Chicago

  • Cara Collective supplies work appropriate clothing, like blazers, suits, dress shoes, ties, and more to people seeking employment.

    Cradles to Crayons provides clothing, children’s clothing, and shoes to families in need.

    Out of the Closet resells clothing, shoes and accessories to raise funds for HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment services.

    Share Your Soles provides gently-used shoes and children’s shoes to people in need.

    Pacific Garden Mission donates gently used clothing and shoes to those in need.

    Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Chicago re-sells clothing and shoes to raise money for the Epilepsy Foundation.

    Illinois AmVets re-sells clothing for veteran support.

    Brown Elephant re-sells clothing, shoes, and accessories for LGBTQ+ health care and support.

    Bridge to Success provides clothing, shoes, accessories, and jewelry to people seeking employment or is resold to raise funds to support their mission.

    The Cancer Federation re-sells clothing, children’s clothing, accessories, and more to support cancer patients and research.

    St. Vincent de Paul re-sells clothing, shoes and accessories to support families living in poverty or facing crisis.

    H&M recycles clothing that is damaged or too worn to be re-sold.

  • The Waste Shed is a creative re-use store that resells a wide variety of arts and office supplies, including wire, keys, nails and more.

    SCARCE reuses and recycles old household or car keys.

    Habitat for Humanity uses building materials and tools for those in need of housing.

  • The Waste Shed is a creative re-use store that resells a wide variety of arts and office supplies.

    Cradles to Crayons provides new school supplies to children in need.

    SCARCE reuses and recycles like-new office supplies, working writing utensils, and Inkjet cartridges.

    Common Pantry uses common office supplies to help run their food pantry.

    Staples recycles old printers, electronics, as well as pens, pencils, and more.

  • SCARCE reuses and recycles like-new art supplies and broken crayons, which they melt down and molds to make crayons for children with disabilities to use.

    The Waste Shed is a creative re-use store that resells paint (not house paint), paint brushes and a wide variety of arts and office supplies.

    Staples recycles old crayons and pencils.

  • Books 4 Cause donates good condition books to children in Chicago and the African Library Project. Other books are resold to raise money for shipping expenses to Africa or are recycled.

    Out of the Closet resells books to raise funds for HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment services.

    SCARCE reuses and recycles books in any condition as long as they are not wet or moldy.

    Brown Elephant re-sells books, CDs, and DVDs for LGBTQ+ health care and support.

  • Ronald McDonald House collects soda can tabs to be recycled for funds to support their charity.

    The Waste Shed is a creative re-use store that resells a wide variety of arts and office supplies, including bottle caps.

  • Common Pantry collects new hygiene items to be distributed at their food pantry.

    Cradles to Crayons provides new hygiene items, baby hygiene, and diapers to families in need.

    Ulta, Sephora, Nordstrom and Credo collect empty make-up and skincare containers to recycle them through PACT.

  • Out of the Closet resells home decor and furniture to raise funds for HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment services.

    Chicago Furniture Bank provides furniture, small appliances, mattresses, and kitchenware to families in need.

    Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Chicago re-sells home goods to raise money for the Epilepsy Foundation.

    Illinois AmVets re-sells home decor to raise money for veteran support.

    Brown Elephant re-sells furniture, kitchenware, and houseware for LGBTQ+ health care and support.

    Habitat for Humanity provides appliances, home goods, gardening and lawn supplies, bathroom items such as sinks and toilets, and more to those in need.

    The Cancer Federation re-sells furniture, home goods, small appliances, bedding, games, sporting equipment and more to support cancer patients and research.

    Humble Design provides furniture, kitchenware, home goods, bedding and towels to individuals transitioning out of homelessness.

  • Out of the Closet resells working electronics to raise funds for HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment services.

    Compudopt takes computers, phones tablets in any condition and computer accessories. Devices are refurbished and provided to families in need.

    SCARCE reuses and recycles cords and wires from phones/computers.

    Brown Elephant re-sells working electronics, CDs, and DVDs for LGBTQ+ health care and support.

    Staples, Apple, and Best Buy recycle old electronics.

  • SCARCE recycles plastic bread ties and plastic can carriers (think the six pack beer holders). They also accept Brita filters to recycle through Terracycle.

    Common Pantry collects can openers and non-perishable food to be distributed at their food pantry.

    Recork recycles wine corks.

    The Cancer Federation re-sells kitchen ware and small appliances to support cancer patients and research.

    Humble Design provides furniture, kitchenware to individuals transitioning out of homelessness.

  • SCARCE recycles old holiday lights.

    Earth Paint collects old latex paint and recycles it into new paint. They also employ adults with disabilities through local organizations.

    The Waste Shed is a creative re-use store that resells a wide variety of arts and office supplies, as well as party decorations, and small hardware.

  • Working Bikes redistributes bicycles to give them a new life.

    The Cancer Federation re-sells sporting equipment to support cancer patients and research.