Donate, Buy, or Sell Used Tools

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

Habitat for Humanity of Ulster County
406 NY-28, Kingston, NY 12401
+1 845-340-0907

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.

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:

    • Air Conditioners
      Dryer s
      Electric Stoves
      Freezers
      Gas Stoves
      Heaters
      Microwaves
      Refrigerators
      Washing Machines
      TVs

Additional information is available on their website linked here. 

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