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Complete Donation List

We will check all boxes at the time of donation and will return unaccepted items to you. Please be patient with our new process.

This list changes quarterly. Please check back often for what we are accepting. If you are unsure if we accept it, please contact us or send pictures of your items before bringing them to ScrapsKC.

Textile Never Accept

Any Fabric or Yarn that is:
Dirty/Stained
Exposed to Bugs or Rodents
Exposed to Heavy Smoke
Tangled/Wadded Up
Wet/Mildewed
Completed/Partially Completed Projects (sewing, knitting, etc.)
Household Linens (bedding, towels, table linens, curtains)
Project Pamphlets or Leaflets
Sewing/Textile Books
Tiny Bits and Pieces of Fabric
Synthetic (natural fibers ok)
Whole or Partial Garments

Textile Not Accepted At This Time

Crochet Hooks (small) for Lace
Home Dec Fabric & Samples
Iron Ons & Transfer Paper
Patterns (vintage ok - 1970’s & earlier)
Sewing Machines

School and Office Never Accept

Computer Ink/Toner
Curriculum Materials
Notepads (business, hotel, promotional)
Used Envelopes

School and Office Not Accepted At This Time

Acrylic Displays
Binders (hard cover, not branded, < 3" only)
Dried Up Pens and Markers
Desk Organizers
Electric Hole Punches & Staplers
Folder Index Tabs
Letter Openers
Office Stamps
Paper Accordion Folders
Photo Paper
Planners
Plastic Letter Trays
Report Covers
Rulers
Staple Removers

General Items Never Accept

Boxes or Bags with Mold, Animal Droppings, or Insects
Completed or Partially Completed Craft Projects/Artwork
Hardened Clay, Glue, Paint, Play-Doh
Household Dishware (mugs, plates etc.)
Items that are broken
Metal (rods, poles, scraps)
Stuffed Animals

General Items Not Accepted At This Time

Albums (photo & scrapbooking)
Art Work
Balloon Weights
Bandanas
Glass of Any Kind
Broken Glass, Ceramics, Dishes, or Tiles
Glass of Any Kind (Including Picture Frame Glass)
Card Making Supplies
Casters
Ceramic Molds
Coasters
CD & DVD Cases
CDs & DVDs
Crepe Paper Streamers
Cricuts/Die Cutting Machines
Cupcake Decor
Die Cutting Tools
Doll Parts
Eyeglasses and Cases
Fabric Bags
Flower Pots, Preserving Powder
Folded Shirt Boxes
Food Packaging and Containers
Frame Clips
Framing and Mounting Hardware
Gift Bows
Gift Card Holders
Gift Wrap & Wrapping Paper
Glass of Any Kind Including Frames
Glitter
Goody Bag Toys
Greeting Cards (not even the fronts)
Grout
Hardware of Any Kind
Holiday Decor
House Numbers
House Painting Supplies
Household Glassware (vases, candle holders, food jars)
Inflatables
K Cup Filters
Koozies
Large Toys
Latex paint
License Plates
Light Bulbs
Luggage Tags
Mat Cutters
Metal Letters
Metal Tins
Mirrors
Packing Paper
Paperback or Hardcover Books
Phone Accessories
Pill Bottles
Pins/Buttons
Plaster of Paris
Plastic Bags (grocery)
Plastic Bits & Pieces
Plastic Ribbon (including curling)
PolyFoam & Rubber Bits
Posters
Sand Paper
Sheet Music
Sizzix Dies
Torn Out Paper
Toys (non-educational)
Vases
Vinyl Signs
Wallpaper
Wooden Award Plaques
Wood Working Tools
Wood Pieces (larger than 3")
Xyron Machines

These are the ONLY items we are accepting at this time.

If you wish to donate unwanted office supplies due to a corporate clean out, please contact Brenda.

