Donate

 
Do you love that your donated materials skip the waste stream and make their way into creative hands?
It costs SCRAP to divert all these usable materials and make them available to our community. Consider donating to SCRAP to help us offset those costs. 

How to Donate

SCRAP collects clean and reusable art, craft, and office supplies. Please follow these steps when making a donation to SCRAP:

  • Make sure we accept what you have. Check out the lists of: Items We Accept and Items We Don’t Accept.
  • Bring your materials during our donation hours: Tuesday - Saturday 11am to 5pm
  • Make an appointment if you have more than 3 banker boxes. Use our contact form to let us know 24 hours in advance so we will be ready for you.
  • Organize your donation in a box or bag. Cardboard boxes may be returned to you. Paper grocery bags will be kept. We sort through every donation to make sure we accept everything in it and we reserve the right to reject any donations. The more organized your donation is, the faster we will be able to get you in and out.
  • We will give you a tax receipt and that good feeling that comes with supporting your local creative reuse nonprofit!

SCRAP A2 Creative Reuse Center
4567 Washtenaw Ave., Ann Arbor, MI 48108
(734) 800 4137

Creative Reuse Center Hours
Tuesday - Sunday, 10am - 7pm

Donation Hours
Tuesday through Saturday, 11am to 5 pm. Please, NO donations on Mondays

Items We Accept

Note: Italicized items we are especially in need of.

Architecture/Design

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currently accepting:

  • Colorful house paint
  • Carpet samples
  • Formica samples (4″x4″ max)
  • Wallpaper
  • Tile (colorful only– 4″x4″ max)
  • Paint chip samples
  • Wood Flooring samples 
  • Upholstery books
  • Upholstery swatches (6″x6″ or larger)
  • Contact paper
  • Grout
  • Other interior design sample materials (Not attached to books or binders) 

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not currently accepting:

  • Tile 6"x6" or larger
  • Large cuts of carpet 
  • Large flooring samples and pieces 
  • Carpet sample books
  • House paint

Artist Supplies

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currently accepting:

  • Most types of paint
  • Brushes
  • Pastels
  • Glue
  • Chalk
  • Ink
  • Carving tools
  • Transfer letters
  • Glitter
  • Sketch Books/Art Paper 
  • Crayons
  • Markers
  • Colored Pencils 
  • Rulers
  • Clay
  • Glue guns
  • Silk screens
  • Canvas (blank and used)
  • Easels
  • Grout

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Not Currently Accepting:

  • Books
  • Children's Coloring Books

Collage & Scrapbooking

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currently accepting:

  • Stickers
  • Scrapbook paper
  • Embellishments
  • Punches
  • Rubber stamps
  • Stamp pads
  • Xrays
  • National Geographics
  • Playing cards
  • Maps
  • Calendars
  • Postage stamps
  • Photographs
  • Postcards
  • Die cut accessories and machines

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not currently accepting:

  • magazines
  • comic books 

Containers

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currently accepting:

  • Small glass jars with lids (no labels) 
  • Tins
  • Jewelry boxes
  • Paper grocery bags (no plastic) 
  • Prescription bottles (no labels)
  • Plastic crates
  • Coffee tins
  • Buckets
  • Small tubes
  • Small plastic containers
  • Mason jars
  • Burlap sacks
  • Cigar boxes

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not currently accepting:

  • Small cardboard boxes
  • Jars with labels 
  • Food containers 

Craft Supplies

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currently accepting:

  • Pipe cleaners
  • craft foam
  • bike tire tubes
  • feathers
  • glitter
  • miniatures
  • marbles
  • game and puzzle pieces
  • Silk flowers
  • Perler beads & templates
  • Wine corks (plastic and cork)
  • Pinback buttons
  • Straws
  • Mannequins & mannequin parts
  • Trophies

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Not Currently accepting:

  • Candles
  • Shells

Fabric and Notions

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currently accepting:

  • Fabric yardage - 1/2 yd minimum
  • Fabric scraps (must be at neatly cut and 4"x4" minimum)
  • Fat Quarters/Quilting Fabric L
  • Leather & Leather scraps 
  • Yarn, Knitting needles & Crochet hooks
  • Felt
  • Wool
  • Buttons
  • Zippers
  • Thread
  • Sewing needles
  • Sewing pins
  • Sewing tools
  • Sewing patterns
  • Ribbon
  • Velcro
  • Elastic
  • Dress forms
  • Embroidery floss,  embroidery hoops, cross stitch fabric 

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Not Currently accepting:

  • Fabric scraps 
  • Space for fabric yardage is limited! Please contact us before donating fabric 
  • Sewing patterns
  • Ribbon
  • Velcro
  • Leather
  • Yarn
  • Knitting needles
  • Crochet hooks,
  • Wool scraps
  • Sweater scraps
  • Felt

Gift Wrap & Party Supplies

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currently accepting:

  • Wrapping & tissue paper (not crumpled)
  • Raffia & easter grass
  • Greeting cards & envelopes
  • Gift bags
  • Party decorations
  • Ribbon and bows
  • Holiday themed craft supplies

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Not currently accepting:

  • Written in & half cards
  • Balloons
  • Party decorations
  • Ribbon and bows
  • Mylar balloons
  • Holiday gift wrap (non-xmas) & party supplies.

