Donation Guidelines

ReSource appreciates the role you are taking in creating a sustainable community by donating your materials here. By giving your materials a second life, you are not only saving space in our landfills, but also saving the energy and resources needed to make new materials. While we wish we could divert all material, we are unable to accept everything. Materials must be in good reusable condition, without any additional work needed. Our staff does not repair, recycle or dispose of trash for customers.

For your convenience please determine if your items are useful to ReSource before coming. ReSource may refuse any item due to its condition, lack of space in the yard, or any other undetermined factor. If we can not help divert your material please look on our alternatives page for ways you can dispose of your product in an environmentally friendly way.

If you are donating small items like nails, doorknobs, hinges, small tiles etc… Please pack them in containers that can be donated with the items.

There are always exceptions to our guidelines. If you see something in the yard we normally do not accept, it is probably from a whole house destruction, where we agree to take everything. If you think your item may be an exception to our normal guidelines, you can bring it in and ask, or bring in a picture of the item so we can make an informed guess if we will accept it. However we may not be able to accept your material when you actually bring it to us, so make sure the picture represents the true nature of your donation.

ReSource is conveniently located near Ecocycle, Western Disposal, Household Hazardous Waste, and CHARM (Center for Hard to Recycle Materials). If we can not accept your material, it is likely, but not definite, one of these places will accept your material. For your convenience their numbers are listed below.

Western Disposal: 720-564-2226
Household Hazardous Waste: 303-441-4800
Ecocycle: 303-444-6634
CHARM: 303-444-6634

If you are donating a significant amount of material and would like a donation receipt, it would be helpful to have a list of the items you are going to donate, so we can write the donation receipt without having to go through each item. This especially helps if you are donating a lot of hardware or other small items.

Cabinets

Cabinets must be in a reusable condition, with all the doors and drawers intact and attached. There can be no water damage or mold. A cabinet can not be missing any of its side or back panels. If a cabinet’s doors are not attached we will ask you to attach them before we will accept the item. If the cabinet is missing any of its drawers or doors we will not accept that cabinet.

Dresser Drawers & Cabinet Doors

ReSource usually only accepts cabinet doors and/or dresser drawers if they are with the cabinet, or made of solid wood and of a unique quality which the staff believes can be ReSourced.

Workbenches and Cabinets

ReSource will accept these items, following the same criteria as regular cabinets

Metal Cabinets and Lockers

ReSource accepts all metal lockers and cabinets that are operable and do not have too much rust

Shelving and Racking Systems

ReSource accepts most shelving and racking systems.

Individual Melamine, MDF, Particle board shelving

ReSource accepts shelving made of these materials; however the condition of the material must be very good.

Solid wood shelving

ReSource accepts most solid wood shelving as long as there is room in the shelving racks.

Doors

ReSource will take any reusable door, except for hallow core doors. If the door is broken where the handle and latch go, it is not reusable. Water damaged, delaminating, and doors with cracks or holes (other than those for locks and handles) are generally not considered reusable by ReSource. We will accept hallow core doors that are new and in the frames.

Bi-fold Doors

No hollow core bi-fold doors are accepted. Solid wood bi-fold doors must be in good condition.

Sliding Glass Doors

ReSource accepts double paned sliding glass doors that are in operable condition. Wood sliding doors can not have any rot or water damage. All doors must come in their frames. ReSource usually does not accept sliding doors without their frames.

Doors in Jams and Door Jam material

ReSource will accept doors in jambs, with a nail or screw through the jam into the side of the door to hold it together. ReSource will not accept doors attached to only one piece of the jam, or in jams that are broken. ReSource will accept door jams that are in pieces and denailed or destapled. No door jam material will be accepted that still contain nails or staples.

Hinges

All cabinet and door hinges are accepted. We prefer if the hinges are together (both sides with the pins inserted). We only right a donation receipt for intact hinges.

Door Knobs

All door knobs are accepted. We prefer if the knobs are together with all the pieces. We only right donation receipts for door knobs that are put together with all the pieces.

Trim

ReSource accepts pieces of trim that are in 4 foot sections or longer and have been denailed. If the trim is painted or stained it must be in very good condition to be accepted.

Lumber and Wood

ReSource accepts all dimensional lumber 6 feet and longer. Larger timbers, 8”x8” 4”x12” etc. will be accepted in sections 4 feet and longer.

ReSource’s policy on nailed lumber

We ask that all lumber come in denailed; however we do have space for a limited amount of nailed lumber. If you bring in lumber containing nails, there is a likely chance we will not accept your material due to our limited space.

Landscaping Materials

ReSource will accept all bricks, pavers, cinder blocks, moss rock, and flagstone as long as they are in a reusable condition as is. There can not be heavy mortar or concrete stuck to the materials.

