Donate Materials
SMALL Donations
If you have a small donation of 1-2 bags or boxes, you can book an appointment. Please follow the guidelines below and have your donations clean and organized. Sort like items together. We appreciate your cooperation!
LARGE Donations
If your donations is more than 2 boxes and follows the guidelines below, please send an email with a list of items to donate@scrap-sf.org to make an appointment. We strongly recommend sending pictures of your items, so we can expedite your request.
LARGE PICK-UP Donations
Pick-up is available within San Francisco for free. For pick-ups outside of San Francisco, we do charge a pick-up fee depending on distance. In order to schedule a pick up, you must have at least 6 banker's boxes. You can schedule a pick up by filling out our Donation Pick-Up Form. Our driver will reach out to you.
Donation Guidelines
Acceptable Donations
- National Geographics
- Art Books
- Paper of all kinds
- Notebooks
- Pencils
- Colored Pencils
- Highlighters
- Markers
- Pens (especially artist pens)
- Scissors
- Rulers
- Glue Sticks
- White Glue
- Tape
- Fabric (Over 1yd x 1yd)
- Small Tiles (Under 1in x 1in)
- Leather
- Vinyl
- Oil Paint
- Acrylic Paint
- Fabric Paint
- Craft Paint
- Pigments
- Painting Mediums
- Watercolor
- Frames
- Brushes
- Canvas
- Clay
- Plaster/ Marble Dust
- Screen Printing inks
- String and Chord
- Jewelry and Jewelry Parts
- Flowers
- Foam core
- Paper Grocery Bags
- Rubber Stamps
- Greeting Cards
- Stationery
- Office Supplies
- Sketchbooks
- Matte Board
- Metal Tins
- Boxes
- Mason Jars
- Ceramic Tiles
- Toys
- Acrylic sheets
- Plexiglass sheets
- Upholstery
- Notions
- Yarn
- Gardening Pots
- Cotton
Unacceptable Donations
NO Smelly Items
NO Dirty, Wet or Leaking items
NO Hole Punchers *Temporary
NO Staplers *Temporary
NO Architectural Samples *Temporary
NO China Glass
NO Photographic Equipment
NO Books (unless art related)
NO Items with Plugs
NO Hanging File Folders
NO Plastic (tupperware of any size, cups, random items)
NO Binders
NO Unidentified Powders and Liquids
NO Lamps
NO Electronic Appliances
NO Housewear Items (dishes, glasses, kitchen items)
NO Bedding ( sheets, pillows, blankets, tablecloths)
NO Plastic or metal desk organizers/trays
NO Food Containers or Jars (pickle jars, mayonnaise jars, etc)
NO Used candles
NO Clothes
NO Clothes Hangers
NO Slide Projects/Carousels
NO Shreds of fabric under 1YD X 1YD
NO Dolls
NO Stuffed Animals
NO Large Toys
NO Magazines - Except for National Geographic
NO Vinyl Records
NO Board Games
NO Tiles over 1in x 1in
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.
*Temporary: We will start accepting more once we clear our back stock.
High Value Donations
Do you have higher value items, but thought they were too fancy for SCRAP? We'll take them!
Here are some examples of treasures that we have successfully transformed into funding for community programs:
Paintings
Prints
Vintage/Antique collectibles
Fine Jewelry
Exquisite textiles
Antique Asian arts
Sterling silver dinnerware
When we receive higher value donations, we have dedicated channels to handle these items. We work with auction houses and online sales channels. Such donations are valuable sources of revenue that support our staff's wages and operational costs. If you have such items, please email donate@scrap-sf.org
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 623 Valencia St, San Francisco, CA, 94110 (Say our name and we get a part of the proceeds from your donation!)
Building Resources 701 Amador St, San Francisco, CA, 94061
Goodwill SF, 121 Wisconsin St, San Francisco, CA, 94107
Salvation Army, 1501 Valencia St, San Francisco, CA, 94110
RecycleWhere.org for additional ideas