Item Donations

In general, we should not be accepting donations for the sake of saving them from a landfill. Our current consumables section is difficult to organize & plenty of those donations have not been touched.

What we will accept

• High value items including but not limited to:
  • Complete sets of drill/driver bits
  • Cordless drills with functioning batteries & chargers
  • Sewing Machines
  • Stud finders
  • Socket Sets
  • Fruit Presses
  • Carts/Trolleys
• Unique or interesting tools
  • Use your discretion & feel free to ask in slack! We can always accept it & then decide we don’t need it later.
• Any items on wishlist below

What we will NOT accept

• Broken items, items missing significant components, or items of clearly low quality.
• Nails, screws, washers, etc.
• Leftover items from projects
  • Ex: tile spacers, door hinges/knobs
• Half empty bottles of random liquids
• No explosive or flammable items like propane or gas cans
• Battery powered tools that are not Ryobi or DeWalt if they do not come with a charger and battery

Current Wishlist

• Ryobi One+ cordless drills and batteries
• Sewing machines
• Laptops (≤ 4 years old)
• Power washers
• Electric wood chipper
• Drywall screw gun
• Lathe
• Jointer (6″ or 8″)
• Portable carpet cleaners
• Drill bit sets (especially Twist/Spade/Countersink)
• Driver bit sets (Phillips, Torx, etc.)
• Grommet kits
• Fume extractors
• Watch case opener

For items we cannot take, we recommend the following alternative places for donation:

Craft supplies and tools

• Seattle Recreative
• Electronics
• RE-PC
• InterConnection

Building materials and tools

• Ballard Reuse
• Earthwise Salvage
• Second Use

Clothing and household goods (including consumables)

• Elizabeth Gregory Home
• Mary’s Place

General

• Goodwill

Other helpful information: Seattle Public Utilities list “Where does it go?”