |
| Button Cell Batteries – Silver Oxide | |
| C Batteries | |
| D Batteries | |
| Lead Acid Batteries – Alarm Systems | |
| Lead Acid Batteries – Boat | |
| Lead Acid Batteries – Car | |
| Lead Acid Batteries – Emergency Batteries | |
| Rechargeable Batteries – Lithium Ion | |
| Rechargeable Batteries – Nickel Cadmium | |
| Rechargeable Batteries – Nickel Metal | |
| Rechargeable Batteries – Nickel Zinc | |
| Bedding | |
| Bedspreads | Reusable or Non-Reusable. Place in a Bag and Label as such. |
| Blankets | |
| Curtains | |
| Drapes | |
| Pillowcases | |
| Pillows | |
| Quilts | |
| Rods | |
| Sheets | |
| Books, Magazines, Notebooks, and Jotters | |
| Novels | Reusable. If not put into regular recycling |
| Manuscripts | |
| Text books | |
| Cook Books | |
| Comics | |
| Notebooks | |
| Any other Type of Bound Reading | |
| Notebooks | |
| Bottle Caps | |
| Plastic | |
| Soda Tabs | |
| Metal | |
| Breakroom | |
| Coffee Capsules i.e K-Cups | Must be clean and dry |
| Dining Disposable | |
| Coffee and Tea Accessories | |
| Britta/Pur | |
| Filters | |
| Pitchers | |
| Burlap | |
| C | |
| Construction & Demolition (C&D) | |
| Asphalt | All Granular items must be stored in a solid, sealed container (i.e. Gatoraid container, small bucket) |
| Block | |
| Brick | |
| Carpet | |
| Clean Fill | |
| Clean Plasterboard | |
| Clean Wood | |
| Clearing and Grubbing | |
| Cobble Stone | |
| Concrete | |
| Dirt/Fill | |
| Dry Wall | |
| Glass | |
| Gravel | |
| Gypsum | |
| Insulation | |
| Lumber | |
| Masonry | |
| Non-Pressure Treated Wood | |
| Pressurized Wood | |
| Rubble (Block, Concrete, Brick, Asphalt) | |
| Shingles | |
| Stone | |
| Wood | |
| Candy and Snack Wrappers | |
| Individual snack bags and wrappers | Must be clean and dry |
| Multipack snack bags and wrappers | |
| Family-size snack bags and wrappers | |
| Chip, Candy, and Granola Wrappers | |
| Foil or Non-foil lined | |
| Candle Wax | You can leave the wax in the glass |
| Ceramics | |
| China | |
| Christmas Tree Lights | |
| Cigarette Waste | Put into a Plastic Container i.e. Gatoraid bottle and seal it |
| Cleaning Supplies and Accessories | |
| Brooms | Must be clean. Nothing Gross |
| Mops | |
| buckets | |
| Swifers | |
| Dust pans | |
| Spray bottles | |
| Empty Detergent bottles | |
| Lid tops | |
| Dryer Sheets | |
| No – Aerosol cans | |
| No – Solvents – drain, oven, toilet, disinfectant, degreaser, all purpose, detergent, bleach, and fabric softener | |
| Clothing | |
| Non-reusable | Place in a Bag and Label and Separate as Reusable or Non-Reusable. Non-Reusable can be torn, ripped, or stained but cannot be gross or smelly. No Undergarments unless they are still in their original packaging. |
| Reusable | |
| Belts | |
| No – Bras | |
| Coats | |
| Dresses | |
| Halloween Costumes | |
| Hats | |
| Jackets | |
| Jeans | |
| Jerseys | |
| Cloth Napkins | |
| Pajamas | |
| Pants | |
| Scarves | |
| Shirts | |
| Shorts | |
| Skirts | |
| Socks | |
| Suits | |
| Sweaters | |
| Sweatpants | |
| Sweatshirts | |
| Table Linens | |
| Ties | |
| T-Shirts | |
| No – Undergarments | |
| Coffee and Tea Accessories | |
| Accompanied tea bag wrappers and packaging | Must be clean and dry |
| Carafes | |
| Cleaning Brushes | |
| Coffee Canisters | |
| Coffee measures | |
| Coffee Pods | |
| Coffee presses | |
| Creamer | |
| Decanters | |
| Disc Carousels | |
| Empty Coffee Bags | |
| Filters | |
| Frothing Pitchers | |
| Non-electrical Grinders | |
| non-electrical tea makers | |
| Tea pods | |
| Tea pots | |
| Tea Strainers | |
| Tea Tools | |
| Used Tea bags | |
| Cooking Oil/Grease | |
| Vegetable | Must be placed in a Solid Container i.e. Plastic Gatoraid bottle and sealed. |
| Canlola | |
| Olive | |
| Cork | |
| Fake | |
| Real | |
| D | |
| Dining Disposables and Party Supplies | |
| Single-use Styrofoam paper or plastic cups | Must be clean and dry. Confetti and the like must be stored and sealed by itself. |
| Single-use plates, storage containers | |
