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To Donate Materials
Donations from the community and local businesses are the lifeblood of Community Forklift's retail store. We accept surplus and salvage building materials, vintage architectural elements, select vintage furniture and home goods, and other interesting odds and ends that we think our customers might want. We resell these goods to create green jobs, donate building materials to low income community members, support arts and other non-profit organizations and provide low cost materials to the general communityNow in an effort to accommodate our high volume of donations we are offering 3 options of donating materials including two home pick up options to choose from - our free Home Pick-Up Service and our 48 hour Priority Pickup Service.
1. Store Drop Off
Drop donated materials at our convenient Hyattsville location (just minutes from DC) during store hours but at least a half hour before closing at Dock # 3. Please check out our Donation Guidelines below before bringing materials to the store.2. Free Home Pick-Up Service
We schedule free home pickups Monday - Friday. Please review our Donation Guidelines prior to submitting a request for a pickup. It's very easy to schedule - just click through to our online form and our coordinator will get back with you very quickly!3. 48 Hour Priority Pick-up Service (Fee based)
Community Forklift will provide you with 48 Hour Priority Pickup Service through a new partnership with a local hauling service. This priority service provider charges a fee but includes additional benefits such as the removal of items from anywhere inside your property, as well as the removal of junk and items Community Forklift cannot accept. Donors will receive a discount off the regular pricing of our hauling partner. Your donation to Community Forklift is still tax-deductible when using our 48hour priority service. Visit our Donation Pickup Service page to request a free quote or call 1-800-785-9679Need help or have questions?
If you need additional information, or are you're worried that we may not accept something you'd like to donate, you can email a photo of it to donations@communityforklift.com or call the Community Forklift Donations Coordinator: 301-832-0781What Will We Accept?
Community Forklift's primary focus is building materials; that is, the items you would find at a hardware store or home improvement center. We reserve the right to accept or reject items on a case-by-case basis, depending on their condition and on how many items we already have stocked in that category. The list of acceptable items may change at any time. We do not have a dumpster for general use, so unfortunately you are unable to leave rejected items with us.The following list gives you some guidelines for donations. Note that we may be more flexible about damage or cleanliness if it is a beautiful antique or very valuable item. This list is subject to change at any time. Thanks in advance for donating to us!
Remember:
- Salvaged = used
- Surplus = new, complete with all parts, never been used or installed
Click each category below for details on what we will and will not accept…
Remember, it's always best to call if you have any questions (301-985-5180). We reserve the right to accept or reject things on a case-by-case basis, depending on condition and how many items we already have in that category. This list may change at any time but we will make every effort to update this regularly and send Deconstruction Services an updated list.
Thank you for taking the time to donate & reuse!
Phone: 301-985-5180 *** Fax: 301-985-5182
Email: To inquire about donating materials, please fill out the form on our donations page.
To send us pictures of materials you would like to donate, use: Donations(at)CommunityForklift(dot)com
For media inquiries, please use: Ruthie(at)CommunityForklift(dot)com
For everything else use: Info(at)CommunityForklift(dot)com
Visit: 4671 Tanglewood Drive, Edmonston, MD 20781
Directions: 5 minutes from DC in Prince George's County
Hours:
Tuesday: noon-6pm; Wednesday, Thursday, & Friday: 10am - 6pm; Saturday & Sunday 9am - 6pm
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