Our Material Donation Guide
This provides a detailed (though not 100% comprehensive) list of items SCRAP accepts.
SCRAP reserves the right to refuse donations due to overflow. Visit the Reuse Resources section of our website for other areas to donate.
Also donate to Community Thrift Store and designate it to benefit "SCRAP" so a portion of their profit is given to SCRAP.
Donations are presently By Appointment Only. Please email: Donate@scrap-sf.org
Some Items we're looking for now
Mac Laptop (decent condition, fully operating) - for our new Programs Manager
Mac External Monitor (fully operating) - for our Ops Director to review your donation requests!
Lightweight cotton fabric (quilting weight) - for mask making
Sewing thread - for mask making
Acrylic Art Paints
New Canvases on stretcher frames
Coloring books - for all ages
Small tools - especially for Art & Craft activities
Large pieces of leather (large samples, full-hides, half hides, etc.)
Colored Acrylic sheets & remnants
Silk-Screening Frames, Squeegees & Inks
Art & Back-to-School Supplies - for School-Age Children
Examples of Suitable Materials
SCRAP accepts many materials in good and clean condition, including:
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 12 x 12 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
Larger frames for Art (larger than 16" X 22")
Architectural & interior samples (NO glued or riveted sample books)
Teaching materials (No text books – contact RecycleTextbooks.org)
Surplus, off-cuts, defects, remnants from manufacturing
Laboratory glassware and plastic items
Books on How-To-Do Art and Craft (Techniques & Instruction)
National Geographic magazines
How to Donate Materials
Donations are presently By Appointment Only. Please email: Donate@scrap-sf.org
No general donations are accepted at present
Check the detailed list of items we accept. Because of space constraints, we cannot always accept all items. SCRAP reserves the right to refuse donations even if they have been approved unseen via the phone or email.
Organize your materials. SCRAP cannot accept dirty or moldy materials. Our staff spends a lot of time sorting – we greatly appreciate labeled and neatly packed boxes.
If you cannot drop off your donation, SCRAP can pick up, on a case-by-case basis, by appointment. Within ten miles of SCRAP, there no charge for this service. However, we appreciate your voluntary donation of $15 for individuals, $50 for businesses. If you are further away, there will be a nominal fee for a pickup, to cover our added costs.
To arrange for a pick-up, please call SCRAP at 415 647-1746 between 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM and speak to our staff. And please be sure your donation is easily accessible.
Items that SCRAP can NOT accept but can be taken to Community Thrift Store (mention SCRAP):
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
DVDs
SOME ITEMS THAT SCRAP CAN NEVER ACCEPT:
Toxic/Hazardous Materials
Matches, firecrackers, combustibles, or any type of flammable liquids
Items/Materials containing lead or mercury
Moldy, musty fabric; moldy, mildewy yarn
Bedding/sheets
Books – except for art and craft-related
Magazines – except for National Geographic
Holiday/Christmas decorations or cards
Clothes hangers
Electronics (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, especially wood moulding
Large toys
Stuffed or soft toys
Photo enlargers
Sewing Machines
Small pieces of fabric (anything under 12″ x 12″)
Mylar balloons
SCRAP is currently unable to accept:
Binders bigger than 2″ thick
Hanging file folders
Jigsaw puzzles
Smaller Picture frames for photos or art
Please do your best to pre-sort donations. Boxes full of random, tangled up, unsorted material are very labor-intensive to deal with. We simply do not have enough people on staff to handle these donations.
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. We suggest checking out RecycleWhere.org for a guide to places that take things SCRAP can not.