As much as 70% of materials trucked to municipal landfills come from business and industry. By diverting this waste to people who can use it in education, art, and recreation, local businesses can reduce the waste stream and also help enrich education and the arts.

Donors receive a tax letter recognizing the fair market value of their donation along with the positive benefit of giving back to the community.

We collect materials from over 250 businesses within a 100-mile radius of Durham, sending a van out on a regular schedule to collect materials that are left over from production processes or business operations. We collect clean, safe, reusable industrial discards as well as new, finished products that are no longer needed by businesses.

Call us at (919) 688-6960 or send us a message at for more information about our Collections program.

Donate Residential Materials
We receive hundreds of drop-off donations a year. We welcome craft materials, art supplies, vintage goodies, and other unique items, as long as they are delivered to us during our regular store hours. (Please do NOT leave donations outside our door.)

There are a number of things we do NOT accept, including:

• NO styrofoam
  
• NO clothing
  
• NO bedding
  
• NO appliances
  
• NO electronics
  
• NO computers (we do accept keyboards)
  
• NO toys (we do accept puzzles and board games)
  
• NO food or anything that contained food (egg cartons, yogurt containers, etc.)
  
• NO prescription pill bottles or anything that contained medication
  
• NO oil-based paint
  
• NO toxic substances or anything that contained toxic substances

Having trouble keeping track of what we take and what we don’t? Here’s a printable/downloadable flyer for reference.

Please call the store at (919) 688-6960 before bringing in your donation to make sure we can accept it.

Materials may be dropped off in the store during our regular store hours (MTWF 11-5, Th. 11-6, Sat. 10-5, Sun. 12-5). Please do NOT leave donations outside our door. Don’t know where we are? Here’s a map and directions to our store.

We also have a Wish List of items we'd like to have donated to us!