| Single-use utensils, straws | |
| Wrapping Paper | |
| Ribbons | |
| Bows | |
| Tissue Paper | |
| Garlands | |
| Noise Makers | |
| Party Favors | |
| Punch bowls | |
| Ballons | |
| Confetti | |
| Donations | |
| Drink Poaches | |
| Capri Sun (w/ or w/o straw) | |
| E | |
| Electronics | |
| AC adapters | |
| All-in-one computers | |
| Audio & Videotapes | |
| Audio and Video Equipment | |
| Beta or Digibeta | |
| Boom Boxes | |
| Calculators | |
| Car Batteries | |
| Cash Registers | |
| Cassette Tapes | |
| CD Drives | |
| CD’s and CD Cases | |
| Cell Phones and Telephones | |
| Computer memory | |
| Computer Monitors – CRT or LCD | |
| Computer periphery and parts | |
| CPU Chips | |
| DVD and VCR players | |
| DVD’s and DVD Cases | |
| E-readers | |
| E-scrap | |
| Fax Machines | |
| Game Consoles | |
| Handheld/table monuted scanners | |
| Hard Drives | |
| Headsets | |
| Hoverboards | |
| Keyboards | |
| Keyboards, mice and pc speakers | |
| Laptop and cell phone batteries | |
| Laptops | |
| Memory (RAM) | |
| Motherboards | |
| MP3 players/ ipods | |
| Networking Equipment – hubs, routers, switches, bridges | |
| Non-reusable | |
| PC fans and power supplies | |
| PC scrap and stereos | |
| PC Towers | |
| PC’s – desktop, laptop, tablets, towers | |
| Police scanners and pagers | |
| Portable Copiers | |
| Power Supply | |
| Printers | |
| Printers | |
| Printers, copiers, scanners, modems | |
| Radios | |
| Records | |
| Reusable | |
| Scales | |
| Servers | |
| Software and Accessories | |
| Speakers | |
| Stereos | |
| Telephone and Answering Machines | |
| Televisions – intact | |
| Toner cartridges | |
| Tumb/flash Drives | |
| Vacuums | |
| VCR, DVD, blueray, laser disk and cd players | |
| Video Cameras and Equipment | |
| Wire | |
| Yokes | |
| Zip Drives | |
| Eye/Sun Glasses | |
| F | |
| Fishing Line | |
| Furniture | |
| End and Coffee Tables | |
| Nightstands | |
| Wood rocking Chairs | |
| Antiques | |
| Small TV Stands and Microwave Carts | |
| G | |
| Garden Hoses | |
| H | |
| Hangers | |
| Metal | |
| Plastic | |
| Hosiery | |
| I | |
| J | |
| Jeans | |
| K | |
| Keys | |
| Kitchen Appliances | |
| Microwave | Useable or non-reusable. Please label accordingly. |
| Blenders | |
| Electric Griddles | |
| Toasters | |
| Microwave ovens | |
| Kitchen Items | |
| Cups | |
| Bottle Openers | |
| Bowls | |
| Can Openers | |
| Cutting Boards | |
| Grills | |
| Measuring Tools | |
| Mugs | |
| Pans | |
| Pitchers | |
| Plates | |
| Pots and Pans | |
| Skillets | |
| Soap Dispensers | |
| Steamers | |
| Trays | |
| Tupperware | |
| Strainers | |
| Utensils | |
| L | |
| Lightbulbs | |
| Lightbulbs – 4ft or smaller Shatter Shield Straight | |
| Lightbulbs – CFLs | |
| Lightbulbs – Compact or Circle Fluorescent Lamps | |
| Lightbulbs – Fluorescent Lamps | |
| Lightbulbs – HID, High Pressure Sodium or Bi-Metal Lamps | |
| Lightbulbs – Incandescent and Halogen Lamps | |
| Lightbulbs – U Bend Fluorescent Lamps | |
| Compact Fluorescent Lightbulbs | |
| Luggage and Travel Bags | |
| Bags | |
| Luggage | |
| Suitcases | |
| Trunks | |
| Backpacks | |
| Duffel bags | |
| Hand bags | |
| Tote bags | |
| Other travel bags | |
| M | |
| Markers/Pens | |
| Mailing , Shipping, and Packaging | |
| Stretch Wrap | |
| Bubble Wrap | |
| Packaging Foam | |
| Shipping peanuts | |
| Bubble Wrap | |
| Air Cushions | |
| Tape Dispensers | |
| Media Storage | |
| Records | |
| 8-track tapes | |
| Cassette Tapes | |
| CDs | |
| DVDs | |
| Blu Ray Discs | |
| Floppy Disks | |
| Memory Sticks | |
| External Hard Drives | |
| Metal | |
| #1 Copper (NEW w/no solder or paint) | |
| #2 Copper (Used) | |
| Aluminum | |
| Aluminum Cans | |
| Aluminum Fins w/ iron (copper and non) | |
| Aluminum Fins w/o iron (copper and non) | |
| Aluminum Siding | |
| Aluminum Wire | |
| Brass | |
| Bronze | |
| Carbide | |
| Cast Iron | |
| Catalytic Converters | |
| Copper | |
| Copper, Brass, and Stainless Turnings | |
| Insulated Copper Wire | |
