Recycling and donations
We aim to donate or recycle 65 to 85% of all items we collect. When we haul a load, usable things go to Kansas City charities first, recyclables go to recyclers, and only what cannot be saved goes to disposal. Below is how we sort, and the local charities that take what you are giving away.
Written by the Dump It KC crew behind our dumpster rentals in KC, from each organization's own donation page.
Responsible recycling and donation
We are committed to making a positive impact in Kansas City through responsible handling of every item we collect.
Our process
We sort every Kansas City junk removal job with the goal of maximizing donations and recycling. A rented dumpster is different: it is mixed debris, so pull what you want to give away before it goes in.
Our team carefully sorts items at your location, identifying what can be donated or recycled before anything is loaded as trash.
Furniture, clothing, appliances and household goods in good condition are delivered to local charities.
Electronics, metals, plastics, paper and other materials go to certified recycling centers. Paint, chemicals, batteries, tires and refrigerant appliances are kept apart under our restricted item rules.
We track what gets donated and recycled so we can keep improving our diversion rate.
Your items help local families, shelters and nonprofits throughout the Kansas City area.
Only items that cannot be saved are taken to a licensed transfer station or landfill, as a last resort.
What gets a second life
Most household items have the potential to be donated or recycled through our program.
Sofas, tables, chairs, dressers and beds in usable condition.
Working refrigerators, washers, dryers and small appliances.
Clean clothing, bedding, towels and household textiles.
Computers, TVs, phones and other electronics, when recyclable.
Kitchen items, decor, books and general household goods.
Usable lumber, doors, windows and light construction materials.
65-85% of the items we collect are donated to local charities or responsibly recycled. This is the standard we strive for on every job in the Kansas City area.
Local donation directory
We work with these and many other organizations to give collected items a second life in our community. Each entry comes from its own donation page, checked on . Rules change, so tap through before you load the car.
Save yourself a trip
Several organizations in the directory list these as items they will not take. Here is who says no, and where each item can go instead.
Turned down by: City Thrift (City Union Mission), Catholic Charities TurnStyles Thrift, Operation Breakthrough, Community LINC
Instead: Community LINC takes new or like new queen and twin mattresses. A used mattress can go in a junk removal load or a dumpster.
Turned down by: City Thrift (City Union Mission), Catholic Charities TurnStyles Thrift, Operation Breakthrough
Instead: Buy them new for the next child. The old ones can go in a junk removal load or a dumpster.
Turned down by: City Thrift (City Union Mission), Catholic Charities TurnStyles Thrift, Operation Breakthrough
Instead: TurnStyles takes working TVs up to 5 years old. Older sets are restricted items with their own fee: Kansas City dumpster fees for TVs and electronics.
Turned down by: Community LINC, City Thrift (City Union Mission), Blessings Abound, Catholic Charities TurnStyles Thrift
Instead: If it would not sell in a store, it will not be accepted. It goes in the trash load.
Turned down by: Catholic Charities TurnStyles Thrift, Operation Breakthrough
Instead: Ask a piano shop or list it free online first. If nobody wants it, call us about hauling it.
Why it matters
We actively work to keep usable items out of the landfill.
Your items directly help families and nonprofits in Kansas City.
Our goal of 65 to 85% is significantly better than industry averages.
Materials that cannot be donated are sent to certified recyclers.
We sort carefully and focus on giving items a second life.
Everything stays local, helping Kansas City families and organizations.
Before pickup day
Set donations apart before the dumpster arrives or the crew shows up. Once something is under a load of drywall, it is trash.
Clean, working and free of stains, rips, odors and pet hair. Most of the refusals above come down to condition.
Loose housewares, clothing and books travel and sell better packed. Blessings Abound asks for it.
On a junk removal job, point out the give pile or text us photos, and we keep it apart from the trash load.
Paint, chemicals, batteries and tanks cannot be donated or dumped. Check restricted dumpster items and their fees before you load.
Donation stories
They were able to donate most of my old furniture to a local shelter. It felt great knowing my junk was actually helping people.
I was impressed with how much they diverted from the landfill. They really try to donate and recycle as much as possible.
Knowing that 65-85% of what they take goes to donation or recycling made me feel much better about my cleanout.
The team was careful and thoughtful about sorting everything. A lot more went to charity than I expected.
Great service and even better mission. They made sure as much as possible was donated instead of thrown away.
I appreciated their commitment to recycling and donating. It's rare to find a company that actually does what they say.
Google reviews
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Questions
Yes. On a junk removal job we sort the load and send usable furniture, appliances, clothing and household goods to Kansas City charities before anything goes to disposal. Our goal is 65 to 85 percent of what we collect donated or recycled; right now it is 68 percent.
Habitat for Humanity KC ReStore, Flourish Furniture Bank, Community LINC, City Thrift, TurnStyles and Blessings Abound all take furniture in good condition. Habitat ReStore, City Thrift and Blessings Abound also offer pickup.
Habitat for Humanity KC ReStore picks up items too big to drop off, City Thrift and Big Brothers Big Sisters schedule pickups, the Salvation Army books pickups online or at 1-800-SA-TRUCK, and Blessings Abound does large estate pickups.
Most thrift stores do not take used mattresses. Community LINC accepts new or like new queen and twin mattresses and box springs. A worn mattress can go in a junk removal load or a dumpster.
A dumpster load is mixed debris and goes to a licensed transfer station, so anything you want donated or recycled should come out before it goes in. Pull donations first, then load the rest.
Paint, oils, automotive and household chemicals, batteries and propane tanks need special handling. Tires, TVs, electronics and appliances with refrigerant are restricted items with their own fees, listed on our restricted items page.
We sort, you relax
Book junk removal and we load, sort and deliver what can be saved. Or call and ask where a specific item can go.
