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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.
Is your item on the list? The City of Madison can tell you how to responsibly recycle, reuse or dispose of your item. Or here are other options:
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 Computers (all components) 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 (if nonworking or made before 1992) Tents (if outdoor) Textbooks (2005 or earlier) Tires or Wheels Toy chests (with hinges and/or locks) Trampolines and trampettes Truck toppers Walkers Waterbeds 08/07 |
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