Local Donation & Disposal Resources

General Household items  

Catholic Charities – Refugee Resettlement Services
(315) 472-1544 x. 32

Caz Cares
(315) 655-3174

Encore Thrift Shop
(315) 637-6133
 
Give To Others          
 
Huntington Family Centers            
(315) 476-3157
 
Interfaith Works      
(315) 449-3552 x. 208
 
Little White House of Hope aka P.E.A.C.E. Inc. Westside Family Resource Center
(315) 470-3352
 
Rescue Mission         
(315) 701-3862
 
The Open Wardrobe           
(315) 882-6747
 
The Salvation Army               
(315) 475-1688
 
Winds of Agape, Inc             
(315) 425-0547

Specific Household Items


Antiques
​Syracuse Antiques Exchange
(315) 471-1841

Antique Center of Syracuse
(315) 476-8270

Books (novels) & magazines
Syracuse VA Medical Center
(315) 425-4400

Onondaga County Public Libraries
(315) 435-1900

China, crystal, & silverware
Replacements Ltd
(800) 737-5223

Christmas trees
Put it on the curb
 
Cleaning products (including laundry detergent, bleach, dish soap)
Humane Association of CNY
(315) 457-8762

Francis House
(315) 475-5422

Samaritan Center
(315) 472-0650

Egg cartons
Community Supported Agriculture Farms

Flags
American Legion
(315) 655-2099

Food
Fayetteville-Manlius Community Outreach, Inc.
(315) 682-3688

Francis House
(315) 475-5422

Furniture
Winds of Agape
(315) 425-0547

Greeting cards & calendars
Check with a local nursing home
 
Household hardware & tools
ReStore
(315) 475-9172

Musical instruments & sheet music
Gorham Brothers Music (no woodwinds)
(315) 214-3573

Check with a local school
 
Office supplies
Samaritan Center
(315) 472-0650

Packing peanuts
UPS Stores

Paper to shred
OCRRA Shred-a-thon

Bodow Recycling (For a fee)
(315) 422-2552

Staples (For a fee)

Office Depot (For a fee)

Plastic grocery bags
Check with a local grocery store (e.g., Wegmans)
 
Sporting equipment
Tillies Touch
(315) 254-8569

Rescue Mission
(315) 701-3862

Styrofoam
Thermal Foams, Inc
(315) 699-8734

Televisions
Battery World (For a fee)
(315) 437-1404

Salvation Army (Drop-off only)
(800) 728-7825

Textbooks
SU Bookstore-3rd floor donation bin
(315) 442-3242

Toxic waste/chemicals
OCRRA
(315) 453-2866

X-rays
Merry X-ray
(800) 635-9729

Yard waste
OCRRA - Amboy & Jamesville Compost Sites
(315) 453-2866

Clothing


Vera House
(315) 425-0818

Clothing - Kids (sizes for grades K-12)
Fayetteville-Manlius Community Outreach, Inc.
(315) 682-3688

Clothing - Prom dresses
Becca’s Closet
(315) 453-1500 x4006

Clothing - Career attire
JobsPlus!
(315) 442-3242

Women's Opportunity Center
(315) 446-0550

Shoes
Rescue Mission
(315) 701-3862

Soles4Souls

Electronics


Appliances - Large (refrigerators, freezers, dishwashers, washers, dryers)
OCRRA - Ley Creek
(315) 453-2866

ReStore (less than 10 yrs old and working)
(315) 475-9172

Appliances - Small (can openers, toasters, blenders, electric knives)
Rescue Mission
(315) 701-3862

Batteries - Household
Wegmans
(315) 446-1180

Green Hills
(315) 492-1707

CDs & DVDs
Onondaga County Public Libraries
(315) 435-1900

The Sound Garden
(315) 473-4343

Cell phones
Verizon

Best Buy

Staples

Vera House
(315) 425-0818

CFL light bulbs
Lowes, Home Depot & several area hardware stores
ocrra.org for participating stores and types of bulbs accepted

Computer monitors, keyboards, CPUs
Staples

A&E Computer Solutions
(315) 468-2665

Dehumidifiers
OCRRA - Ley Creek (For a fee)
(315) 453-2866

Electronic equipment
Bruin Electronics
(315) 410-0050 x. 101

Best Buy

WireflyTradeIns

Printer cartridges
Staples

Office Depot

Thermometers (mercury) & thermostats
OCRRA - Ley Creek
(315) 453-2866

VHS tapes
Rescue Mission
(315) 701-3862

Green Disk

Kid's Items


American Girl dolls and accessories
Girl AGain
(914) 358-1460

Art & craft supplies
abcdexperiments
(315) 299-6855

Check with a local pre-school
 
Books for children
JobsPlus!
(315) 442-3242

Caz Cares
(315) 655-3174

Children's Consortium
(315) 471-8331

Car seats
New Hope Family Services
(315) 437-8300

Crib mattresses
Humane Association of CNY
(315) 457-8762

Medical


Contact lenses
MADRE (expiration date must be more than 6 months out)
(212) 627-0444

Empty pill containers
Humane Association of CNY
(315) 457-8762

Expired medication
Check with a local police station

C&J's Northside Pharmacy (no narcotics)
(315) 455-6677

Dispose my Meds

Eye glasses
Lenscrafters

MADRE
(212) 627-0444

Hearing aides
Starkey Hearing Foundation
(866) 354-3254

Medical equipment
MedEq

Give To Others

Mobility equipment (walkers, canes, crutches)
Menorah Park
(315) 446-9111

Give To Others

Sharps
Place in large disposable plastic jug (e.g., laundry detergent bottle), tape shut, label "sharps" and put in trash

Metal


Fire extinguishers
Bodow Recycling (must be empty)
(315) 422-2552

Chuck's Fire Equipment
(315) 422-3655

Propane tanks
Bodow Recycling
(315) 422-2552

Scrap metal
Metalico
(315) 463-9500

Bodow Recycling
(315) 422-2552

Vehicle-related


Cars, trucks, boats (with trailers), motorcycles, SUVs, RVs 
Wheels For Wishes (running or not) 
(877) 690-9474

Cars & farm equipment
Bodow Recycling
(315) 422-2552

Tires
OCRRA - Ley Creek (For a fee)
(315) 453-2866

Vehicle batteries (lead-acid)
Battery World
(315) 437-1404

Interstate Batteries of CNY
(315) 437-9075

Vehicle oil (used)
Check a local service stations or retail store that sells vehicle oil