Donate, Buy, or Sell Used Building Materials
Use this list to find a reuse organization near you! This list was updated March 2025. To request a correction, please contact Angelina Brandt, Director of Sustainability at APEO@UCRRA.ORG. Please note: All donations of used goods should be in like-new or gently used condition to the greatest extent. Accepted items are subject to approval by the various charitable organizations or programs listed on this page. Please contact these organizations directly with all inquiries or to verify the acceptance of items.
Reuse Centers & Thrift Stores
Specific to Home Improvement, Accepted Items include:
- Appliances (10 years old or newer, in good working order)
- Cabinets & Countertops (Solid wood fronts with all drawers and doors)
- Doors (Except shower & hollow core w/o jamb)
- Flooring Unused (minimum 100 sq ft) linoleum or tile
- Hardware New in original packages – all types (please no used goods)
- Lighting and Electrical Light fixtures, (new electrical supplies)
- Lumber & Siding (Bulk)
- Sinks & Fixtures (New only)
- Roofing Asphalt, wood metal, tar paper (Minimum 100 sq ft)
- Tools & Equipment (In good working order with all parts)
- HVAC Bathroom fans and vents (New only)
- Lawn & Garden Tools, fencing, bricks and pavers
- Windows Double-pane vinyl (No wood!) undamaged, unfogged, and in working order)
This is not a complete list of all acceptable items. Refer to Home Goods, Furniture, Tools, for more information about donations accepted by Habitat for Humanity or visit their website.
*If you have a large item that you cannot bring to the Restore, they may be able to pick up your items for free. To schedule pick-up of oversized items, call 845-340-0907, or email your full name, address, contact phone number, and photos of the items you wish to donate to: donations@ulsterhabitat.org
Town of New Paltz Reuse Center
3 Clearwater Road, New Paltz, NY 12561
(845) 255-8456
Specific to Home Improvement, accepted items include:
- Doors
- Carpeting (unused)
- Electrical supplies (electrical boxes that encase outlets, switch plates, outlet plates, endcaps for wires)
- Flooring, tiles, etc. (unused scraps or extra pieces of tonged/groove, laminate, wood, etc.)
- Hardware (unused nails, screws, bolts)
- Lumber, plywood, and molding scraps (like new or gently used)
- Plumbing supplies (like new or gently used hardware, PVS piping, faucets, etc.)
This is not a complete list of all acceptable items. Refer to Home Goods, Furniture, Tools, for more information about donations accepted by the New Paltz Reuse Center or visit their website.
P & T Surplus
198 Abeel St, Kingston, NY
(845) 481-4329
“P&T Surplus has been buying & selling surplus since 1960. It has become “the go to” source for artists, crafstman, homeowners & others looking for deep deep discounts on hardware, tools, metal, fasteners, paint sundries, tarpaulins, computers and more.”
Additional information is available on their Facebook page linked here.
Zahorski Emporium
27 Hoffman St, Kingston, NY 12401
Note: In addition to antiques, this location may accept architectural salvage and lighting and plumbing-related items.
Additional information is available on their Facebook page linked here.
Salvation Army
884 Ulster Avenue, Kingston NY 12401
(845) 340-1249
Appliances must be in exceptional working order and like-new or gently used condition. Specific to Home Improvement, accepted items may include:
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- Air Conditioners
- Dryer s
- Electric Stoves
- Freezers
- Gas Stoves
- Heaters
- Microwaves
- Refrigerators
- Washing Machines
- TVs
Additional information is available on their website linked here.
The Door Jamb
2858 Route 28, Shokan, NY
845-657-2230
This location deals only with doors. ” Our products come straight from the distributors and are either overstock, inaccurate orders, or have slight cosmetic defects, but all of our products are new and structurally sound.”
Additional information is available on their website linked here.
Fed On Lights
34 Market Street, Saugerties
(845) 246-8444
Specializing in antique lighting (including gas, kerosene, and electric). Chandeliers, Sconces , bathroom restoration items (including medicine cabinets, towel bars and marble-top sinks, claw-footed bathtubs). Also offers vintage lighting repairs. If you have a lamp or a light that’s not working bring it in for repair.
Additional information is available on their website linked here.
Reuse Paint – Paint Care New York
Did you know? You don’t have to wait for an HHW event to safely dispose of unwanted paint – thanks to Paint Care NY!
Paint disposal is more convenient than ever before, thanks to the New York State Paint Stewardship Law (enacted December 16th 2019, effective May 1st 2022). Free paint recycling is available at participating drop off locations. We encourage residents to utilize these sites for easy, free paint disposal.
Ulster County PAINTCARE drop-off sites include:
*This is not a complete list of all Paint Care sites. Visit the Paint Care website to learn more.
Sherwin-Williams
568 Albany Ave, Kingston, NY 12401
(845) 339-6994
Herzogs True Value Home Center
151 Plaza Rd, Kingston, NY 12401
(845) 338-6300
Saugerties Lumber True Value
223 Ulster Ave, Saugerties, NY 12477
(845) 246-4915
Habitat for Humanity Restore
406 NY-28, Kingston, NY 12401
(845) 853-7499
Slutsky Lumber
1 Pine St, Ellenville, NY, 12420
(845) 647-4141
Ace Hardware of Ellenville
140 S Main St, Ellenville, NY, 12428
(845) 647-7850
Sherwin-Williams
684 Dutchess Tpk, Poughkeepsie, NY 12603
(845) 486-4640
Herzogs Paint Centers
409 Manchester Rd, Poughkeepsie, NY 12603
(845) 471-0133
Please note: DO NOT dry the paint; it must be liquid paint.
Restrictions: Sites vary on accepted limit 5-10 gallons per visit.
Hours: Paint is accepted during regular business hours; Call ahead for hours and additional info.
Note: These sites accept latex and oil-based house paint, stains and varnish in containers up to 5 gallons in size. These sites do not accept aerosols (spray paint or other spray products), containers without original labels, or containers that are leaking or empty.
Reuse Construction & Demolition Debris – C.R.O.W.D.
Learn more on the CROWD website linked here.