Recycling Stuff

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Cleaning Supplies -- to give monthly to clients with housing
Camping Equipment -- clients earn these with volunteer hours
Working Tablets, cell phones and laptops -- clients earn with volunteer hours
Belts -- make ill-fitting pants work
Shoes -- they wear out in a month on the street
Toiletries -- sample sized for backpacks; full-sized (partial OK) for clients with housing
Undies -- all sizes/styles, clean and gently worn or new
Pantry items, Food disposable serving items, kitchen items -- all covered on our food needs page

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Recycling Impact

Two Drop-off Options:

University Area

SYMin Drop-in CenterLoading zone parkingM-F 12:30-3:30512 553 3796

Northwest Austin

Covenant Presbyterian Church office building entryway3003 Northland Drive (office hours, closed Fri pm, open Sun am)512 554 5231

We need name and email address with each drop-off. We provide email receipts.

Group Drives and Collections

Use our collection schedule in your groups! Recommended for speaking engagement and service project to maximize impact and fun!

Jan: Coats

Feb: Hats & Gloves

Mar: Shoes

Apr: Dog Items

May: Shorts

Jun: Flip flops, bug spray, sun screen

Jul: Water Bottles

Aug: Backpacks

Sep: Pants and shirts

Oct: First Aid and OTC

Nov: Blankets / Sleeping Bags

Dec: Books and Trinkets (Christmas party)

List of Items We Take

Fun Stuff

Game prizes (sub-$5, new or used, white elephant type of thing!)
Books (Bibles, mysteries, sci-fi, fantasy, thrillers), activity books (trivia, coloring, puzzle, crossword)
Art supplies (drawing pads, markers, clay, mechanical pencils, oil/chalk pastels)
Music supplies ( guitars, cases, strings, picks, individual drums, tambourines)
Cards (playing, UNO, role play games)

Hard to find Items

Shoes: practical adult shoes, work/military boots
Outdoor equipment: backpacks (any kind), tents
Hygiene: deodorant, bug spray
Clothes: overalls (any kind), athletic/sweat pants, adult jeans, men's and women's underwear (including bras), swimwear
Batteries: AA and AAA batteries

Pet Items

Dog food (in 3/4-filled gallon ziplock bags) and cat-food (dry or wet)
Leashes, harnesses, and collars of all sizes
Dog bowls (metal, plastic or collapsing)

Summer Clothes & Items

Water bottles, bottled water, sports drinks
Bug-spray, sunscreen
Shorts, shirts/tops, flip-flops, hats, low-cut socks

Winter Clothes & Supplies

Sleeping bags, blankets, long johns, thermals
Hats, gloves, scarves, coats, jackets
Long pants, long sleeves, sweaters

Hygiene, Health & First Aid Supplies

First aid supplies (Band-Aids, tape, gauze, individual OTC pain killers), braces ( knee, hand, foot, back); vitamins, Emergen-C
Toiletries (samples and small bottles: lotion, shampoo, conditioner), deodorant, razors (in Ziplock bags of 2), Q-tips (in Ziplock bags of 10)

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