Sinks

We accept all styles of sinks. Metal sinks can not be rusted out, and porcelain sinks can not be cracked. We accept all style and conditions of stainless steel sinks.

Tubs

ReSource accepts all claw foot tubs and most cast iron and metal tubs. We are very particular on fiberglass tubs and jet tubs due to space constraints.

Grout, Caulk, Concrete, Thinset etc.

ReSource accepts partially used or new bags of these materials. If a bag is opened, it must be in a container that is easy to move and strong enough to support the material inside. Caulk tubes that are opened are not accepted.

Windows

ReSource is particular about the windows we will accept. Windows must be double paned, there can be no broken seals in the double paned glass, and no broken glass. Single pane window sashes are accepted, as well as their counterweights. However, we do not accept the frames from single paned windows. Windows can be particularly tricky and it is best if you can bring in an example, to see if we will accept them.

Appliances

ReSource accepts appliances that are in good condition or of an antique nature. However any appliance containing CFC’s or Freon must be disposed of properly at a licensed disposal facility. Because these items have to be stored inside, ReSource can only have a couple of these in stock at any time.

Lighting Fixtures

ReSource accepts working light fixtures. Due to the high quantity of “Brass on glass” type of fixtures, we do not accept them. Florescent lighting fixtures made for drop ceilings are not accepted. No fluorescent light bulbs will be accepted with the lights.

Wood and gas stoves

ReSource accepts all stand a lone wood and gas fireplaces that are in working order. ReSource will usually accept most stand alone wood fireplaces in any condition. Insert fireplaces must be in exceptional condition and not missing any pieces. More likely than other materials, we might reject insert fireplaces due to a lack of space.

Stove pipe

ReSource accepts all types of stove pipe that are in a reusable condition. There can not be any major dents or any denting around the ends where it would connect to another piece.

Sheet goods

Plywood: 1/2 inch and under, half sheets or larger. Over 1/2 inch, quarter sheet or larger
Sheetrock: Half sheets or larger
Paneling: Half sheets or larger
Wonderboard: Quarter sheets or larger
Sheet Glass and Mirror:
We accept all sheet glass and mirror that is not chipped or cracked. Space is somewhat limited in our glass section so these items might be turned away due to a lack of space.

Metal

ReSource accepts almost all metal stock and sheet metal.

Furniture

ReSource will accept furniture that is solid wood or of an antique nature. Furniture can not have any cloth or absorbent material. Also we usually refuse furniture that is the particle board do it yourself style, unless it is in exceptionally good condition and already together. It is a good idea to ask about furniture before you bring it to ReSource.

Fencing

ReSource accepts chain link, welded wire, construction fencing, chicken wire and most other types, that are five feet or longer, and rolled together neatly. Wood fence sections must be in good condition with no missing pieces and in sections 4 feet or longer. Pieces of fencing; split rails, posts, pickets etc, are all accepted if they are denailed and in a reusable condition as is. If a section of fence is broken you can take it apart and we will accept the separate pickets and rails if they are reusable and denailed.

PVC and Metal Piping

Sections must be 4 feet or longer. No pieces will be accepted that are connected at angles forming an “L” shape or similar.

Stairs

Most stair sets are acceptable if they are in reusable condition. Pieces of stairs; balusters, treads, and stringers, are accepted too.

Shutters

Wood shutters are usually accepted if they are in good condition. Excessive paint and weather damage might be reason for them to be rejected.

Solar Panels

ReSource accepts all solar panels that are in working condition, and some that are not.

Roofing materials

ReSource accepts all corrugated metal roofing, asphalt shingles, wood shingles, vinyl roofing, and tar paper that are reusable. ReSource also accepts most other roofing materials, however, roofing tiles are on a case by case basis due to space restrictions. All these materials must be new or in good condition. NO BUCKETS OF TAR/ASPHALT.

Hardware: Nails, screws, bolts etc.

ReSource will accept any hardware that is new and in the box. Used hardware must be in containers that can be donated with the hardware with no rust.

Siding

ReSource does not accept vinyl siding unless it is brand new and in the package. ReSource will accept wood siding that is in good condition and denailed. Painted siding is on a case by case basis and must be in exceptional condition. Hardie board siding is not usually accepted unless it is new.

Ceiling fans

ReSource accepts ceiling fans in good condition. We would prefer, and usually require, that all mounting hardware comes with the fan, and that the blades are removed and packaged with the fan. It is also more likely to be accepted if it is brought in properly prepared.

Misc Plumbing

ReSource accepts most plumbing parts and pieces; however we do ask that they be donated in a somewhat organized manner, and that the containers used to transport the material be able to be donated too

Toilets

ReSource only accepts low-flow toilets, 1.6 gallons per flush or less. Toilets must not have any cracks, contain all pieces, and be clean.

Tools

ReSource accepts most tools that are still functional.