Donation and Recycling Resources
| Item Type | Resource Information |
| Appliances | Habitat for Humanity (donate), Best Buy (recycle) |
| Arts and craft items | Check with your local school or after school program |
| Baby supplies | Hope House (maternity home/pregnancy crisis resource center)1567 N. Eastman Rd. Kingsport |
| Batteries | Batteries Plus Bulbs, Lowe’s |
| Bedding and linens | Animal shelters |
| Books | Kingsport Library, Book Rack (JC), Mr. K’s (JC) |
| Building materials | Habitat for Humanity, Landfill |
| Car Recycling | The Clunker Junker |
| Cell phones | Cell Phones for Soldiers (local drop-off locations), Best Buy or Home Depot (recycle) |
| Clothing | Consignment shops, Church clothes closets |
| Dresses (formal; ex. prom dresses) | YWCA in Bristol |
| Electronics (TV, phone, computer, tablet, music, movies, video games, etc.) | Best Buy/Office Depot (they charge for this), Free drop-off at Convenience Station 1921 Brookside Lane in Kingsport |
| Eyeglasses | Lions Club (drop-off locations LensCrafters in Town Center Mall, Walmart Vision Center, many others) |
| Furniture | First Broad St. United Methodist |
| Hauling and junk removal | CPjunk.com |
| Hazardous materials | Sullivan Co. yearly hazardous materials collection |
| Large trash items (too big for trash can) | Call City of Kingsport to schedule pick-up |
| Light bulbs | Batteries Plus Bulbs, Lowe’s |
| Linens (old comforters, towels, etc.) | Animal shelters |
| Magazines | Military troops, nursing homes, shelters |
| Mattresses | Goodwill (if not stained or ripped) |
| Medical equipment | Hope Community Church (locations in Allandale, Rogersville, and Bulls Gap)
Healing Hands Health Center in Bristol (some medical and dental supplies; call before bringing) |
| Medication | Friends in Need (Unopened unexpired medications only) |
| Medication disposal | Kingsport Justice Center or Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office |
| Paint | Use cat litter or packets of paint hardener to dry, put in trash; Sullivan Co. yearly hazardous materials collection |
| Pallets (wood) | Lowe’s |
| Pet supplies | Animal shelters |
| Plastic shopping bags | Walmart, Food City, Kroger, etc. |
| Printer cartridges | Cartridge World Kingsport |
| Shoes | Athletic shoes (gently worn) – Fleet Feet; All shoes (new or gently worn) – Church clothes closets, Soles4Souls (mail) |
| Shredding services | Bank free shred days, Office Depot |
| Stuffed animals, toys | Marine Corps Toys for Tots |
| Video games | GameStop |
Other notes:
Scheduled pick-up of items is provided by Good Samaritan Ministries, Goodwill, Holston Habitat for Humanity, Hope Helps, Salvation Army; call for details.
Hope Helps in West Kingsport: accepts donations of just about anything and distributes to the less fortunate; they also donate food
Holston Habitat for Humanity: accepts donations of gently used furniture, appliances, housewares, electronics, and building materials. Clothing is not accepted.
Hope Haven Ministries (Dale St. in Kingsport): toilet paper, paper towels, cleaning products, trash bags, hygiene items for males/females
Hope House (Maternity home, crisis pregnancy resource center): Diapers, wipes, formula (Similac), paper towels, laundry detergent, trash bags, shampoo and conditioner, toiletries, body wash, car seats, infant gas drops
Family Promise Kingsport (601 Holston St. in Kingsport; formerly Interfaith Hospitality Network): deodorant, family-size shampoo, hair brushes, Kleenexes, paper plates, paper towels, napkins, plastic forks and spoons, dish and laundry detergent, business-size envelopes, ink pens, Post-it notes, highlighters, and letter-size file folders
CPJunk.com is an excellent and affordable junk removal company in Bristol, Johnson City, Kingsport and surrounding areas (423) 943-6432.
Goodwill: Does not accept: TVs, computer, baby equipment; will take mattresses (if in good condition)
Oasis of Kingsport (1102 Mill St. in Kingsport; women’s ministry): paper goods, laundry supplies, bottled water, individual microwave frozen meals, cleaning products, office supplies, pre-packaged snacks