Waste management shares ‘Spring Cleaning’ donation guide 

Tips from San Luis Obispo County Integrated Waste Management

– Have a couch, an old fan, and a bedroom door in great condition that you no longer need? No worries — there are many options for donating these items!

Examples of items you can donate include, but are not limited to, working appliances such as microwaves and TVs, clothing, furniture such as beds, sofas, and chairs, household items such as cookware and dishware, bedding, and towels, and miscellaneous items such as sports equipment, books, rollerblades, and luggage.

For in-person places to take your items, see below — some even offer pick-up options. Your donation can even be tax-deductible, so ask if you are able to get a donation receipt.

• Achievement House, Inc. Thrift Store

• • 3003 Cuesta College Road, San Luis Obispo, CA | (805) 543-9383
  • Business Hours: Monday – Friday 8 a.m. – 3:45 p.m., Saturdays 9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
  • Accepts clothing, books, small furniture, small hand tools, and small appliances. No large appliances or mattresses.

• Achievement House, Inc. Thrift Store

• • 730 Morro Bay Boulevard, Morro Bay, CA | (805) 772-6744
  • Business Hours: Monday – Friday 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Saturdays 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
  • Accepts used home and office furniture. No mattresses or box springs.

• California Cool Thrift Store

• • 737 Grand Avenue, Grover Beach, CA | (805) 481-3071
  • Business Hours: Monday – Saturday 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
  • Accepts anything working and in good condition. No longer providing pickups.

• Fabulous Finds Quality Thrifting

• • 480 Morro Bay Boulevard Morro Bay, CA | (805) 772-2840
  • Business Hours: Mondays 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., Wednesday – Saturday 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
  • Accepts furniture, small appliances, clothing, books, tools, and home goods.

• Goodwill Industries

• • (805) 544-0542 or (800) 549-5920
  • There are 13 donation centers in Arroyo Grande, Atascadero, Cambria, Los Osos, Morro Bay, Nipomo and San Luis Obispo. Call for the donation center nearest you. No longer providing pickups.

• Habitat for Humanity ReStore

• • 187 Tank Farm Road, San Luis Obispo, CA | (805) 546-8699
  • Donation Hours: Monday – Friday 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
  • Business Hours: Tuesday – Sunday 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

• • 2959 Limestone Way, Paso Robles, CA | (805) 434-0486
  • Donation Hours: Monday – Friday 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
  • Business Hours: Monday – Saturday 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
  • Accepts surplus and gently used building materials. Call for large donations. Tax-deductable.

• North County Christian Thrift Shop

• • 9330 El Camino Real, Atascadero, CA | (805) 466-1679
  • Donation Hours: Monday – Saturday 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
  • Accepts household items, small furniture, small appliances, clothing, and books.

• Old Mission School Thrift Shop

• • 2640 Broad Street, San Luis Obispo, CA | (805) 544-0720
  • Donation Hours: Monday – Friday 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
  • Business Hours: Monday – Saturday 10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
  • Accepts furniture, small appliances, and clothing. Free pick-up available.

• St. Barnabas Thrift Shop

• • 114 Brisco Road, Arroyo Grande, CA | (805) 489-0199
  • Hours: Tuesday – Friday 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Saturdays 12 p.m. – 4 p.m.
  • Accepts small furniture and appliances, clothing, toys, and computers.

• United Voluntary Services Thrift Shop

• • 474 Marsh Street, San Luis Obispo, CA | (805) 543-1545
  • Business Hours: Monday – Friday 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Saturdays 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
  • Accepts small items.

Don’t live close to a physical donation center, or want to broaden your donation reach? Try listing it online!

• Freecycle

Freecycle.org is a grassroots website where you can sign up based on where you live. To list items you want to donate and see what those in your community are giving away, sign up here.

• Buy Nothing Project

Buy Nothing is an app that allows you to post items you’d like to give away, or even lend and share with your neighbors. The group is based on reducing consumerism and finding ways to give back to your local community. Find out more here.

• NextDoor

NextDoor is a neighborhood app where you can sign up to keep updated on the happenings in your neighborhood and post items for neighbors and those in nearby neighborhoods. Sign up here.

• Craigslist

Craigslist is another location-based website where you can list items based on category, such as bikes, furniture, or gardening supplies. Check it out here.

With all these options available to you, you should be covered for whatever you wish to donate — and not only make someone else’s day, but give your item a second life!

From the San Luis Obispo County Integrated Waste Management Authority.  

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