Donate / 2nd Hand
Community Exchange
Buy Nothing Rivertowns
If you do not know about this positively marvelous facebook community group, it is an active hive of freebies and landfill diversion.
"Buy Nothing Rivertowns (South), NY is for neighbors in Ardsley, Dobbs Ferry, Hastings-on-Hudson, and Irvington, NY. . . We offer members a way to give and receive, share, lend, and express gratitude through a worldwide network of micro-local gift economies in which the true wealth is the web of connections formed between people who are real-life neighbors."
Take It or Leave It: TILI
Hasting's FREE swap garage Sundays 11am - 3pm
Drop off usable, unwanted household items and/or take anything you like!
Click here for link to Google maps please enter using the main Andrus entrance @Tompkins Ave
Clothes
Clothes
Hastings Zero Waste has researched the most environmentally responsible textile recycler and installed a Green Tree Textiles bin at the back of Zinsser Commuter parking lot Learn more here. Other companies ship clothes to poorer countries where they become their waste problem.
Helpsy: : "We're the largest textile collection company in the Northeast US. Unlike most used clothing businesses we have an environmental mission: to keep clothes out of the trash. In just the last year we collected 25 million pounds of clothes." Find a bin here.
Find local 2nd hand shops on the Resilient Rivertowns Sustainable Living Map here.
Helpsy
Now picking up in Irvington!
The largest textile collection company in the Northwast, Helpsy is a for-profit B corp with a mission to keep clothes out of the trash. 95% of what they collect is reused (50%), upcycled or recycled (45%).
Beginning Saturday, March 2, 2024, pickups in Irvington will take place weekly on Saturday by appointment only. In order to recycle bagged and clean clothing, the community can sign up at www.helpsy.co/townst or can call 1 (800) 244 - 6350.
Green Drop: Clothing, Housewares
"Give back to individuals in need and make a charitable donation at Green Drop's White Plains, NY, location. GreenDrop has affiliated with the American Red Cross, the Military Order of the Purple Heart, and the National Federation of the Blind. We help them raise funds through the collection of your gently used clothing and housewares."
Furniture
Attic Sale
Clear out your clutter and donate to the The Presbyterian Church who hopes to bring back their fabulous Attic sale, with donations being accepted form July 1 2021
Furniture Sharehouse
"Furniture Sharehouse provides free furniture to economically disadvantaged individuals and families living in Westchester County, giving them the basic household furnishings that enable them to rebuild their lives and live with dignity."
Kitchens and Building Materials
If you are doing a renovation, consider giving your kitchen cabinets, appliances, railings and other building materials to charity Renovation Angel, Eco Building Bargain, or Big Reuse. They will resell it and recommend a auditor for a tax deduction.
Reboot
Reboot repairs your old computers and donates them to families in need.
2nd Hand Stores in the Rivertowns
Are listed on the Resilient Rivertowns Sustainable Living Map here.
2nd Hand Furniture
Find curated and gently used furniture online at:
Facebook Marketplace
Repair Cafe
Broken lamps, chairs, jewelry and torn clothes may just be repaired at the next Repair Cafe! Check the website for the next event.