Donate

 

Donate Materials

Do you love that your donated materials skip the waste stream and make their way into creative hands?
It costs SCRAP to divert all these usable materials and make them available to our community. Consider donating to SCRAP to help us offset those costs. 

How to Donate

SCRAP collects clean and reusable art, craft, and office supplies. Please follow these steps when making a donation to SCRAP:

  • Make sure we accept what you have. Check out the lists of item below
  • Bring your materials during our donation hours: 
    Tuesday - Friday 11pm - 6pm
    Saturday 10am - 5pm                                                                                                                        Sunday 12-5pm
  • Closed Mon
  • Organize your donation in a box or bag you will leave with us. We sort through every donation to make sure we accept everything in it and we reserve the right to reject any donations. The more organized your donation is, the faster we will be able to get you in and out.
  • Only bring your donations in boxes or bins that you will leave with us. Please do not bring donations in trash bags or containers that you want back.
  • Make an appointment if you have more than 4 banker boxes. Give us a call 24 hours in advance so we will be ready for you: (804) 525-9060
  • We will give you a tax receipt and that good feeling that comes with supporting your local creative reuse nonprofit!

Items We Accept

Note: italicized items we are especially in need of.

Artist Supplies

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currently accepting:

  • Most types of paint
  • Brushes
  • Pastels/chalk
  • Glue
  • Fountain Pens
  • Ink
  • Carving tools
  • Sketchbooks
  • Risograph Supplies

 

  • Palettes
  • Rulers
  • Clay/Sculpey
  • Glue guns
  • Silk screens
  • Canvas (blank and used)
  • Easels
  • Grout
  • Screenprinting Supplies

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Not Currently Accepting:

  • Crayons/Colored Pencils/markers
  • Fancy Kids Scissors
  • Spray Paint

Architecture/Design

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currently accepting:

  • Carpet samples (12″x12″ or smaller)
  • Tile (colorful – 6"x6" max)
  • Upholstery books
  • Contact paper

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not currently accepting:

  • Wood samples/Pieces
  • Larger samples of any kind unless approved
  • Wallpaper rolls

Collage & Scrapbooking

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currently accepting:

  • Stickers
  • Embellishments
  • Punches
  • Rubber stamps
  • Stamp pads
  • Playing cards
  • Maps
  • Select magazines (see list below)
  • Postage stamps
  • Photographs, postcards
  • Comic books

Types of magazines we accept:

  • Vintage (1979 and earlier)
  • National Geographics

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not currently accepting:

  • Calendars
  • Art Magazines
  • Scrapbook Paper
  • Envelopes/Greeting Cards

Containers

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currently accepting:

  • Small glass jars with lids
  • Plastic crates
  • Coffee tins

 

  • Burlap sacks
  • Cigar boxes

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not currently accepting:

  • Small cardboard boxes
  • Jewelry boxes
  • Tins
  • Rubbermaid type bins w/lids
  • pencil cases
  • prescription bottles
  • Leftover containers/food item containers
  • Eggcrates
  • Baskets
  • Christmas Tins/Boxes

Craft Supplies

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currently accepting:

  • Pipe cleaners
  • Craft foam sheets
  • Feathers
  • Glitter
  • Doll supplies/miniatures
  • Marbles
  • Game and puzzle pieces
  • Silk flowers
  • Candle wax
  • Magnet sheets
  • Kid's craft items
  • Beads/Jewelry Supplies
  • Yarn

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Not Currently accepting:

  •  Corks
  • Shells
  • Christmas Related Items

Fabric and Notions

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currently accepting:

  • Fabric (yardage only – One yard minimum)
  • Upholstery Fabric
  • Zippers
  • Sewing pins
  • Sewing tools
  • Sewing machines
  • Bias Tape
  • Elastic
  • Quilt and cross-stitch patterns
  • Ribbon
  • Velcro
  • Leather
  • Knitting needles
  • Crochet hooks
  • Felt
  • Elastic
  • Mannequins/dress forms

