•  Tempe's Household Products Collection Center and Zero Waste Day events accept a variety of items for recycling, repurposing and donating, such as electronic waste, styrofoam, building material, paint and more.
• Select a nonprofit from the list below to arrange a free pickup.
• Consider asking neighbors if they have items that they need picked up and coordinate the pickup for the same day and time.
• If you are remodeling, contact Stardust Building Supplies in advance as they offer a free to low cost deconstruction service. Their deconstruction team carefully dismantles and removes kitchens, bathrooms, other rooms and the interior and exterior of residential and commercial buildings for reuse. Donated items are tax deductible. 
• Request a tax donation receipt.

• Select a nonprofit from the list below to arrange a free pickup.
• Use Nextdoor, Craigslist, your personal Facebook and Twitter accounts to promote your yard sale or moving sale. 
• Request a tax donation receipt.

• Select a nonprofit from the list below for a post-yard sale pickup at least three to four weeks before the sale.
• Inform the nonprofit if your community has less than ten homes participating – this helps them plan accordingly for smaller sales.
• Encourage community residents who aren’t participating in the yard sale to contribute items to the post-sale pickup.
• Use your personal and neighborhood Facebook and Twitter accounts to promote your yard sale. Visit tempe.gov/neighborhoodassociationsocialmediasites for a list of neighborhood social media sites. Consider posting it on Nextdoor.
• If you are part of a neighborhood association and there are at least five homes participating, the city will mail out a postcard to your neighbors advertising the sale. To schedule a mailing, contact Neighborhood Services: neighborhoods@tempe.gov, 480-350-8234. Provide at least three weeks’ notice to allow adequate time for production.
• The city can include sale information in e-blasts to HOAs and other relevant mailing lists for sales with at least five homes participating.
• Request a tax donation receipt, which will be available onsite on the day of the sale or dropped off at your house after the pickup.

• Research aspects of yard sales including taking an inventory of items, pricing sale items, promoting the moving sale and staging on the day of the sale. 
• Post your sale to help spread the word.

Due to Covid-19, some organizations are limiting what they can accept, so please consult their websites for more information. Goodwill of Central and Northern Arizona is not currently accepting large appliances or large furniture. The Arizona Humane Society is not accepting televisions and limiting the furniture they can accept. 

Arizona Humane Society

Items accepted: Clothing, cooking accessories, glass and housewares, handbags, jewelry, knick-knacks, linens, musical instruments (no pianos or organs), pictures, shoes, sports equipment, tools, toys. Computers and electronics must work.

Individual yard/moving sale and spring cleaning donation instructions –Contact Pet Resource Center: PetResourceCenter@azhumane.org, 602-997-7585 (ext. 5311).

Community yard sale instructions – Contact Pet Resource Center: PetResourceCenter@azhumane.org, 602-997-7585 (ext. 5311). Households that want to arrange for a separate curbside pickup can call the above number.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Arizona

Items accepted:  Gently-used clothing, shoes, belts, purses, linens, blankets, pillows, stuffed animals, drapery, towels, any item the size of a big office chair or smaller including lamps, small end-tables, computer monitors and TVs 27" (flat screen only) and smaller. 

Individual yard/moving sale and spring cleaning donation instructions – Log on to www.donateaz.org for a pickup or call 602-230-8900.

Community yard sale instructions – Contact David Reynolds: dreynolds@bbbsaz.org, 623-695-1436. Same-day curbside collection is possible for smaller furniture/bulky items (smaller than a recliner). 

Goodwill of Central and Northern Arizona

Items accepted: Gently-used books, clothing, computers, cooking accessories, electronics, small working appliances, furniture (small pieces only), glass and housewares, handbags, jewelry, knick-knacks, linens, musical instruments, pictures, shoes, sports equipment, tools, toys, working flat screen TVs only (no CRTs). 

Individual yard/moving sale and spring cleaning donation instructions – Log on to https://www.goodwillaz.org for a pickup.

Community yard sale instructions – Contact: DonationDrive@goodwillaz.org, 602-535-4218. Can’t transport items to a central location? Curbside collection is available for furniture/bulky items but will not be picked up until the next business day. Households who want to arrange a curbside pickup can do so by filling out the online form: https://www.goodwillaz.org 

Salvation Army

Due to COVID, Salvation Army stores are only accepting the below gently-used items at select stores  Please visit satruck.org for more information.

Items accepted: Gently-used books, clothing, computers, cooking accessories, electronics, furniture (no sectionals), glass and housewares, handbags, jewelry, knick-knacks, linens, musical instruments, pictures, shoes, sports equipment, tools, toys, TVs.

Individual yard/moving sale and spring cleaning donation instructions – Call dispatch at 602-253-2769 for a pickup. This program is currently suspended due to COVID.

Community yard sale instructions – Contact Salvation Army Dispatch: 602-256-4548 or 602-256-4549. Curbside collection is available for furniture/bulky items. This program is currently suspended due to COVID.

Stardust Building Supplies

Items accepted: Must be in good condition with no major repairs required. Kitchen and bath cabinets, doors, windows, shutters, toilets, sinks, vanities, garbage disposals, counter tops, bricks, block, lumber (no nails/screws), grills, fountains, pool equipment, light fixtures, hardware items (hinges, lock sets, miscellaneous) and unpainted, undamaged drywall in at least 2’ by 2’ strips, gently used furniture.

Additional items may be accepted for full-scale deconstruction projects.

Individual yard/moving sale, community yard sale, spring cleaning and remodeling donation instructions – Call dedicated line: 480-964-0177.

Deconstruction information – Call the Deconstruction Supervisor at 480-695-8555.