Household & Residential Donations

families, crafters, hobbyists, and deep-cleaners.

Kitchen & Food Packaging (Clean & Dry)

• Paper Goods: Toilet paper and paper towel rolls, egg cartons (cardboard and styrofoam), cereal and snack boxes (flattened), berry baskets (plastic or green pulp).

• Lids & Containers: Metal bottle caps, plastic soda/milk jug caps, clean glass jars (labels removed), plastic margarine/yogurt tubs, Altoids tins.

• Miscellaneous: Wine corks (natural and synthetic), aluminum foil pans, mesh produce bags (citrus bags).

Arts, Crafts & Sewing Room

• Textiles: Fabric scraps (even small pieces), yarn remnants, embroidery floss, ribbon ribbons/spools, lace trim, old clothes beyond wearability (for rags/scraps).

• Notions: Buttons (all sizes and colors), zippers (working or broken), safety pins, sewing needles, vintage sewing patterns.

• Art Supplies: Dried-out markers (great for making liquid watercolors), stubby crayons, half-used paint bottles, stamps and ink pads, scrapbooking paper scraps.

Playroom & Toy Box

• Broken/Incomplete: Toys missing parts, jigsaw puzzles with missing pieces, board games missing pieces, random action figure parts.

• Game Pieces: Dice, chess/checker pieces, play money, poker chips, marbles, Scrabble tiles, dominoes.

• Building Toys: Miscellaneous Lego bricks, K'Nex, wooden blocks, Lincoln Logs.

Garage, Hardware & Miscellaneous

• Tools & Gear: Old keys (super popular for art projects), padlocks, loose hardware (nails, washers, nuts), sandpaper sheets/scraps.

• Natural/Seasonal: Sea shells, pinecones, dried seed pods, old calendars (for the pictures), maps and atlases.

• Tech Scrap: Old CDs/DVDs and their jewel cases, colorful copper wire, non-working watches or small clocks (for taking apart).

Business & Industrial Donations

offices, construction sites, manufacturing facilities, retail stores, and design firms.

Packaging & Shipping Supply

• Cardboard: Heavy-duty tubes (carpet/fabric cores), pristine flat sheets, clean shipping boxes.

• Packing Materials: Bubble wrap, packing peanuts (kept clean), sheet foam, foam blocks, wooden pallets.

• Strapping & Spools: Plastic pallet strapping bands, large wire/cable spools, heavy-duty tape cores.

Architecture, Design & Construction

• Samples: Fabric swatches (upholstery, drapery), wallpaper sample books, carpet tiles/samples, laminate countertop chips, paint swatches/chips.

• Building Leftovers: PVC pipe cutoffs, wood dowels and trim molding scraps, ceramic or glass tile tiles/mosaics, sheet metal scraps, linoleum scraps.

• Hardware: Surplus screws, bolts, hinges, cabinet knobs, drawer pulls, wire mesh/hardware cloth.

Manufacturing & Industrial Scrap

• Containers: Buckets with lids (5-gallon or smaller), clean plastic jugs, glass jars (uniform sizes from commercial kitchens).

• Production Overrun: Bottle caps, plastic lids (all shapes and colors), die-cut punch-outs, plastic or rubber tubing, acrylic/Plexiglas sheets or cutoffs, wire and cable remnants.

• Textiles: Leather and suede scraps, banner/sign vinyl scrap, heavy canvas, webbing/strap remnants.

Retail, Office & Event Display

• Display Items: Mannequins or body forms, foam core boards (even with printing on one side), acrylic display risers, sign holders.

• Office Basics: Binder clips, clipboards, unused file folders, hanging folders, oversized presentation boards, architectural blueprints (great for wrapping paper or art background).

🚫 The absolute rule: clean & safe

Before packing your donation, please run it through our "Three S's" test. Every single item must be:

1. Smell-free (No smoke, mustiness, or pet odors)

2. Safe (No sharp edges, toxic chemicals, or hazardous materials)

3. Scrubbed (No food residue, grease, or sticky spills)

   ❌ What we cannot accept

   If it belongs in a regular thrift store, a hazardous waste site, or the actual trash, we cannot take it.

4. Items We Must Refuse

5. Household Goods Clothing (unless specifically for textile scraps), shoes, bedding, curtains, pillows, and appliances.

6. Hazardous Opened household cleaners, house paint cans, chemicals, batteries, and lightbulbs.

7. Health & Safety Medical supplies, used cosmetics, personal care products, and food items.

8. Media & Tech computer monitors, and printers. (on occasion we can accept some tech for our take a parts.)

   💡 Donation Pro Tip: If you have a massive industrial donation (like a truckload of manufacturing leftovers), please email us pictures first so we can make sure we have the bin space to store it!

Spark and Salvage is a for profit LLC, donations are not tax deductible, however:

Business Expense (Yes, Deductible)

You can still write off the items, but as an ordinary and necessary Business Expense rather than a charitable write-off:

• Liquidation/Wholesale: If you sell your excess or obsolete inventory to a reseller for cash, you record the revenue as income. You can then deduct the original manufacturing or wholesale costs of those items as Cost of Goods Sold (COGS).

• Disposal/Scrapping: If you discard unsellable items or give them to a reseller for absolutely zero compensation, you can generally write off the items as a business loss.

Your donation will be used to spark creativity. Items will be used for classes, workshops and creative events.

Some items may be resold as creative materials. Items are sold at affordable prices intended for creative use.

You can reach us anytime via our contact page or email. We aim to respond quickly—usually within one business day.

info@sparkandsalvage.com