Holiday

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currently accepting:

  • Upcoming holiday items
  • Holiday themed wrapping paper, tissue paper, gift bags
  • Non-Christmas Holiday Cards
  • Holiday Craft Kits

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not currently accepting:

  • Written in cards
  • Christmas Items
  • Holiday themed figurines

Jewelry & Beads

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currently accepting:

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currently not accepting:

Mat Board, Framing, Sign Making

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currently accepting:

  • Corrugated plastic
  • Poster Board 
  • Foam Core
  • Clear Plexiglas
  • Matboard 18"x24" and under

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Not currently accepting:

  • Large Mat board
  • Frames
  • Acrylic
  • Frame corners
  • Photo albums

Media/Tech

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currently accepting:

  • CD's (no cases)
  • Photography equiptment 
  • Cameras
  • Motherboards
  • Records
  • Film Cannisters
  • Slides

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Not currently accepting:

 

  • CD/DVD cases
  • Cassette Tape cases 
  • Slide carousels
  • Floppy disks
  • Telephone wire
  • Coated wire

Metal

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currently accepting:

  • Bottle caps
  • Canning jar lids
  • Tins
  • Ornate metal fixtures (hooks, doorknobs, etc.)
  • Uncoated wire
  • Screws &nails
  • Keys
  • Tools

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not currently accepting:

  • Bottle caps
  • Metal jar lids
  • Metal bottle caps
  • Tins
  • Ornate metal fixtures (hooks, doorknobs, etc.)

Office Supplies

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currently accepting:

  • Pens
  • Pencils
  • Erasers
  • Scissors
  • Hole punches
  • Staplers
  • Staples
  • Rubber bands
  • Paper clips
  • Binder clips
  • Clip boards
  • Transparencies
  • Notebooks

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Not currently accepting:

  • Staple removers
  • Tape dispensers
  • Paper Folders (manila, pocket and hanging)
  • Small notepads 
  • Desk organizers
  • Tab dividers
  • Envelopes
  • Labels
  • Binders (no logos)
  • Plastic/metal organizers

Paper

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currently accepting:

  • Card stock
  • Paper rolls
  • Construction paper
  • Copy paper 

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not currently accepting:

 

  • Letterhead
  • Small rolls of paper

 

  • Paper sample books
  • Select art books
  • Blueprints
  • Sturdy cardboard tubes

Plastic

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currently accepting:

  • Misc colorful bits and pieces
  • CLEAN bottle caps
  • Spools

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not currently accepting:

  •  Old gift cards/key cards
  • Straws
  • Plastic produce netting

Vintage

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currently accepting:

  • Photo albums
  • Photographs
  • Paper ephemera
  • Postcards & postage stamps
  • Magazines
  • Greeting cards
  • Fancy vintage silverware
  • Illustrated children’s books.

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not currently accepting:

  • Photo albums
  • Christmas Items

Wood

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currently accepting:

  • Small blocks and boards
  • Sheets of cork
  • Craft wood
  • Spools
  • Dowels 
  • Clothespins
  • Popsicle sticks (Clean) 

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Not currently accepting:

  • Scrap Wood
  • Large Wood pieces
  • Building materials
  • Stretcher bars
  • Plywood

Magazines

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not currently accepting:

  • Arts and crafts
  • Comic Books
  • Photography
  • Vintage (1979 and earlier)

Items We Don't Accept

  • Clothing of any kind – not even as fabric
  • Books (unless they are art- or craft-related)
  • Household Goods and Appliances
  • Knick-Knacks – figurines, ornaments, flower pots
  • Furniture
  • Donation Carousels
  • Computers, printers, ink cartridges, software
  • Food Containers – yogurt tubs, cookie containers, Tupperware or Storage Bins
  • Plastic Packaging
  • Packing Peanuts – bring them to a shipping store
  • File Organizers
  • Block Styrofoam
  • Greeting Card Fronts/Used Greeting Cards
  • Toilet Paper or paper towel Rolls, Egg Cartons
  • Baskets
  • Broken glass, dishware, ceramics
  • Plastic Silverware/Dishes

OTHER OPTIONS FOR YOUR STUFF

Goodwill – clothing, toys, knick-knacks, books, household
Habitat for Humanity ReStore – building materials and more
PTO Thrift Store  - clothing, furniture, etc 

FREE LISTS

Freecycle.org – (need to be a member to post – membership is free)
Craigslist – can post for free

Donations

SUPPORT CREATIVE REUSE IN ANN ARBOR, MI!


We count on your generosity as an individual, foundation, corporate sponsor, or partner.

You feel the creative, environmental, and educational love from SCRAP. You return the love by adding to our resources so we can share with others. It becomes a circle of love that keeps giving – to you, to us, and to the entire community.

 

 

 

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4567 Washtenaw Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48108
(734) 800 4137 

 


SCRAP is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, Federal Tax ID 93-1270807.  Donations are tax deductible as allowed by law.

 

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