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Image by Sigmund, colorful beads in tray

DONATE MATERIALS

Teachers, students, artists, and creative types know how to take used and forgotten items and put them to good use! Check out our list of materials we accept that are clean, safe, and still usable. We may look through the items and let you know if there is anything we are not able to accept. Items can be loose or mismatched! Partial packages and partially used items are all a part of what we are working to save from the landfill and get out into the community to be used. 

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Given the amount of donations and the space we have we are still only accept one bag or box at a time unless it is art or school supplies. If you have more than one box or bag of items please contact us to make an appointment. Please see the bottom of this page for items we are currently not accepting. 

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Reach us at 847.250.7185 or info@greener-good.org

Crafts Supplies

ART SUPPLIES

  • Blenders and erasers

  • Chalk

  • Clay and related tools

  • Drawing and art utensils

  • Drawing compass

  • Easels

  • Linocut materials

  • Mosaic materials (glass, ceramic)

  • Paint, paintbrushes, related tools

  • Pastels

  • Sketchbooks and paper

  • Stretch canvas (higher quality is in demand)

Image by Jas Min

BITS & BOBS

  • Bread tags

  • Colorful, random objects

  • Dice

  • Film canisters (35mm)

  • Game pieces

  • Keys

  • Magnets

  • Paper grocery bags

  • Printer cartridges (empty)

  • Spools

Crafts Supplies

CRAFT SUPPLIES

  • Beads

  • Beeswax

  • Fabric and textiles (1/4 yard or larger)

  • Felting materials and tools

  • Googly eyes

  • Leather and vinyl scraps (5"x9" or larger)

  • Perler beads, patterns, trays

  • Pipe cleaners

  • Popsicle sticks

  • Velcro

  • Wire

  • Craft supplies not on our Pause list (below)

Image by Darling Arias

FABRIC, NEEDLE ARTS, SEWING

  • Buttons

  • Crochet hooks

  • Embroidery needles, thread, kits

  • Fabric and textiles (clean, 4"x6" or larger)

  • Knitting needles

  • Leather and vinyl scraps (clean, 4"x6" or larger)

  • Rope

  • Screen printing materials

  • String

  • Thread

  • Yarn

  • Zippers

School Supply

SCHOOL and OFFICE SUPPLIES

  • Binder rings and binder clips

  • ​Calculators (from the last 10 years in working condition)

  • Classroom items teachers and students use

  • Colored pencils

  • Glue (school, craft, sticks, super)

  • Erasers

  • Legos

  • Highlighters

  • Markers (including "Sharpies" and dry erase)

  • Notebooks (spiral, bound, graph, lined, unlined)

  • Padded mailers (in reusable condition)

  • Paper clips

  • Pocket folders

  • Rulers and protractors

  • Staples, staplers, staple removers

  • Tape ("Scotch", packing, washi) & tape dispensers

  • Writing utensils (pens, pencils)

Image by Marc Newberry

SCRAPBOOKING & COLLAGE

  • Bone folder

  • Cricut machines (working) and related materials

  • Dye cut stamps and machines

  • Embellishments

  • Maps

  • Postcards

  • Punches

  • Scrapbook paper

Image by Tuyen Vo

TOOLS

  • Cutting mats

  • Measuring tape

  • Leather punch

  • Paper cutter

  • Portfolio books

  • Sewing machines (beginner types in working condition)

Image by Tuyen Vo

PAUSE ON ACCEPTING
We are working on fundraising efforts to move to a new space but in the meantime there are certain items we can't accept as we already have a lot.

  • Books (K-8 level)

  • Bulletin borders

  • Calendars (whole or pictures only)

  • Corks

  • Craft foam

  • Crayons

  • Drying racks

  • Felt

  • Greeting cards (unused or fronts only)

  • Looms

  • Mason jars

  • Paper (scrapbook, tissue, construction, cardstock)

  • Recyclables (paper tubes, containers, egg cartons)

  • Ribbon

  • Sandpaper

  • Scrapbooking embellishments

  • Stamps (cardmaking-type)

  • Stretched canvases (discounted, lower end brands)

  • Tennis ball containers, preferably with lids

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