Items We Cannot Accept

Unfortunately, The Arc is unable to accept some items, so please review the list below before donating.  Such restrictions are necessary because: 

• The item poses a safety or sanitation hazard, or 
• The item is too bulky or heavy for our driver to load safely into his truck, or  
• The item has no market value and cannot be resold

Of course, any item that is damaged or obviously worn out will not be picked up.  Money we spend disposing of unsellable items takes funding away from important programs we provide for people with developmental disabilities and their families.  We hope you understand.  Thank you for your consideration.        

Aquariums Air Conditioners Baby Furniture (of any kind) Barbecue Grills (propane or charcoal) Baseboard Heaters Bathtubs Beds or Bed Frames (of any kind) Bikes (of any kind) Cabinets (kitchen) Car Parts Car Seats Ceiling Fans Carpet or Padding Chairs with Metal or Curved Legs Console Stereos / TVs Computers (of any kind) Computer Desks Couches Cribs (of any kind) Curtain Rods (of any kind) Day Beds Desks (of any kind) Dining Room Tables (with glass tops) Dog Houses (made of wood) Doors (of any kind) Dryers Exercise Equipment Fireplace Inserts Fireplace Screens Fluorescent Light Fixtures Food Freezers Furniture (in need of repair, reupholstering or cleaning) Futons Glass Sheets (of any kind) Halogen Lamps Hangers (of any kind) Hardwire Lights Headboards Hide-a-beds High Chairs Hospital Beds Jars (mayonaise or jelly)

Linoleum (of any kind) Lumber (of any kind) Magazines (no exceptions) Mangles (old steam irons) Mattresses (of any kind) Mirrors (dresser) National Geographics Pads (foam rubber) Picnic Tables Ping Pong Tables Playpens Pole Lamps (halogen) Pool Tables Porch Swings Refrigerators Remodeling Supplies (of any kind) Rollaway Beds Rusted Furniture (including patio chairs) Sand Boxes Screen Doors Shower Doors Sinks Sliding Glass Doors Sofas (of any kind) Storm Doors Stoves Stove Vent Fans (above stoves) Swings Sets (no exceptions) Swimming Pools Tiles (floor) Tires or Rims (of any kind) Toilets Tools (that use gas or oil) Trampolines Treadmills TVs (of any kind) Vanities (bathroom) Venetian Blinds Wash Basins (utility) Waterbeds or Waterbed Frames