Goodwill of South Central Wisconsin

Donations We Cannot Accept

There are some items we simply cannot accept because they add cost to our operation and do not benefit our mission. Instead, we would rather use every resource we have to help people with disabilities and other challenges.

Please keep in mind that federal and local regulations prohibit us from accepting and reselling many items including hazardous waste materials (aerosols, chemicals/household cleaners, fuel, oil (including lamp oil), and paint to name a few). We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

Is Your Item on the List?

We regret that we cannot accept the following items:

Aerosols
Air conditioners
Appliances (large)
Auto parts (used)
Baby/infant items:
  Car seats/infant carriers
  Cribs
  Gates (accordion style)
  Swings
  Walkers
Bathtub enclosures
Batteries
Beanbag chairs
Bedsprings/folding beds
Boat lifts/docks
Bunk beds
Canning jars (except blue)
Carpet (used)
Central heating/cooling units
Chain link fences
Chemicals/household cleaners
Clothesline posts
Console stereos
Consumer recall items
Copier machines
Crutches

Cupboards (built-in)
Curtain rods, shades, and blinds (if in
  poor condition or missing parts)
Dehumidifiers
Electronics/electrical items*
  (non-working or broken)
Encyclopedias
Fax machines (stand alone)
Firearms/ammunition
Fire extinguishers
Food
Food containers
Fuel
Furnaces
Furniture (if in poor condition)
Halogen lamps (without guard)
Hangers
Helmets
Hide-a-beds
Hospital beds (non-electric)
Light bulbs
Lumber
Magazines
Mattresses (stained, ripped, hotel or
   king-size)

Microwave ovens
Mirrors without frames
Motors
Newspapers
Oil, including lamp oil
Oil tanks
Paint
Ping-pong tables (regulation size)
Pool tables (regulation size)
Plumbing fixtures (used)
Pipes (water/gas)
Propane tanks
Storm windows/storm doors
Sump pumps
Swimming pools (we do accept
children's pools)
Swing sets
Televisions
Tents (outdoor)
Tires/wheels
Toy chests (with hinges and/or lock)
Trampolettes/trampolines
Truck toppers
Waterbeds

* However we will take computers in any condition. Click here for more information.

Recycling, Reusing, or Disposing of Items We Cannot Accept

Information on how you can responsibly recycle, reuse, or dispose of an item we cannot accept may be found on this UW Extension Web site.

Such information may also be available from your municipality or county. Here are links to some city and county Web sites or contact numbers:

Columbia County

Dane County

Dane County/Madison Clean Sweep

Fort Atkinson

Grant County (608-723-2675)

Jefferson County

Madison

Madison/Dane County Clean Sweep

Middleton

Monona (608-222-2525)

Platteville

Portage (608-742-2176)

Richland Center

Richland County (608-647-7099)

Also, Habitat for Humanity of Dane County's Habitat ReStore accepts new and used building-related materials from contractors, suppliers, individuals, remodelers, and property managers.