Items We Can and Can’t Accept
Do you have old clothes or other household items that you you no longer need? Free up some closet and cabinet space by decluttering and donating those items to us.
When you donate and recycle your unneeded items to Goodwill, we make them available to your neighbors at affordable prices. More importantly, the revenue that our forty-four stores earn is then invested in your community through a variety of services including skills training courses, employment programs and our adult high schools. You can be confident that your donation to Goodwill is making a difference to improve the life of someone in your community.
If you would like to donate clothes or other household items, simply go to our Donation Center page, find your nearest drop-off location. Please let us know if you need a receipt for your contribution.
Do you have housewares that you no longer need? Free up some vital decoration space by giving your home goods to Goodwill. If you would like to donate housewares, simply go to our Locations page, find your nearest drop-off spot, and let us know if you need a receipt for your contribution.
When you donate and recycle your unneeded items to Goodwill, we make them available to your neighbors at affordable prices. The revenue that our forty stores earn is then invested in your community through a variety of services including skills training courses and employment programs. You can be confident that your donation to Goodwill is making a difference to improve the life of someone in your community.
Do you have books that you no longer need? Free up some shelf space by sharing your library with Goodwill.
If you would like to donate books, simply go to our Locations page, find your nearest drop-off spot, and let us know if you need a receipt for your contribution.
When you donate and recycle your unneeded items to Goodwill, we make them available to your neighbors at affordable prices. The revenue that our forty stores earn is then invested in your community through a variety of services including skills training courses and employment programs. You can be confident that your donation to Goodwill is making a difference to improve the life of someone in your community.
Do you have furniture that you no longer need? Free up some basement space by giving your pieces to Goodwill. If you would like to donate furniture, simply go to our Locations page, find your nearest drop-off spot, and let us know if you need a receipt for your contribution.
When you donate and recycle your unneeded items to Goodwill, we make them available to your neighbors at affordable prices. The revenue that our forty stores earn is then invested in your community through a variety of services including skills training courses and employment programs. You can be confident that your donation to Goodwill is making a difference to improve the life of someone in your community.
Computer Works, a division of MERS Goodwill, is a computer recycling program offering on-site SAFE hard drive data destruction. Certified by The Department of Natural Resources, we work strictly with R2/RIOS Companies. Complete transparency includes full documentation throughout the recycling process. A Data Destruction Certificate is available upon request. Recently, we were awarded an additional Certification for commitment to the Department of Natural Resources “Best Management Practices “in handling all e-waste.
Computer Works provides local job opportunities for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder and other Developmental Disabilities. Specifically, our clients dismantle computers and related equipment. Your donation allows them to support themselves and their families. We recycle with a Mission!
Donating your old computer equipment enables our clients to learn a new skill and become a part of the productive work force. It also gives them a sense of self-worth and dignity which many of us take for granted. In addition to providing jobs locally, your donation keeps our Missouri and Illinois landfills free of e-waste.
This service is free, and Goodwill will provide you with a tax receipt for your donation. Computer donations are accepted at all of our stores and attended donation sites.
Goodwill accepts donations of most household items including, but not limited to, clothing, linens, shoes, accessories, home goods, kitchen wares, furniture, etc.
It’s hard for us to say “No Thank You” to a donation when our operating funds are realized through the sale of donated goods. However, some items are refused for very good reasons: Items are not recyclable or contain hazardous waste and others cost more to transport, repair or refurbish than they can be sold for in our stores.
Our store managers may decline a donation if, in their judgment, it is not in clean and sellable condition.
These are the items that we do not accept.
- Tube (CRT) style televisions and computer monitors
- Household chemical products: pesticides, paint, paint thinner, drain cleaner, oven cleaner, aerosols and other environmentally-unfriendly waste products
- Automotive hazardous waste: tires, lead acid batteries, additives, gasoline, oils, antifreeze, etc.
- Car parts or tires
- Air conditioners, furnaces, trash compactors, water heaters, large console stereos, freon-based appliances, etc.
- Partially used or open personal care items such as: nail polish remover, perfume, shampoo, shaving cream, hairsprays, etc.
- Food
- Mattresses/box springs, including water bed mattresses and water bed frames
- Fuel powered tools
- Building materials: sinks, toilets, plumbing fixtures, carpeting/padding
- Single-stream recyclables such as glass, newspapers, office paper, cardboard, plastics, magazines, junk mail, etc.
- Guns and ammunition
- Pianos
It’s hard for us to say “No Thank You” to a donation when our operating funds are realized through the sale of donated goods. However, some items are refused for very good reasons: Some items are not recyclable or contain hazardous waste and others cost more to transport, repair or refurbish than they can be sold for in our stores. Our store managers and donation center attendants may decline a donation if, in their judgment, it is not in clean and sellable condition.
