Donate Materials

Donations are by appointment only

donate@scrap-sf.org

Material Donation Guide

How to Donate

Donations are only taken by appointment. Email donate@scrap-sf.org to schedule. Expect a response within 5 business days.
** Certain donations are accepted without appointment. Please scroll down to see the list of items we ALWAYS accept.**

  1. SCRAP reserves the right to refuse donations even if they have been approved unseen via the phone or email.

  2. It is essential that donations with many different types of items be pre-sorted with similar items in smaller bags, with rubber bands, etc. This helps minimize exposure and health risks to our staff.

  3. If you cannot drop off your donation, SCRAP can pick up, on a case-by-case basis, by appointment. Within San Francisco, there is no charge for this service as long as you are donating the equivalent of six banker boxes. We do appreciate your voluntary donation of $15 for individuals, $50 for businesses. To arrange for a pick-up, please call SCRAP at 415 647-1746 between 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM to speak to our staff.

If you would like to donate materials we do not accept, please visit the Reuse Resources.

Donate to Community Thrift Store and designate it to benefit "SCRAP" so a portion of their profit is given to SCRAP.**

Items we ALWAYS accept (no appointment needed)

Items we ALWAYS accept. No appointment needed!

You can always donate the items from this section without need of an appointment. Note that if you are bringing in these items, please do not tag along other items. For example, if you arrive with leather and a bag of notions, we will accept the leather but not the bag of notions. Thank you for understanding. We have a small staff to process a large volume of donations.

Our donation times are Monday thru Friday 10am - 4pm. Please note the depot is not open for shopping until 12pm, however we are open for donations. You can either come in thru the gate or calls us at 415.647.1746.

  • New Boxed Art Sets

  • New Acrylic, Oil or Spray Paint

  • Plexiglass

  • New Reams of 8.5 x 11" Printer Paper

  • Stretched Canvas or Linen

  • New Stretched Canvas or Linen

  • Leather

  • Silk

  • Lightweight 100% Cotton Fabric suited for making face masks ( over 1/2 yard)

Items we usually accept (appointment needed)

Some items we're looking for now.

Mac Laptop (decent condition, fully operating) - for our Programs Manager

Mac External Monitor (fully operating) - for our Ops Director to review your donation requests!

Art & Back-to-School Supplies - for School-Age Children

Examples of Suitable Materials

SCRAP accepts many materials in good and clean condition. We appreciate your efforts to remove dried paints or pens, etc. from your donation.

  • Art supplies (markers, paints, brushes, stamps, canvas, papers)

  • Paper and Board (leftover letterhead, trimmed edges, mat board, foam core, fancy boxes)

  • Fabric/Textiles larger than 18 x 18 inches (fabric, millends, samples, leather, vinyl)

  • Sewing notions (buttons, thread, patterns, elastic)

  • Yarn and knitting/crochet accessories

  • Leather

  • Beads, wire and jewelry findings/accessories

  • Natural materials (feathers, pine cones, candles, wax)

  • Signage and promotional items (used banners, foam core, flags, products)

  • Acrylic sheets & remnants

  • Frames

  • Architectural & interior samples (NO glued or riveted sample books)

  • Laboratory glassware and plastic items

  • Art Books

  • National Geographic magazines

  • Glass jars with lids but without labels

  • Holiday/Christmas decorations or cards (October - December)

  • Liquids, powders, paint must have manufacturing labels

Items we DO NOT accept

  • Small pieces of fabric (anything under 18″ x 18″). Small fabric takes our staff a lot of time to process.

  • Clothes hangers

  • Unmarked/unlabeled liquids, powders, paints

  • Electronics/cameras (except for small hand-tools)

  • Appliances

  • Sample books of tile and fabric

  • House paint

  • Jars other than mason jars or medical glass

  • Large pieces of metal or wood

  • Large toys

  • Stuffed or soft toys

  • Photo enlargers

  • Sewing Machines

  • Mylar balloons

  • Teaching aids and textbooks

  • Hanging file folders

  • DVDs

  • Toxic/Hazardous Materials

  • Matches, firecrackers, combustibles, or any type of flammable liquids

  • Items/Materials containing lead or mercury

  • Moldy, musty fabric or yarn

  • Bedding/sheets

  • Books – except for art and craft-related

  • Magazines – except for National Geographic

  • Clothes, except for theatrical/opera or Halloween costumes

  • Plastic or metal desk organizers

  • Dishes/glasses/kitchenware

  • Luggage

  • Furniture

  • New photo albums (old photo albums with photos are welcome!)

  • Slide projectors or carousels

Most of the above items cannot be recycled and cost SCRAP money to dispose of. Please help us by respecting our list – thanks! If we can’t take your donation we will do our best to refer to you to an organization that can.

RECYCLING ALTERNATIVES

In the event we are unable to accept all of your items, here are some other options for donating the items you'd like to recycle:

Community Thrift (mention our name and SCRAP benefits)

Building Resources

RecycleWhere.org for additional ideas