Accepted Donations

Goodwill appreciates and thanks you for each donation.  However, we do need to refuse some items for being non-recyclable or containing hazardous materials.  Other times, the item must be refused because it costs more to transport, repair or refurbish than it can be sold for in our stores.  Our donation attendants are trained to know what we can and cannot accept and will help guide you to other possibilities for donations we are unable to accept.

Goodwill does NOT accept the following items:

  • Ammunition or weapons (including BB guns, pellet guns, and arrows)
  • Any item covered in animal hair and trash
  • Any item that does not meet current safety standards of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
  • Anything of a pornographic nature
  • Automobile mechanical parts
  • Baby equipment that does not comply with Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC} safety standards (i.e., baby furniture, toys, and games)
  • Construction debris (i.e., fencing, gutters, lumber, concrete, bricks, stone, and paint)
  • Expired or opened personal hygiene or cosmetic products, household cleaning / upkeep products, or industrial chemicals
  • Food
  • Furniture that is covered in animal hair, heavily soiled, broken, worn, torn, stained, moldy, blood stained or missing parts. Bean bag chairs and sleeper sofas are not accepted.
  • Hairdryers w/o GFI
  • Halogen lamps w/o mesh guard
  • Hazardous wastes (lead-acid batteries, paints, fuels, solvents, oils or equipment containing these)
  • Opened personal hygiene or cosmetic products, household cleaning / upkeep products, or industrial chemicals
  • Broken humidifiers or air conditioners
  • Textile or linen items that are wet, mildewed, rusty, flammable, blood stained or in any way dangerous
  • Large appliances (i.e., stoves, washing/drying machines, dishwashers, refrigerators, freezers, trash compactors, hot water heaters)
  • Mattresses, box springs, waterbeds, pillows
  • Personal medical assistive devices (i.e., CPAP machines & accessories, IV equipment, medical administering supplies, etc.)
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Pianos and organs
  • Televisions, CRT (tube-style TVs in any condition)
  • Used bike helmets
  • Venetian blinds (window blinds with cords)
  • Wall-to-wall carpeting

Helpful Do’s

Separate clothing from other items when dropping them off. Make sure all of the items are clean, washed or dry cleaned. Wrap breakables in newspaper or bubble wrap. Wrap cords around electrical items. Include all pieces and parts to children’s games or toys. Clean computer hard drives of personal and business information and include the operating system.

Helpful Do NOT’s

Please do not leave items unattended outside a collection center, donate broken or soiled items, nor items that have been recalled, banned, or do not meet current safety standards. For more information, visit the Consumer Product Safety Commission.