Appliances
(in working condition)

HOUSEHOLD GOODS Recycling of Massachusetts, 530 Main St, Acton, MA 01720
www.hgrm.org - check their website for items they are currently accepting
978-635-1763
Items must be delivered to their Acton location

Small appliances only (cannot accept large applicances - washers, dryers, stoves, dishwashers, refrigerators)


Goodwill Donation Center, Stop & Shop Plaza, 299 Chelmsford Street
Hours: 7 days / week from 8 AM to 4:30 PM
Goodwill urges residents to donate items that are of good quality and to donate during the hours of operation. An attendant will be able to provide a tax receipt for all donations.
Check out their website for a complete list of what to donate.

 

Blankets, Sheets, Towels

Items in GOOD condition:

Goodwill Donation Center, Stop & Shop Plaza, 299 Chelmsford Street
Hours: 7 days / week from 8 AM to 4:30 PM
Check out their website for a complete list of what to donate.

LOWELL WISH PROJECT, 1A Foundry St, Lowell, MA 01852
www.lowellwishproject.org
978-441-WISH (9474)

HOUSEHOLD GOODS Recycling of Massachusetts, 530 Main St, Acton, MA 01720
www.hgrm.org - check their website for items they are currently accepting
978-635-1763
Items must be delivered to their Acton location

Items in POOR condition:

LOWELL HUMANE SOCIETY, 951 Broadway St, Lowell, MA 01854
www.lowellhumanesociety.org
Check out their wish list!
978-452-7781

 

Books

Goodwill Donation Center, Stop & Shop Plaza, 299 Chelmsford Street
Hours: 7 days / week from 8 AM to 4:30 PM
Goodwill urges residents to donate items that are of good quality and to donate during the hours of operation. An attendant will be able to provide a tax receipt for all donations.
Check out their website for a complete list of what to donate.

FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY, Chelmsford Public Library, 25 Boston Rd, Chelmsford, MA 01824
www.chelmsfordlibrary.org/library_info/friends.html
978-256-5521

Cash4Books
www.cash4books.net/
Sell textbooks online for cash!

Bicycles

CHELMSFORD BOY SCOUT TROUP 74 (for annual yard sale)
www.giantyardsale.org
978-935-9474

BIKES NOT BOMBS, 59 Armory St, Roxbury, MA
www.bikesnotbombs.org
617-522-0222

FREECYCLE
www.freecycle.org

 

Cables, Chargers, and Cords

STAPLES ~ Local store is located at 265 Chelmsford St, Chelmsford, MA 01824
www.staples.com/sbd/cre/marketing/easy-on-the-planet/recycling-and-eco-services.html
978-256-1828

 
 

Clothing, Shoes, Accessories

GOODWILL DONATION CENTER, Stop & Shop Plaza, 299 Chelmsford Street
Hours: 7 days / week from 8 AM to 4:30 PM
Goodwill urges residents to donate items that are of good quality and to donate during the hours of operation. An attendant will be able to provide a tax receipt for all donations.
Check out their website for a complete list of what to donate.

BIG BROTHER BIG SISTER FOUNDATION (BBBS), 5 Mear Rd, Holbrook, MA 02343
www.bbbsfoundation.org
774-776-7200 or 800-483-5503
Check their website for drop-off boxes or to schedule a pick-up

EPILEPSY FOUNDATION
www.donatenewengland.org/
888-322-8209

Simple Recycling offers free Curbside Clothing and Home Goods
Simple Recycling will pick up textile items curbside on recycling days. 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.

Residents received pink bags in the mail for their recycled items then set their bags out on their recycling collection day. Simple Recycling drivers pick up the pink bags and leave replacement ones with recycling barrel. 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.

Computers (usable), electronics, and office equipment

FIXYA ~ Free tech support and technical help for gadgets, electronic equipment and consumer products
www.fixya.com
Fix Ya's technical experts advise on fixing problems and provide instructions on proper usage of products either by chat or message posting. Fixya stores manuals and troubleshooting guides for over half a million products. Too many product manufacturers were neglecting post-purchase customer support. While there were thousands of shopping sites and search engines, customers looking to repair, modify and beautify their belongings were left at a loss.

