MATERIAL DONATION GUIDE

Scroll down to review what we accept & do not accept.

How to Donate

1. Please review our list of items we accept and do not accept.
   We update our list periodically, so even if you donated something before it is no guarantee we might be currently accepting.
   

2. Organize your donations

It is essential that donations with many different types of items be with similar items in smaller bags, with rubber bands, etc.

This makes it a lot easier for our staff! Thank you! Nice and neat wins the game!

3. Include photos for or our items, specially if your items are unusual or hard to describe.
   

4. Email your list along with pictures to donate@scrap-sf.org.
   You will receive a reponse in 3-5 business days.

** Certain donations items are accepted without appointment. Please scroll down to see the list of items we ALWAYS accept.**

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.

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 * larger than 8" x 10" pieces

• Silk

• Lightweight 100% Cotton Fabric suited for making face masks ( over 1 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 36 x 36 inches (fabric, millends, samples, leather, vinyl)

• Yarn and knitting/crochet accessories

• Leather

• Beads, wire and jewelry findings/accessories

• Natural materials (feathers, candles, wax)

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

• Acrylic sheets & remnants

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

• Laboratory glassware and plastic items

• Glass jars with lids but without labels

• Liquids, powders, paint must have manufacturing labels

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

• Halloween (September - October only)

Items we DO NOT accept

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

• Frames *Temporary*

• Art Books *Temporary*

• National Geographics *Temporary*

• Small pieces of fabric (anything under 36″ x 36″). Small fabric takes our staff a lot of time to process.

• Photo Albums

• 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

Goodwill SF, 121 Wisconsin St, San Francisco, CA 94107

Salvation Army, 1501 Valencia St, San Francisco, CA 94110