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Not Currently accepting:

  • Thread rolls
  • Buttons (unless vintage)
  • Sewing needles
  • Sewing Patterns

General Supplies

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currently accepting:

  • Office Supplies
  • Floral stems
  • Scissors
  • Hole punches
  • Glue/Tape

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Not currently accepting:

  • Greeting Cards/Envelopes
  • Corks
  • Christmas Supplies of any type
  • Fancy kids scissors
  • Gift Bags
  • Rulers
  • Seashells
  • Trophies
  • CD's, DVD's, video tapes

 

 

Jewelry & Beads

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currently accepting:

  • Costume Jewelry
  • Beads
  • Jewelry Findings
  • Tools

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not currently accepting:

Mat Board, Framing, Sign Making

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currently accepting:

  • foam core
  • acrylic
  • Plexiglas

 

  • adhesive vinyl

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Not currently accepting:

  • Mat board leftovers
  • Frames
  • Glass for Frames

Metal

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currently accepting:

  • Bottle caps
  • metal jar lids
  • tins
  • ornate metal fixtures (hooks, doorknobs, etc.)
  • wire
  • screws
  • nails
  • keys
  • tools

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not currently accepting:

Paper

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currently accepting:

  • Copy paper
  • Cardstock
  • Art paper and pads
  • Small rolls of paper
  • Sketchbooks
  • Large rolls of paper
  • Poster board
  • Paper sample books
  • Select art books
  • Blueprints
  • Watercolor paper

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not currently accepting:

  • Cardboard Tubes
  • Plain white envelopes
  • Greeting Cards & Envelopes
  • Construction Paper
  • Scrapbooking Paper
  • Gift Bags

Plastic

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currently accepting:

  •  spools
  • miscellaneous colorful bits
  • tubing
  • wheels
  • straws
  • plastic produce netting
  • spools

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not currently accepting:

  • Prescription Bottles
  • Straws

Vintage

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currently accepting:

  • Photos
  • Paper ephemera
  • Jewelry
  • Postcards
  • Doilies/lace
  • Sewing patterns
  • Kits
  • Tools

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not currently accepting:

Wood

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currently accepting:

  • stretcher bars
  • dowels
  • sheets of cork

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Not currently accepting:

  • Small blocks and boards
  • Craft wood
  • Spools

 

  • Popsicle sticks

Magazines

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not currently accepting:

  • Photography
  • Pop culture
  • Fashion

Items We Don't Accept

  • Clothing of any kind – not even as fabric
  • Books (unless they are art- or craft-related)
  • Household Goods and Appliances
  • Knick-Knacks – figurines, ornaments, flower pots
  • Furniture
  • Computers, printers, ink cartridges, software
  • Food Containers – yogurt tubs, cookie containers, Tupperware or Storage Bins
  • Packing Peanuts – take them to a shipping store
  • Plastic Packaging
  • Block Styrofoam
  • Toilet Paper or paper towel rolls, egg cartons
  • Broken glass, dishware, ceramics
  • Scrap fabric (under 1 yard)

Other Options for Your Stuff

Goodwill – clothing, toys, knick-knacks, books, household
Habitat for Humanity ReStore – building materials and more

Free Lists

Freecycle.org – (need to be a member to post – membership is free)
Craigslist – can post for free
donorsresource.org

Buynothingproject.org groups that are local to you

 

 

Donations

SUPPORT CREATIVE REUSE IN RICHMOND, VA!


We count on your generosity as an individual, foundation, corporate sponsor, or partner.

You feel the creative, environmental, and educational love from SCRAP. You return the love by adding to our resources so we can share with others. It becomes a circle of love that keeps giving – to you, to us, and to the entire community.

 

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119 W Brookland Park Blvd. Richmond, VA 23222
804-525-9060

 


SCRAP is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, Federal Tax ID 93-1270807.  Donations are tax deductible as allowed by law.

 

 

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