GAZELLE ~ Buy and sell electronics and cell phones, GET CASH, help save the environment-free shipping
www.gazelle.com
Provides a practical, rewarding way for people to finally rid themselves of all those old cell phones, digital cameras, and gaming systems that they no longer use, but can’t seem to find a way to let go of.

STAPLES ~ Local store is located at 265 Chelmsford St, Chelmsford, MA 01824
www.staples.com/sbd/cre/marketing/easy-on-the-planet/recycling-and-eco-services.html
978-256-1828

TECSCHANGE (Technology for Social Change), 46 Bennington St. East Boston, MA 02128
tecschange.org/classic/donations/donation-faq.html
617-963-0262 or donations@tecschange.org

THE SALVATION ARMY, visit their website for the closest location
donate.salvationarmyusa.org/
1-800-958-7825
Will accept used working computers, televisions, and other electronics.

NATIONAL CRISTINA FOUNDATION, 500 West Putnam Avenue, Greenwich, CT 06830
www.cristina.org
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 refurbished at Cartridge World, 83 Parkhurst Road, or bring cartridges to the Cartridge World box outside the Recycling Office at the Town Offices.

 

Household Goods

Goodwill Donation Center, Stop & Shop Plaza, 299 Chelmsford Street
Hours: 7 days / week from 8 AM to 4:30 PM
Check out their website for a complete list of what to donate.

HOUSEHOLD GOODS Recycling of Massachusetts, 530 Main St, Acton, MA 01720
www.hgrm.org - check their website for items they are currently accepting
978-635-1763
Items must be delivered to their Acton location

EPILEPSY FOUNDATION
www.donatenewengland.org/
888-322-8209

BIG BROTHER BIG SISTER FOUNDATION (BBBS), 5 Mear Rd, Holbrook, MA 02343
www.bbbsfoundation.org
774-776-7200 or 800-483-5503
Check their website for drop-off or to schedule a pick-up

Plastic Bags and Wraps

Recycle the clean and dry plastic films and wraps along with your grocery bags at major grocery chains or hardware stores (such as Lowes). Here are some examples:

Dry-cleaning film and/or plastic bags

The wrap that toilet paper and paper towels come in

Ziploc® bags and other food storage bags

Plastic wraps from magazines

Bread and baked good plastic bags

Shoes, Footwear

Goodwill Donation Center, Stop & Shop Plaza, 299 Chelmsford Street
Hours: 7 days / week from 8 AM to 4:30 PM
Goodwill urges residents to donate items that are of good quality and to donate during the hours of operation. An attendant will be able to provide a tax receipt for all donations.
Check out their website for a complete list of what to donate.

BIG BROTHER BIG SISTER FOUNDATION (BBBS), 5 Mear Rd, Holbrook, MA 02343
www.bbbsfoundation.org
774-776-7200 or 800-483-5503
Check their website for drop-off boxes or to schedule a pick-up

EPILEPSY FOUNDATION
www.donatenewengland.org/
888-322-8209

 
 

Small Electronics

Town office, box on Lower Level
Questions?: Call Recycling Office at 978-250-5203

Cell phones, MP3 players, PDAs:


STAPLES ~ Local store is located at 265 Chelmsford St, Chelmsford, MA 01824
www.staples.com/sbd/cre/marketing/easy-on-the-planet/recycling-and-eco-services.html
978-256-1828

Cell phones, MP3 players, iPods, calculators, GPS devices, digital cameras, camcorders, cordless phones:

Toys (large, stuffed animals...)

CHELMSFORD BOY SCOUT TROUP 74 (for annual yard sale)
www.giantyardsale.org
978-935-9474

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Lowell (new or in excellent condition)
978-275-6800

FREECYCLE
www.freecycle.org

Gently Used STUFFED ANIMALS:
PROJECT SMILE, P.O. Box 336, Hopedale, MA 01747
http://www.projectsmile.org/
508-634-0203

 

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