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This directory provides options for disposing of items no longer useful to you. Check out the listing, and see who can make good use of your household items, electronic equipment, and more!

If you have any creative ideas to add, or if you believe the information is out-of-date, please contact the City's Recycling Coordinator, Tina Klein at (978) 446-7277 or recycle@lowellma.gov.

Book, hard and soft cover	Girls, Inc. would like story books and chapter books in good condition. Call for more information: (978) 458-6529 Ext 20
	Thrift Shop at Pawtucket Congregational Church 15 Mammoth Road, (978) 452-2144 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month, 9am - 2 pm
	Afrihope International, Inc. (617) 957-1613 www.afrihopeinc.org Please call or e-mail at afrihope@aol.com to arrange for pickup or drop-off and to see if item is acceptable.
Cards Holiday/Greeting	Saint Jude's Ranch www.stjudesranch.org
Cards Holiday/Greeting	For the past 25 years Saint Jude's Ranch, a non-profit youth home for abused and abandoned children, has operated a holiday/greeting card reuse program. The ranch provides counseling for troubled youth. Children operate a business taking used greeting cards, neatly cutting off the front cover, and gluing the cover to new card stock. These new cards are then sold to raise funds and the children earn money, experience, and a sense of purpose. You can send either the entire card, or cards with the backs cut off. Send bundles of cards via UPS ground or the "library rate" at the US Post Office. St. Jude's Card Recycling 100 St. Jude Street Bolder City, NV 89005-1618
Carpets/rugs	Salvation Army, 150 Appleton Street, Lowell. (978) 458-3396. Area rugs only; they must be vacuumed, rolled and tied; no rips tears, holes, stains, or fraying. Pick up is available, call to schedule: (781) 231-0803
	Salvation Army, 625 Main Street, Wilmington. (978) 988-9488.
	Lazarus House accepts carpet and rugs. 22 Union Street, Lawrence. Phone: (978) 557-5449. Call to schedule pickup, and be aware that during busy times they may be scheduling two weeks out.
Cell Phones	Most public schools participate in the Cartridges for Kids program which accepts cell phones, pagers, toner cartriges and ink jet cartriges as a fundraising program for the school.
Clothing, wearable	St. Vincent dePaul, 701 Merrimack Street, Lowell (978) 453-7750
	My Fathers House, 83 Middlesex Street, Chelmsford (978) 251-8191
	SUITABILITY, 319 Central Street, Lowell (978) 934-8898 Women's work-appropriate clothing. Suitability provides clothing for women coming off welfare returning to the work force. Call before going.
	Thrift Shop at Pawtucket Congregational Church 15 Mammoth Road, (978) 452-2144 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month, 9am - 2 pm
Clothing, unwearable	St. Vincent dePaul, 701 Merrimack Street, Lowell (978) 453-7750 Unwearable clothing should be separated and clearly marked as rags. The material is bundled and sold to a company that makes products such as padding used to absorb oil around industrial machinery. Oil soaked padding is then used as a fuel source! Rags can also be made into moving blankets. So...even if they are not wearable, those clothes still have a lot of life left in them!!
Computer Equipment	Afrihope International, Inc. (617) 957-1613 www.afrihopeinc.org Items accepted: PC computers, Pentium I and up, color monitors, cables, keyboards, mice, software, technical books, printers, scanners and speakers. Please call or e-mail at afrihope@aol.com to arrange for pickup or drop-off and to see if item is acceptable.
Computer Equipment	Share the Technology. www.sharethetechnology.org This online service matches donors with those looking for equipment. Once on the website, go to the computer donation database. Items accepted: Mac Power PCs/Pentium PCs or better, Working color monitors without screen burn or other damage, hardware, inkjet and laser printers, scanners, digitizing pads, modems (33.6 minimum), keyboards, mice, memory, hard drives and CR drives, software.
Eye Glasses	Don't throw your old eye glasses away! These locations will recycle any eye glasses through the Lions Club or other methods.
