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Donating items to Goodwill is a convenient way to clear your home of excess items while creating work for people in your community who need it most.

It is crucial, however, that our donors sort their items before they donate to Goodwill in order to weed out garbage and/or items that Goodwill cannot re-sell. While we appreciate and depend on your donations, having to sort and re-dispose of unacceptable items takes time and resources away from our core mission of creating more jobs and opportunities.

So please, before you pack up your goods, check out this list of what - and what not - to donate to Goodwill.

Goodwill accepts new and gently used items that are clean and in saleable condition, including:

Clothing, shoes, boots, belts, purses, jewellery, hats, gloves, mittens, scarves
Books, records, CDs, video tapes, games, toys, sports equipment
Housewares - dishes, glassware, kitchen utensils, pots, pans, lamps
Collectibles, antiques, camera, knickknacks, giftware, Fabrics, textiles - linen, towels,

curtains, blankets, area rugs
Electrical or battery operated (in working order that are not older than 10-15 years)

– Digital equipment, MP3s, TVs, stereos, radios, VCRs, DVD players, computers

(Pentium 4 & above), small appliances, vacuum cleaners, musical instruments, tools,

power tools
Home Furnishings* - dressers, tables, chairs, sofas, desks, file cabinets, bookshelves,

paintings, mirrors, bed frames and box springs

It's hard to say "no thank you" to a donation. Certain items are refused for some very good reasons:

They are not recyclable or contain hazardous materials
They are too old to comply with current safety standards
They are broken, parts or labels and instructions are missing
Our donation centre attendants may also decline a donation if, in their judgement, it is not in clean, saleable condition.

Unfortunately, we cannot accept the following:

Any products that do not meet current safety standards including recalled items
Baby items - cribs & cradles, car seats, carriages & strollers, baby gates, playpens,

baby walkers, children's sleepwear
Toys for children under 3 years of age
Traditional recyclables: glass, newsprint, office paper, cardboard, plastics, etc.
Large appliances - refrigerators, freezers, stoves/ovens, washer/dryers, furnaces,

water heaters
Food products
Used personal care item
Chemical products, barbeque & propane tanks
Automotive products: tires, batteries, gasoline, oils, antifreeze, auto parts
Building materials/plumbing fixtures, carpeting and padding
Broken Furniture, damaged upholstery, bunk beds or other items in need of repair

or assembly (i.e. water beds, modular office systems/dividers)
Lawn darts, helmets and face protectors

* Not accepted at our attended donation centres. Accepted only at the following locations:

Stores: Ajax, Barrie (544 Bayfield St.), Brampton (382 Queens St. E.), Danforth, Dixie, Don Mills, East York, Eastown, Etobicoke, Islington, Kingston, Mississauga (4975 Dundas St. W.), Mississauga (720 Burnamthorpe Rd.), Mississauga (1224 Dundas St. W.), Overlea, Scarborough (3003 Danforth Ave.), Scarborough (2642 Eglinton Ave. E.), Whitby.

Community Outlets: Scarborough (50 Emblem Crt.)

Reuse Stores: Brampton (395 Chrysler Drive - Brampton Community Recycling Centre)

Please call ahead to see if the location can accommodate your items.