Please verify that the organization you choose still accepts your specific donation.
Household Goods
Big Brother Big Sister Foundation
(BBBS), 20 Park Plaza. Suite 1420, Boston MA 02116
1.800.483.5503
Check their website for drop-off or to schedule a pick-up of used clothing, housewares and books.
The Bike Connector
47 Lee St., Lowell MA 01853
978-502-3919
Accepts used bikes in any condition, bike parts, and/or tools.
Buy Nothing Chelmsford
Facebook group
Cash4Books
Sell textbooks online for cash!
Chelmsford Boy Scout Troop 74
annual yard sale
978-935-9474
Drop-off at Central Congregational Church parking lot at 1 Worthen St.
Chelmsford Senior Center
75 Groton Rd, North Chelmsford, MA
978-251-0533
The Treasure Shop offers a wide selection of low-cost quality items. The selection changes frequently as popular items are discovered and new favorites are donated. Open Monday through Friday from 9:00am to 2:00pm.
Epilepsy Foundation
888-322-1000
Freecycle
Grassroots and entirely nonprofit movement of people who are giving (and getting) stuff for free in their own towns. It is all about reuse and keeping good stuff out of landfills.
Friends of the Library
Chelmsford Public Library, 25 Boston Rd Chelmsford, MA 01824
978-256-5521
Goodwill Industries Donation Center
Stop & Shop Plaza, 299 Chelmsford St, Chelmsford MA 01824
1.617.628.3618; 1.603.742.4299,
Hours: 7 days/week, 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
View their donation list.
Habitat for Humanity ReStore
100 Chelmsford Road, North Billerica, MA
1.978.215.9975
Accepts gently-used furniture, appliances, cabinets, building materials and other household goods.
Household Goods Recycling of Massachusetts
530 Main St, Acton, MA 01720
978-635-1710
Items must be delivered to their Acton location.
Small appliances only (cannot accept large applicances - washers, dryers, stoves, dishwashers, refrigerators).
Lowell Humane Society
951 Broadway St, Lowell, MA 01854
Check out their wish list.
978-452-7781
The Wish Project
166 Middlesex St, North Chelmsford, MA 01863
(Behind Hertz Rental and next to Welch’s Welding)
1.866.947.4360
View their list of current needs.
Mass Coalition for the Homeless
1.781.595.7570 extension 13
Project Smile
P.O. Box 336, Hopedale, MA 01747
774-232-0000
Salvation Army
1.800.958.7825; 1.603.880.0271
Savers
1.603.888.0409
Simple Recycling
866-835-5068
Simple Recycling will pick up textile items curbside by appointment. A textile is any item made from cloth or an artificial fabric like vinyl. Any of these textiles, even if it is worn, stained or torn, can be recycled but need to be clean and dry.
Clothing, shoes, accessories such as handbags, jewelry, pots, pans, dishes, silverware, curtains, upholstery, carpets, linens such as bedding, tablecloths, towels, pillows, and backpacks. These items are sorted and, depending on quality, are resold to secondhand clothing stores, exported to international markets and “unusable” items are processed for raw materials, such as paper, yarn, insulation and carpet padding.
St. Vincent de Paul
1.800.675.2882; 1.978.453.7750
Appliances & Electronics
Gazelle
Buy and sell electronics, including old cell phones, digital cameras and gaming systems.
Staples
265 Chelmsford St, Chelmsford, MA 01824
978-256-1828
Fixya
Free tech support and technical help for gadgets, electronic equipment and consumer products.
TecsChange (Technology for Social Change)
46 Bennington St. East Boston, MA 02128
617-963-0262 or donations@tecschange.org
National Cristina Foundation
120N South Rd., Unit 284, North Conway, NH 03860-5267
203-863-9100
Donates computers to non-profit organizations that train people with disabilities, people who are economically disadvantaged, or otherwise at risk.
NOTE: Printer cartridges can be brought to the Bulb Shed or the collection box at the Town Offices.
Automobiles
Car Donations for Veterans
(National Veterans Service Fund)
800-498-2814
National Kidney Foundation
Accepts motorcycles, too!
800-488-2277
Kars4Kids
877-527-7454
Benefits the Make-A-Wish Foundation
1-855-278-9474