Goodwill of South Central Wisconsin

Donations We Cannot Accept

Goodwill can turn almost every donation into revenue for our programs, but there are some items we cannot afford to take. This may be because the item cannot be resold, or because proper disposal of an item would cost Goodwill money that could be used to fund programs for people in need. Goodwill personnel must often consider weight limitations, handling difficulties and other factors when evaluating a donation. And in some cases, federal and local regulations prevent us from accepting or reselling an item.

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We regret that we cannot use the following items:

Accordion gates

Air conditioners

All large appliances

Any items containing gas

Auto parts (if used)

Baby and infant items

Bathtub enclosures

Batteries

Beanbag chairs

Bedsprings

Boats, boat lifts and docks

Bottled gas

Bunk beds

Canning jars (except blue)

Car seats and infant carriers

Carpet (used)

Cars

Central heating or cooling units

Chain link fencing

Clothesline posts

Condensed Reader’s Digests

Console stereos

Copier machines

Cribs

Crutches

Cupboards (built-in)

Curtain Rods, shades, or blinds (if in poor condition or missing parts)

Dehumidifiers

Electronics and electrical items (if damaged or nonworking)*

Encyclopedias

Fire arms and ammunition

Fire extinguishers

Fluorescent light bulbs

Food

Furnaces

Furniture (if in poor condition)

Halogen lamps (if missing guard)

Hangers

Helmets

Hide-A-Beds (if in poor condition)

Hospital beds (non-electrical)

Lumber

Magazines

Mangles

Mattresses (if stained, ripped, hotel or king-size)

Microwaves

Mirrors (if unframed)

Motors

Newspapers

Oil tanks

Packaged or used food containers

Paint

Ping-Pong or pool tables (if regulation size)

Pipes (water or gas)

Plumbing fixtures (if used)

Propane tanks

Storm windows or doors

Sump pumps

Swimming pools (Small children’s pools accepted)

Swing sets

Televisions

Tents (if outdoor)

Textbooks (2005 or earlier)

Tires or Wheels

Toy chests (with hinges and/or locks)

Trampolines and trampettes

Truck toppers

Walkers

Waterbeds

* However we will take computers in any condition

Information on how you can responsibly recycle, reuse or dispose of an item we cannot accept may be found on your municipality's or county's Web site. Here are links to some city and county Web sites:

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.

08/09

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