	Lowell Assoc for the Blind, 174 Central St, Lowell (978) 454-5704
	Drs Montminy Inc, 75 Arcand Drive, Lowell (978) 459-0702
	Lowell Optical Co Inc, 11 Central Street, Lowell (978) 452-9302
	Merrimack Eye Clinic, 1230 Bridge Street, Lowell (978) 452-2100
Furniture	St. Vincent dePaul, 701 Merrimack Street, (978) 453-7750, can take furniture, small appliances, and large appliances that are less than 5-years old. If the furniture has been disassembled, they will need all hardware (screws, nuts, etc.) For three or more large items, pick-up service is available by calling 1-800-675-2882.
Hangers	Most dry cleaners will take these back, and Thrift shops often need them. Here are just a few options:
	Alpine Cleaners, 1691 Middlesex St, Lowell (978) 453-0261 Antons Cleaners, 1200 Bridge Street, Lowell (978) 459-3195 Antons Cleaners, 346 Broadway Street, Lowell (978) 459-9369 Antons Cleaners, 25 Wood Street, Lowell (978) 452-8164 Kenny's Cleaners, 637 Middlesex Street, Lowell (978) 452-3901
Inkjet and Laser Printer Cartridges	The City of Lowell, in partnership with Keep Lowell Beautiful, collects these items as part of a fundraising and recycling project. Money raised goes to recycling initiatives. Click here for more information.
Kitchen Items	Thrift Shop at Pawtucket Congregational Church 15 Mammoth Road, (978) 452-2144 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month, 9am - 2 pm
Linens	Old sheets, blankets and towels: Animal hospitals and the MSPCA will gratefully take these items
Linens	Humane Society of Lowell, 951 Broadway Street, Lowell (978) 452-7781
Metal scrap	You may be able to get paid for your scrap metal... check it out!
	BHS, Inc, 17 Rock Street, (978) 454-0311 Accepts non-ferrous metals only: Brass, copper, aluminum, etc.
	Levine Max & Co, 270 Tanner Street, (978) 454-7786 7:30 am to 4:40 pm Monday through Friday Accepts ferrous and non-ferrous metals
Paint	Theater groups often need paint for creating their stage sets.
Paper, computer	Any paper from a photocopy machine or laser printer that is printed only on one side, can be fed back through your home printer when new (blank on both sides) paper is not required. Header sheets are particularly useful for this purpose...bring them home from the office! Also, try cutting up partially used sheets of paper to make a scratch pad, holding the sheets together with a binder clip.
Plastic bags	Some grocery stores take them back. Here are just a few options:
Plastic bags	Hannaford, 199 Plain Street, Lowell (978) 441-6900 Market Basket, 1235 Bridge St, Lowell (978) 454-0361 Market Basket, 11 Wood St, Lowell (978) 458-8015
	Better yet... don't bring home any plastic bags!! Keep a canvas bag in the trunk, stuffed with five or six other canvas bags. Always use these at the grocery store, unless you're going to ask for paper bags to hold your paper recycling, which is about 1 in 5 trips to the store!!
Plastic containers	Curbside recycling will accept #1, #2 and #6 plastic containers, but just because they're not recyclable doesn't mean they have to be trash! Here are a couple ideas:
	Soup kitchens frequently need these containers for sending food home with people, and for shut-ins.
	Check with your local schools and art programs. Art teachers love these containers.
Propane Tanks	Drop off at the DPW Yard, 1365 Middlesex Street, 7:30am to 2:30pm Monday through Friday. Tanks can also be taken to Spring and Fall Household Hazardous Waste Day.
Styrofoam popcorn and packing peanuts	Most MAILBOXES, Etc. will take your clean packing material. Here are just a few locations which do, and also check with your local store.
	MailBoxes, Etc., 119 Drum Hill Road, Chelmsford (978)454-4700
	MailBoxes, Etc., 174 Littleton Road, Westford (978) 692-1110
Styrofoam trays	Art teachers love these! Wash with soap and very hot water
Wood scraps	Pro Bark, 39 Turnpike Road, Ipswich, MA 01938 Phone: (978) 356-4770 They can take any scrap wood which is not painted as this material is used as a fuel source and emission standards are picky about burning paint! Nails, spikes, hinges are okay. Remove any metal that is larger than a hinge.

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