Material Donation

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

currently accepting:

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

Artist Supplies

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:

Stencils

Collage & Scrapbooking

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

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

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
Candle wax
Straws
Shells
mannequins & mannequin parts
Trophies

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Not Currently accepting:

Fabric and Notions

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

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

currently accepting:

Holiday themed wrapping paper, tissue paper, gift bags
Holiday cards
Holiday crafts

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not currently accepting:

Written in cards
Holiday themed figurines

Mat Board, Framing, Sign Making

currently accepting:

Corrugated plastic
Poster Board
Foam Core

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Not currently accepting:

Mat board
Frames
Acrylic
Clear Plexiglas

Frame corners
Photo albums

Media/Tech

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

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

currently accepting:

Pens
pencils
erasers
scissors
hole punches
staplers
staples
rubber bands
paper clips
binder clips
clip boards

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Not currently accepting:

staple removers
tape dispensers
file folders (manila, pocket and hanging)

tab dividers
transparencies
envelopes
labels
binders (no logos)
plastic/metal organizers
spiral note pads
small notepads
desk organizers

Paper

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

currently accepting:

Misc colorful bits and pieces
Clean bottle caps

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not currently accepting:

Old gift cards/key cards
Straws

Plastic produce netting
Spools

Vintage

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
Paper ephemera
Small bits
Jewelry
Linens
Postcards

Magazines
Greeting cards
Notions
Sewing patterns
Craft

Wood

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
plywood

Dowels
Stretcher bars
Popsicle sticks

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
VHS Tapes
Toilet Paper or paper towel Rolls, Egg Cartons
Baskets
Broken glass, dishware, ceramics

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

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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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