Who will take donated RVp-related items
I used to have a popup camper that I donated to a Chicago-area charity. I now have a lot of accessories that I would like to donate, but don't know who would take them. We no longer to RV camping. ...
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retiredtraveler wrote:Grit dog wrote:
? You really don't know where to donate items?
Good will or Salvation Army stores will take anything you got.
Didn't think they would want RV stuff.
we donate to Goodwill all the time. about the only things they won't take...according to the mgr at our local outlet..are:
- anything organic, ie, food.
- no hazardous waste...motor oils, household chemicals, tires, batteries
- obvious garbage (see the first two items)
- analog, CRT type TV sets and monitors
everything else is welcome. the local store mgr says only a small faction of what they take in ends up being totally useless and heads for the landfill. everything else is either refurbished, cleaned and sent to one of their stores or is given to other charities to use. I asked him specifically about old sneakers as we had a ton of those. he said they are recycled in one of two ways: the shoe is broken down into parts which are then used to mate up with other parts creating a "new" shoe which are then distributed overseas or if the donated shoe is in reasonably good condition it is cleaned, outfitted with new laces and sold or donated. Goodwill employees thousands of folks to do this work...people who otherwise might not be able to find a job.
if you don't want to go the Goodwill route check to see if there is a local Freecycle group in your area.
Freecycle
You post your unwanted stuff on Freecycle and that post is then sent to members of that list. we do a lot of that as well and it works as advertised. Craig's list also has a 'free' section. we just gave away our old RV sewer hoses and fittings on our local Freecycle board.
