Can’t throw away good
“stuff”? Donate it!
The Salvation Army said they can’t
sell anything that
has to be recycled, fixed or discarded.
So make sure that the item you
want to donate is something
that someone would pay for
Batteries: Call2recycle.org- enter your zip & they tell
you stores that take dead batteries. Best Buy,
Wayne Library takes books all through out the
year 973-694-4272
Check out the website https://www.booksalefinder.com/
Books: Paper backs,
text books, audio. Paperback books -www.operationpaperback.org Operation Paperback is a national, non-profit organization,
whose volunteers collect gently-used books
and send them to American troops overseas, as well as veterans and
military families here at home
PaperBackSwap.com-
is free and you receive books for free. The only cost you incur is when you send your books to other members. No moldy, books that were
damaged
Books: For greenbox drop off locations click here
Mahwah food bank located at 90 Ridge Road also accepts books Website is https://cfanj.org/
Our town hall had a drop off box in lobby, so check your home town hall
Cell phones for soldiers- https://www.cellphonesforsoldiers.com/
Clothing and More: Ditto upscale resale store in North Haledon. Click here for their website
CUMAC: www.cumac.org A great place to donate school supplies. Visit their website to
find out what else is on their wish list.
DVD: Drop
off movies or television shows at your local VA facility, or mail them to
DVDs4Vets, a national organization
that distributes them
where needed. Check out their website for more info.
Dvd4vets.org
Electronics:
PC, Laptops, ipods, and more.
Reduce our waste to land fills!
þ Recycling appliances and electronics- Best buy http://www.bestbuy.com/site/clp/recycling
þ Passaic
County: 973-305-5738 passaiccountynj.org
þ Morris
County: 973- 285-8390 www.mcmua.com
þ Staples.com: They list everything they take and the list is long!
Film, VCR, Slides Transferring: Legacybox.com
this is where I sent my VCR tapes to get transferred to CD & a USB.
It was wonderful!
I would use them again.
Freecycle.org: A site that tells you how to give items to
people in your community
Lupus Foundation: 1-888-44-Lupus
(1-888-445-8787)-www.lupus.org clothing, shoes: all types & sizes, all
bedding items,
draperies & curtains,
jewelry &
cosmetics, toys, games, knick knacks,
small appliances,
tools: all kinds. You don’t have to be home & they will leave
a
tax
deductible receipt . Have
bags/items CLEARLY marked Lupus or LFA
Check out your county recycling center for disposing of
these items. Each county is different.
·
Morris County -http://www.mcmua.com/hazardouswaste/FAQ.htm
·
Passaic County-www.passaiccountynj.org |
·
Bergen County-www.bcua.org
·
First Choice Women’s Resource 180 Bloomfield Ave Montclair NJ 973-655-9806
Prom Dresses: http://operationprom.org/contact.php
that one person can carry.
Wedding Gown Donations: https://www.littleangelgowns.org/ Burial gowns are made out of wedding gowns for babies who are called into heaven
If you visit one of these sites and they are no longer taking items
can you please contact me and let me know.
Also if you find another site that isn’t on here, let me know and I can check it out then post it to help others.
Thanks,
Linda
Updated 1/4/2022