So if you\u2019re like me, you use the beginning of the year to clean out your closet and get rid of clothes you don\u2019t wear anymore.<\/p>\n
Usually I will gather my clothes and sell them at Plato\u2019s closet or Uptown Cheapskate. Whatever is left I will donate them to Goodwill. Clothing items are always safe to donate, but I recently learned that there is a list of items Goodwill suggests you definitely don\u2019t donate!<\/a><\/p>\n Goodwill estimates <\/a>more than 60,000 cars will roll through donation lanes this month alone, which means workers are seeing everything. Most recently a Goodwill in Tucson had to evacuate when someone <\/a>donated a novelty grenade! While the intention may be good, some donations are just a hard no.<\/p>\n Read More: Winter Storm Targets Texas\u2014El Paso Could See Snow<\/a><\/p>\n Top 10 items Goodwill says please keep at home:Broken items \u2013 If it\u2019s busted, dusty, and beyond repair, it\u2019s trash, not a donation.Wet items \u2013 Mold is not something employees want to deal with.Bowling balls \u2013 Surprisingly common. Still unwanted by Goodwill locations.Chemicals and paint \u2013 Dangerous, messy, and not resale-friendly.Carpeting \u2013 Old carpet? Immediate no.Water beds \u2013 People still have water beds?!Hot tubs \u2013 Yes, people try. No, they shouldn\u2019t.Construction materials \u2013 Loose tiles, drywall, and mystery wood are not accepted.Office cubicles \u2013 Seriously? Who is donating a whole cubicle?!Tires \u2013 Goodwill is not a tire shop.<\/p>\n Courtesy: Getty Images<\/p>\n Courtesy: Getty Images<\/p>\n Read More: El Paso Rapper Hosting Festival To Benefit Local Church<\/a><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n The moral of the story? Donating is awesome, but donating responsibly is even better. When in doubt, ask yourself: Would I buy this? If the answer is \u201cabsolutely not,\u201d it might be time for the trash can instead.<\/p>\n Goodwill in East Texas Will Not Accept These 24 Donations<\/p>\n Goodwill is a great place to donate some items you don’t need anymore. However, there are things that they will not accept.<\/p>\n Gallery Credit: unsplash.com, Getty Images, Jupiterimages<\/p>\n Things Goodwill Doesn’t Want You to DonateGoodwill<\/a> has always had an impossibly solid business model… People give their stuff to them for free. Goodwill sells it in-store and online. Instant profits… but there is a limit to what they will accept on the back dock. Here’s a quick rundown of what Goodwill might turn away. <\/p>\n