After Yard Sales:

• Please remove all price tags

• Place clothing in bags or boxes: no loose clothing or clothing on hangers.

• Do not include items you offered for free.

• Follow all of the following guidelines for donations.

 

Kids Items:

• No car seats, playpens, or any other devices (like cribs or strollers) that restrain a child.

• No items that have been recalled or subject to recall.

• No jumbles of unmatched toys.

 

Holiday Items:

• Artificial Christmas trees and other bulky items accepted only Oct.-Jan. due to storage costs.

 

Sporting Goods:

• No exercise equipment without prior recall check.

• Equipment must have resale value.

• No bike, motorcycle, or ski helmets.

• No pull-behind kids bike carriers. 

 

Kitchen Items:

• No miscellaneous food jars and containers (like spaghetti sauce jars, plastic margarine tubs, etc.).

• No major appliance without prior approval and date of manufacture.

• Small kitchen appliances like coffee makers and blenders must be complete.

 

Household Items:

• Furniture and mattresses must be in good condition and free from smoke. Please vacuum all animal hair if present.

• No older model TVs, only flat screens that might be wall mounted. TVs must include remote controls to be accepted.

• Mini blinds must have the manufacturer’s label.

• No computer equipment.

• PLEASE TAKE ALL E-WASTE (TELEVISIONS, COMPUTERS, PRINTERS, FAX, ETC.) DIRECTLY TO THE E-WASTE BIN AT THE CITY TRANSFER STATION – DO NOT BRING TO THE THRIFT STORE

 

Books:

• No encyclopedias or other out of date reference works