| Light and Heavy Iron | |
| Light Copper (Roofing) | |
| Light Iron | |
| Radiators | |
| Red Brass | |
| Stainless Steel | |
| Steel | |
| Yellow Brass | |
| Musical Supplies | |
| Small Instruments | |
| Supplies | |
| Guitar Strings | |
| N | |
| Non-presciption Drugs/Vitamins | Must be NON-prescription and solid |
| Nylon | |
| O | |
| Office Supplies | |
| Binder clips | |
| Binders | |
| Calendars | |
| Card and Document filers | |
| Correction Supplies | |
| Desk Organizers | |
| Discarded backing from sticker and label sheets | |
| Dividers | |
| Hole punchers | |
| Labels | |
| Paper Clips | |
| Paper Cutters | |
| Staplers | |
| Staples | |
| Outdoor Furnishings | |
| Beach Chairs (any material) | |
| Benches | |
| Chairs | |
| Lounges | |
| Tables | |
| Umbrellas | |
| P | |
| Packaging Peanuts | |
| Pantyhose/Stockings | |
| Party Decorations | |
| Signs | |
| Banners | |
| Ballons | |
| Party Hats | |
| Table Decorations | |
| Pens, Pencils, and Markers | |
| Pens | |
| Pen Caps | |
| Mechanical Pencils | |
| Markers | |
| Marker caps | |
| Permanents Markers | |
| Permanent marker caps | |
| Non-electric Personal Care Accessories | |
| Brushes | |
| Combs | |
| Picks | |
| Clips | |
| Hairbands | |
| Headwraps | |
| Bobby Pins | |
| Hair Ties | |
| Scrunchies | |
| Gel Packaging | |
| Blow-dryer Attachments | |
| Pet Products | |
| toys | |
| chews | |
| tugs | |
| clippers | |
| bedding | |
| leashes | |
| muzzles | |
| brushes | |
| pet bowls | |
| products for grooming, maintain, and washing | |
| Plastic | |
| Plastic Coated Envelopes | |
| Plastic Hangers | |
| Plastic Straws | |
| Plastic Utensils | |
| Plastic Bags | |
| Grocery/carryout bags | |
| Newspaper delivery bags | |
| Dry cleaning wraps | |
| Bread and produce bags | |
| Zipper food storage bags | |
| Plastic cereal box liners | |
| Case wrap/shipping packaging (often found around diapers, snacks, water bottles, and paper towels) | |
| Plastic Cards (Expired and unusable) – cut up | |
| IDs | Cut up and put into a ziplock bag |
| Licenses | |
| Credit Cards | |
| business cards | |
| gift cards | |
| key cards | |
| Plastic packaging | |
| padded envelopes | |
| air bags | |
| pallet liners and covers | |
| shrink wrap | |
| cushioning | |
| foam sheets | |
| cereal bags | |
| ice bags | |
| trash bags (unused) | |
| Power Strips and Cords | |
| Computer cords | |
| Extension Cords | |
| TV Cords | |
| Telephone Cords | |
| HDMI cables | |
| Ethernet Cords | |
| Cable Wires | |
| Power Cords | |
| USB Cables | |
| Porcelain | |
| R | |
| Rubber | Small Pieces of Rubber, No Tires |
| Rubber Bands | |
| S | |
| Safety Glasses | |
| Safety Glasses | |
| Swimming Goggles | |
| Tanning Glasses | |
| Safety Equipment | |
| Disposable gloves | Must be clean |
| Dust masks | |
| Garmets | |
| Hairnets | |
| Beardnets | |
| Shoes | |
| Boots | |
| Flip Flops | |
| Crocs | |
| Shoes | |
| Shredded Paper | |
| Sporting Goods | |
| Balls (Tennis, Baseball, Soft, Wiffle, Basket, Golf, Dodge, Raquet, Soccer, Football, Bowling, Pingpong, Foam) | |
| Camping Equipment | |
| Roller Blades | |
| Ice Skates | |
| Golf Clubs | |
| Baseball Equipment | |
| Football Equipment | |
| Basketball Equipment | |
| Ice Hockey Equipment | |
| Soccer Equipment | |
| Tennis Equipment | |
| Lacrosse Equipment | |
| Other Sports Equipment | |
| Skiing Equipment | |
| No – Live bait | |
| No – Large gym machines | |
| Stained Glass | |
| Storage Containers | |
| Non-recyclable Tupperware | |
| Disposable Takeout Containers | |
| Plastic Storage | |
| Stuffed Animals and plush toys | |
| Styrofoam | |
| Foam Cups and Food Service | Must be completely clean and dry. NO STYROFOAM FROM RAW MEAT |
| Foam Packing Peanuts | |
| Foam Packaging | |
| T | |
| Tights | |
| Toys | |
| Tyvek | |
| V | |
| Vase | |
| Vinyl Records | |
| W | |
| Wax Cardboard | |
| Window Panes | |
| Windows | |
| Wires | |
| Insulated Wire | |
| Wood | |
| X | |
| X-Ray Film | |
| Z | |
| Zip Desks | |