What To Do When Resource Central Can’t Accept Your Donation

Before bringing your items or materials to Resource Central, we encourage you to visit our Donations Page to see what we can and cannot accept. You’re also welcome to email photos and details to Reuse@ResourceCentral.org for guidance!

If your items aren’t a fit for donation, whether due to condition or type, don’t worry! There are other great options for responsible recycling or reuse in our area, and we’re happy to help point you in the right direction.

Materials Resource  Central Can’t Take	Places That CAN Accept Those Materials
Appliances	All Recycling Inc.; Best Buy; Bud’s Warehouse; CHaRM; Colorado Demolition & Deconstruction; Craigslist; Freecycle; Gone for Good Store; Goodwill; Green Girl Recycling; RePurposed Materials; Restore; Resupply; Sister Carmen Thrift Store; Salvation Army; Western Disposal
Refrigerators	All Recycling Inc.; Best Buy; CHaRM; Colorado Demolition & Deconstruction ; Craigslist; Freecycle; Gone for Good Store; Restore; Resupply; Western Disposal ; Goodwill; Green Girl Recycling; Salvation Army; TRU Hospice Thrift Store; Western Disposal
Furniture	Pig & Pearl Thrift Store; Bud’s Warehouse; Colorado Demolition & Deconstruction ; Craigslist; Freecycle; Gone for Good Store; Restore; Resupply; Sister Carmen Thrift Store; Salvation Army; TRU Hospice Thrift Store; Western Disposal
Beds & Mattresses	Gone for Good Store; CHaRM; A Bedder Wold; Freecycle; Craigslist; Resupply; Western Disposal
Used Carpet/Carpet  Pads	Gone for Good Store; Bud’s Warehouse; Freecycle; Craigslist; Western Disposal
Electronics	All Recycling Inc.; Best Buy; CHaRM; Craigslist; Freecycle; Gone for Good Store; Goodwill; Green Girl Recycling; Salvation Army; Resupply; TRU Hospice Thrift Store; Western Disposal
Televisions	Best Buy; CHaRM; Craigslist; Freecycle; Restore; Resupply; Sister Carmen Thrift Store; Salvation Army
Hot Tubs	Craigslist; Freecycle; Western Disposal
Unaccepted Household Items	Pig & Pearl Thrift Store; Craigslist; Deacon’s Closet; Freecycle; Gone for Good Store; Goodwill; Restore; Sister Carmen Thrift Store; Salvation Army; TRU Hospice Thrift Store; Western Disposal
Bicycles	CHaRM; Community Cycles; Craigslist; Freecycle; Gone for Good Store; Restore; Salvation Army; Western Disposal
Asphalt, Concrete	Allied Recycling Aggregates; Colorado Demolition & Deconstruction; Oxford Recycling; Western Disposal
Brick, Block, Masonry, Tile	Bud’s Warehouse; Colorado Demolition & Deconstruction; Craigslist; Freecycle; Hillen Corp; Oxford Recycling; Western Disposal
Building Materials	Bud’s Warehouse; Colorado Demolition & Deconstruction; Craigslist; Freecycle; Gone for Good Store; Hillen Corp; Oxford Recycling; RePurposed Materials; Restore; Western Disposal
Cardboard, Paper	Boulder County Recycling Center; CHaRM; Craigslist; Freecycle; Gone for Good Store; Green Girl Recycling; Keep Magnolia Clean
Clean Wood Waste	A-1 Organics; Colorado Demolition & Deconstruction; Craigslist; Freecycle; Green Girl Recycling; Jensen Sales Co.; Keep Magnolia Clean; Oxford Recycling; Western Disposal
Landscaping Materials/Compost	A-1 Organics; CHaRM; Colorado Demolition & Deconstruction; Craigslist; Freecycle; Green Girl Recycling; Keep Magnolia Clean; Oxford Recycling
Plumbing, Heating	Bud’s Warehouse; Colorado Demolition & Deconstruction; Craigslist; Freecycle; Gone for Good Store; Restore; Western Disposal
Single Stream & Plastics	Boulder County Recycling Center; CHaRM; Gone for Good Store; Green Girl Recycling; Keep Magnolia Clean
Hazardous/Paint	Household Hazardous Waste
Scrap Metal	Action Recycling Center; All Recycling Inc.; Atlas Metal & Iron Corp; Boulder County Recycling Center; C & M Iron and Metal Company; CHaRM; Colorado Demolition & Deconstruction; Craigslist;  Freecycle; Green Girl Recycling; Iron & Metals, Inc.; Oxford Recycling; Recycling Connections; Rocky Mountain Recycling
Landfill Disposal Services	All Recycling Inc.; Gone for Good Store; Keep Magnolia Clean; Western Disposal