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Ready to Let Go - Consign, Recycle & Donate

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Item
 Suggestion
Appliances
Goodwill and 
Habitat Restore accept working appliances
Arts & Crafts Supplies
Madonna Place in Norwich
Athletic shoes
Nike Reuse a Shoe Program or 
Nike Factory Store in Clinton accepts for recycle.
Batteries - used
Recycle at your local Staples
Bicycles
Bikes for Kids right here in SECT.
Blankets, towels, linens 
Donate to the Humane Society
Boat / Marine Supplies
Mystic Nautical Marine Consignment
Books 
Book Barn in Niantic 
Donate to your local library 
Children's books can go to Read to Grow
Building materials, small appliances, etc.
Habitat for Humanity ReStore
Business clothing - women
The Alliance of Career Development (closest location is Massachusetts). 
Drop off at the Montville Social Services Building
Save a Suit provides to military veterans
Business clothing - men
Men's Warehouse National Suit Drive (typically July each year). 
Drop off at the Montville Social Services Building. 
Project Smile takes Men's suits and dress wear
Save a Suit provides to military veterans 
Car
Donate to Connecticut Public Radio 
Cardboard tubes, plastic tubs, etc.   
Donate to your local elementary school art teacher
Carpets
Carpet Recovery
Cell Phones
Hope Phones recycles & provides them to health care workers in developing nations 
Clothing
Donate seasonal clothing for men, women, and children to Madonna Place in Norwich. 
Clothing - consignment  for children
Cedar Chest in Old Saybrook
Clothing - consignment  for Women
Design to Consign in Waterford
Children's items
Newborns in Need
Send 'like new' blankets, books, stuffed animals to Project Night Night for children in homeless 
Crayons and Coloring Books
Project Smile
Coats
One Warm Coat 
Button Up Connecticut
Coat Hangers 
Return them to your nearest dry cleaners
Designer Clothes 
Go to Refashioner to trade your designer castoffs for someone else's.
DVDs and Play stations
DVDs for Vets
Diapers (adult briefs and incontinence products)
Advocate for You in Bozrah
Electronics
Recycling here in Connecticut
Everything
freecycle.org
Eyeglasses
Drop in your local Lions Club eyeglass recycling  box.
Most Optician offices also have a recycle box.
Flag
Check with your local funeral home. Many will take them for cremation with Vets.
That's Sew Debbie in Groton CT will take them.
For repurposing, check your local Boy Scout troup. 
To have burned appropriately, see your local Fire Department.
Formal dresses
Prom Angels accepts prom appropriate dresses. 
Household furnishings
For Goodness Sake in Plainville provides to neighbors in need
Household items and used clothing
Madonna Place, Salvation Army or Goodwill. 
Contact Salvation Army to see if they pickup in  your area  (800-728-7825).
Medical Supplies
Find a Network of Care location near you. 
Charlies Closet in Guilford. 
Advocate for You in Bozrah 
Musical Instruments 
Check with your local elementary and middle school band teachers or music school.
Packing peanuts & packaging materials
Your local shipping store
 Paint
 
Prescription drugs
Your local police department may have a drop off bin. 
New London and Waterford Police currently offer this service. 
Printer 
cartridges - used
Recycle at your local Staples
School Supplies
Alliance for Living in New London 
Shoes
Recycle with Soles 4 Souls (see also Athletic Shoes above)
Sports gear
Drop off uniforms, cleats, shin guards, etc. at the Montville Social Services Building or Groton Community Center.
Stuffed animals
Project Smile; Stuffed Animals for Emergencies; Loving Hugs
Wedding Dresses 
Recent and in good condition, can be mailed to Fairy Tale Brides
Women's gowns, dresses, costume jewelry & shoes
Drop off at Montville Social Services Office for High School students that cannot afford homecoming or prom attire.