A printable guide to area locations where Middlesex County residents can donate their unwanted goods for reuse.
A non-profit movement of people who are giving and getting stuff for free in their own towns. You can search a group for items you want to get. Once you join a Freecycle group, you can post items you want to give away (or get).
Find a store or donation center. This page also includes information about pick up of items as well as vehicle donations.
Help Others Mission (Metuchen)
Accepts donations on behalf of non-profits. Items accepted include clothing & shoes, household items, sporting goods, books, CDs, and videos, as well as electronics.
Schedule a pick up of items you would like to donate. Most pickups can be scheduled within 24 hours! Donated items are then sold to generate funding to support local, state, and national programs.
Boys and Girls Club of Union County
Accepts donations such as furniture, school supplies, games & athletic equipment, and electronics; please call your local club (Plainfield) to find out what they will accept: (908) 822-8672.
Habitat for Humanity’s ReStore
Accepts furniture, appliances, housewares, cabinets, recycled building materials & more.
Moms Helping Moms Baby Supply & Diaper Bank
Along with diapers and period supplies, MHM collects new and gently used baby items, which are distributed to families in need throughout New Jersey. Also accepts adult incontinence products.
Accepts baby items (in excellent condition only) for families living in poverty, including clothing to size 5T, toys, books, bedding, towels, strollers, high chairs, baby carriers, bassinets, booster seats, potties, and much more.
A non-profit organization run by the efforts of volunteers who collect, recondition, and sell used, quality bikes. Their mission is to promote a healthy and active lifestyle through cycling while raising money to support PRAB (Puerto Rican Action Board).
Collects, repairs, and ships used bicycles to developing countries. Requests a minimum donation of $10 with each bicycle to defray costs of repairs and shipping.
Hosts an annual free giveaway of refurbished bikes and helmets for needy families in the community. If you would like to donate a bike please contact Donna Albanese (908) 755-5994.
Their mission is to provide an ongoing source of new and gently used books to children in underserved communities throughout New Jersey in order to support the development of literacy skills and encourage a love of reading.
Books are sold online to help raise funds for non-profit literacy organizations changing the world through teaching kids, supporting families, building schools and filling libraries. Any books that aren’t are either donated directly to a non-profit partner or recycled.
a grassroots, volunteer-run prison abolition project that provides free books upon request to people incarcerated in New Jersey prisons. Based in Wildwood, we are the first and only books-to-prison program in New Jersey.
Donation bins are located throughout the state, please check the website to find the closest bin. Books are resold to raise funds for non-profits in each community where they are collected.
Charity Navigator’s Guide to Donating Your Vehicle
An online guide to help ensure that your vehicle’s donation benefits the charity of your choice.
Accepts many types of vehicles in all conditions.
Accepts vehicle donations on behalf of Arc of the United States, Easter Seals, Meals on Wheels Association of America, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, United Cerebral Palsy, and other charities.
Accepts donations of cars, trucks, boats, RVs, motorcycles, construction or farm equipment, or any other vehicle – running or not. Donations can be arranged online or with a toll-free phone call.
Donations benefit the Make a Wish Foundation.
Provides help for the poor, the elderly, the homeless, and those who ‘fall between the cracks’ of public assistance. Service areas include Dunellen, Middlesex, Piscataway, South Plainfield, Edison, and Highland Park.
Dress For Success (Central Jersey)
Accepts clean, new or gently-used women’s business professional attire in ALL sizes; styles within 5 years. Takes donations by appointment only. Drop-off location is in Lawrence Township, NJ.
Clothing for children and adults are always needed, including shoes, accessories, suits and business clothes, as well as items for the home. No stains, tears, broken zippers, etc. please. Clothes are picked up from your home in the central and northern NJ area, including Monmouth, Middlesex, Somerset and Union counties.
PAHS (Plainfield Area Humane Society)
accept clean used towels and blankets (not comforters) as well as pet supplies like food & toys.
Tax-deductible donations of clothing and household items (tools, collectibles, kitchenware, toys, small appliances, electronics, musical instruments and sporting goods) are collected by GreenDrop (a for-profit company) on behalf of the American Red Cross, Military Order of the Purple Heart, the National Federation of the Blind, and others.
Donations of newer or gently-used cell phones and tablets from all wireless carriers and brands are accepted. ‘Cell Phones For Soldiers’ uses proceeds from donated cell phones to purchase international calling cards for troops to call home and to provide emergency funding to veterans.
Donated computers are refurbished and given to children or adults with a disability. Monitors are only accepted with a computer, but computers can be donated without a monitor. Also accepts Speakers, modems, usb keyboards only and mouses. Computers must be brought to the Shrewsbury office; drop-offs must be scheduled.
Use this website to find local charities or schools in your area that accept donations of used computers and other electronic hardware.
South Plainfield Social Services
Donations of new, unopened non-perishable food items as well as personal care products (soap, deodorant, toothpaste, toothbrushes etc) and cleaning items (paper towels, bleach, detergents etc) can be dropped off either at the South Plainfield Public Library or to the Social Services Department (located inside the South Plainfield Senior Center at 90 Maple Ave). Donations of cash and gift cards are always welcome.
Donations of new, unopened non-perishable food items as well as personal care products (soap, deodorant, toothpaste, toothbrushes etc) and cleaning items (paper towels, bleach, detergents etc) can be dropped off at the South Plainfield Public Librar
Children’s Specialized Hospital
A “Medical Equipment Ministry” that provides a variety of medical equipment to those in need.
Find organizations that will accept clean, plastic toys (no small or missing parts please!) as well as children’s furniture, craft supplies, and electronics.
