Thanks for donating to Buffalo ReUse!
ReUse Action facilitates
all donations to Buffalo ReUse.
Donations to Buffalo ReUse are tax deductible.
Sales of donated items directly support Buffalo ReUse’s community initiatives.
Donation is a two step process:
- FIRST: See if your donation is something we take. Go to YES PLEASE! to see what we take, click on NO THANKS! to see what we don’t take.
- SECOND: Contact us with details about your donation.
- You can fill out the form below or
- You can email us at info@reuseaction.com or
- You can call us at 716-894-3366.
- You can send us a text at 716-354-3050.
The Donation Process
Once you’ve contacted us about donating material, we’ll review your offer and get back to you and give you a Yes or No. We may ask for further information and photographs.
If our answer is “Yes, we’ll take it”, we’ll ask for your address and good times for us to come by. Then, our driver will contact you to schedule a pickup.
If our answer is “No”, we’ll suggest alternative ways to dispose of your material.
We can usually pick up your donation, but if you can bring it in, that would be great. We’ll help unload at our end.
Our current goal is to respond to your request in less than a week and to pick up in less than two weeks.
All donations to Buffalo ReUse are tax deductible. Once we receive your donation, we’ll send you an itemized donation receipt if you’d like that.
If you have any questions about your donation, please contact us:
- Email: info@reuseaction.com
- Phone: 716-894-3366
- Text: 716-354-3050
We’re always looking for
- Items in clean, sellable and usable condition.
- Kitchen cabinet sets.
- Doors and windows.
- Kitchen sinks.
- Radiators.
- Water heaters, furnaces, boilers.
- Appliances in good working order.
- Interior house parts – trim and molding, baseboards, columns, railings etc.
- Exterior house parts – trim, gutter/downspout, fencing, columns, railings.
- Reusable rigid foam insulation. More info here.
- Masonry and stone – bricks, block, stone, pavers etc.
- Hardwood and softwood lumber, over six feet. Plywood at least 3/4 of a sheet.
- Art and antiques, collectibles.
- Furniture in good condition. Must have a contemporary use, i.e. TV cabinets are in very low demand.
- Tools, fasteners, workshop odds and ends.
- Bathroom fixtures, white or near-white only. Vanities and medicine cabinets. Toilets should be ADA height, 14 inches or more.
YES PLEASE! What We Take
- Put simply, we take materials that:
- Can be used by others
- Are new, reclaimed or reclaimable
- Are getting in your way
- Are surplus or unwanted
- Need to find a new home
- We take items we don’t need to dispose of.
- We take items we don’t already have a large quantity of.
- We can pick up items, but it can be quicker for donors to bring them to us.
- We charge for cleanouts. Contact us if you’d like a quote for cleanout services.
- Take a look at “We’re Always Looking For” for a guide to items we need.
NO THANKS! What We Don’t Take
- We charge for cleanouts. Contact us if you’d like a quote for cleanout services.
- NO: Anything excessively dirty.
- NO: Anything needing repair, unless minor.
- NO: Most furniture. We’re overwhelmed with offers of furniture.
- NO: Mattresses, box springs, bed frames.
- NO: Glass shower doors.
- NO: Sliding patio doors, unless complete with jamb.
- NO: Glass or mirror over 30″ in any dimension.
- NO: Double-hung window sashes, unless the glass is unbroken, no rotten or repaired wood. Painted only if in excellent condition or antique/unusual.
- NO: Wood, vinyl or ceramic tile flooring less than 150 square feet, unless antique or unusual.
- NO: Ceiling fans unless complete, assembled and with all parts, including the parts to hang the fan.
- NO: Picture windows.
- NO: Drop-in bathroom sinks.
- NO: Bathroom fixtures that are “pastel” in color, i.e., not white or near-white.
- NO: Office partitions or cubicles.
- NO: Lumber shorter than six feet.
- NO: Sheet goods less than 3/4 of a sheet.
- NO: Paint, varnish or stain, unless it’s a full or nearly full can, no rust on can. No oil paint. PaintCare is a state-sponsored way to dispose of unwanted paint .
- NO: Household hazardous waste. Chemicals, pesticides, solvents etc. Here’s Erie County’s hazardous waste website. And here’s a link to Hazman, a local company that takes hazardous waste for a fee:
- NO: Luggage, Electronics, Sports Equipment, Car Parts, Rugs.
- NO: TV stands, hutches, TV cabinets, china cabinets.
- NO: Anything not accepted by our pickup crew or store staff.
Exceptions to this list: We’ll take items that are rare, antique, collectible or easily sellable. We’ll take items on this list if our pickup crew decides to take them.