At Cherry Lane Organizing, we believe thoughtful decluttering includes helping usable items find a meaningful next home. This guide includes local donation, recycling, and reuse resources throughout the St. Louis and St. Charles area.

Donation Tip
Before dropping items off, it is always best to check the organization’s current donation guidelines, hours, and accepted-item list. Donation needs can change, and some organizations require appointments or specific drop-off windows.

General Clothing, Household Goods & Thrift Donations

MERS Goodwill
A convenient option for gently used clothing, shoes, accessories, books, toys, housewares, linens, small appliances, electronics, and general household items. Goodwill is a great choice for everyday donations after a closet, bedroom, or whole-home organizing project.

The Salvation Army Family Store: St. Charles
Accepts a wide variety of donations, including clothing, furniture, household goods, books, movies, collectibles, and décor. Proceeds support Salvation Army programs and community assistance services.

Society of St. Vincent de Paul: St. Louis
A helpful option for clothing, furniture, kitchen items, small appliances, home décor, electronics, and select household goods. Donations support local programs that assist individuals and families in need.

Savers Community Donation Center: St. Charles
A simple drop-off option for used clothing and household items. Donations support nonprofit partners and are a good fit for general decluttering projects.

NCJW Resale Shop: St. Louis
A nice option for gently used clothing, accessories, home décor, and quality household items. Proceeds support programs for women, children, and families in the St. Louis area.

Fantastic Finds Resale Shop: Assistance League of St. Louis
Accepts gently used clothing, accessories, home goods, and some furniture by arrangement. Sales help fund Assistance League programs that support children and families throughout the region.

FISH of St. Charles Food Pantry & Thrift Store: St. Peters
Provides food, clothing, linens, and household items to individuals and families in need. This is a great local option for donations that directly support the St. Charles community.

Earthwise Industries / Budget Boutique: Troy
A nonprofit thrift and recycling organization that supports job training and employment opportunities for people with disabilities. Budget Boutique accepts donated items for resale and helps keep usable goods out of the landfill.

Furniture, Home Goods & Building Materials

Home Sweet Home: Maplewood
A furniture bank that helps families transitioning into new housing furnish their homes. This is a meaningful option for clean, functional furniture and household items.

Habitat for Humanity ReStore: St. Charles County
Accepts furniture, appliances, home goods, building materials, fixtures, and home improvement items. Donations support Habitat for Humanity’s mission and help give usable materials a second life.

Habitat for Humanity ReStore: St. Louis
A strong choice for donating furniture, cabinets, appliances, lighting, tools, and building materials. ReStore is especially helpful after moves, renovations, garage cleanouts, or basement organizing projects.

REFAB: St. Louis
Accepts architectural salvage and reclaimed building materials, including doors, cabinets, hardware, lumber, lighting, plumbing items, and renovation materials. A great option for keeping usable construction and design materials out of the landfill.

Children, Families & Crisis Support

Helping Hand Me Downs: Ellisville
Accepts gently used children’s clothing, toys, books, baby gear, and other kid-focused essentials. This is a wonderful option after organizing nurseries, playrooms, children’s bedrooms, or family storage areas.

Youth In Need: St. Charles
Supports children, teens, and families through crisis, housing, early learning, and outreach programs. They often accept new wish-list items such as hygiene products, baby supplies, school items, and program-specific needs.

Saint Louis Crisis Nursery: St. Louis
Accepts new items for children and families, including diapers, wipes, toys, baby supplies, hygiene products, and other requested essentials. Donations help support families during times of crisis.

Dress for Success Midwest: St. Charles
A great option for professional women’s clothing, shoes, handbags, and accessories. Donations help women prepare for interviews, employment, and career transitions.

The Little Bit Foundation: St. Louis
Supports students with clothing, school supplies, hygiene items, coats, books, and other essentials. This is a meaningful option for donations that help school-aged children feel prepared and supported.

Ready Readers: St. Louis
Accepts gently used children’s books, especially board books and picture books for young children. A great place to donate books after organizing children’s rooms, playrooms, or family libraries.

International Institute of St. Louis: St. Louis
Supports immigrants and refugees with household essentials, hygiene items, cleaning supplies, towels, diapers, laundry detergent, and other basic needs. This is a thoughtful option for practical household donations.

Marcy’s Project: St. Charles County
Provides clothing, hygiene items, meals, and essential support to families in St. Charles County. A good local resource for family-centered donations and community support.

Fabric, Craft Supplies & Creative Reuse

City Sewing Room: St. Louis
Accepts fabric, sewing supplies, notions, patterns, yarn, quilting materials, trims, and some machines. A great option for craft rooms, sewing spaces, and inherited fabric collections.

Perennial: St. Louis
A creative reuse organization that accepts select craft, sewing, and DIY materials. Best for fabric, yarn, thread, leather, canvas, tools, and other supplies that can be reused in creative projects.

St. Louis Teachers’ Recycle Center: Ballwin
Accepts clean, reusable materials for teachers, students, and creative learning projects. This is a good option for office supplies, craft materials, classroom items, and kid-friendly project supplies.

Leftovers, Etc.: Woodson Terrace
A creative reuse center that accepts clean, usable craft and educational materials. Donations support teachers, homeschool families, nonprofits, churches, scouts, and community groups.

Textile Recycling, Electronics & Hard-to-Recycle Items

Remains LLC: St. Louis
A good option for textile recycling, including worn clothing, linens, shoes, and fabric items that may not be suitable for traditional donation. Helpful for items that still need to be responsibly moved out of the home.

Earthbound Recycling: Eureka
Accepts many hard-to-recycle items, including electronics, metals, appliances, clothing, paper, paint, and some household materials. A helpful resource for garage, basement, and utility-room cleanouts.

St. Charles County Recycle Works: Central & West
A local recycling option for St. Charles County residents. They accept many items that should not go into regular trash, including electronics, scrap metal, fluids, and other approved recyclable materials.

Spectrum Ecycle: St. Louis County
Specializes in electronics recycling and secure technology disposal. A good option for old computers, office electronics, cords, small devices, and tech clutter.

EPC Recycling: St. Charles / Wright City
Accepts a variety of electronics for recycling, including computers, monitors, and other tech items. A convenient local option for safely clearing out outdated electronics.