This list changes quarterly. Please do not bring any items that are not on this list. Please contact us if you have questions about a potential donation. If you have a bulk donation of one item or any large items, please call 816-608-1531 or email donations@scrapskc.org

School/Office

Backpacks (new or gently used)
Binder Clips
Binder Rings
Binding Machines
Bins (colorful)
Bookmarks
Brads
Calculators
Bulletin Board Letters & Decor
Calendars
Chalk & Chalkboards
Classroom Decor (gently used, no homemade)
Cleaning Supplies
Clipboards
Clips
Coffee Filters
Colored Pencils
Compasses
Composition Books
Computer Mice
Crayons (not broken)
Coffee Makers & Air Pots/Carafes
Electronics Cleaner
Envelopes (letter and manilla only)
Erasers (pencil & dry erase)
Extension Cords
File Folders
Filler/Notebook Paper
Full Tissue Boxes
Games & Puzzles
Glue & Glue Sticks (partial accepted)
Graph Paper
Hanging File Folders (NO olive green)
Headphones
Hole Punchers (Single Hole)
Index Cards
Index Card Holders and Index
Journals (decorative)
Labels
Jump Drive
Laminators (desktop)
Laminating Sheets/Pouches
Language Arts Materials & Manipulatives
Lanyards
Legal Pads (small & large)
Locker Shelf
Markers
Math Manipulatives
Mechanical Pencil Lead & Erasers
Name Tags & Badges
Notebooks & Spirals
Notepads (decorative only)
Office Paper
Page Dividers
Page Protectors
Panel Clips
Paper Clips
Pencil Boxes & Pouches
Pencil Grips
Pencils
Pencil Sharpeners
Pens
Pocket Folders
Planners (not dated)
Post it Notes
Protractors
Push Pins & Thumbtacks
Receipt Paper Rolls
Rubber Bands
School Supplies (gently used)
Science Tools & Manipulatives
Scissors
Sentence Strips
Social Studies Tools & Manipulatives
Staples
Staplers (small only)
Stickers (partial accepted)
Sticky Tack & Command Hooks
Tape (partial roll accepted)
Transparencies
Twistables
Whiteboard Cleaner
Whiteboards
White Out

Textiles

Appliqués
Batting & Stuffing
Bias Tape
Buckles
Burlap
Buttons
Carpet Squares
Cotton Quilting Scraps
Crochet Thread
Cross-Stitch, Needlepoint, & Embroidery Supplies
Decorative Mesh
Fabric (1/2 yard or more)
Fabric Bolts
Fabric Dye & Paint
Felt (including tiny bits)
Fleece & Fleece Scraps
Fur
Handiwork Supplies
Home Dec (bolts only)
Interfacing
Knitting Needles
Lace
Leather & Leather Tools & Dyes
Notions (bobbins, patches, thimbles, snaps, etc.)
Ribbon
Sewing Supplies
Thread
Thread Spools (plastic, wood, cardboard, & industrial)
Trim, Cording & Tassels
Tulle
Velcro
Yarn (neatly wrapped skeins, cakes, spools or balls)
Zippers

General Items

Adhesives
Art Aprons/Smocks
Art/Craft Kits (new)
Art Drawing Tools (markers, pencils, pens)
Art Portfolios
Art/Jewelry Storage Containers
Award Ribbons
Balloons
Baskets
Beads
Bells
Bingo Daubers
Blenders (art)
Brayers
Bubbles
Candle Making Supplies
Candles (No Jar or Tin Candles Unless New)
Cardboard Sheets and Pieces
Canvases (new & painted)
Carabiners
Cardboard Sheets (greater than 8.5" x 10")
Charcoal
Chipboard
Clothespins
Clay & Clay Tools
Clothespins
Coffee Filters
Coloring/Activity Books
Construction Paper
Cookie Cutters
Cord & Laces
Corks
Cotton Balls & Q-tips
Craft Felt
Craft Foam
Craft Wood (balsa & shapes less than 3")
Cutting Mats
Doilies (paper)
Frames (No Novelty or Broken)
Easels
Drawing & Sketch Boards/Pads
Ephemera
Erasers (art)
Exacto Knives
Feathers
Film Canisters
Fixatives
Floral and accessories
Foil Paper
Frames (no novelty or broken)
Gems
Glue, Any Kind (partial containers accepted)
Gold Leaf
Googly Eyes
Grommet Tools
Interior & Tile Samples (3" or less)
Jewelry Making Supplies & Tools
Lids (Shatto only)
Light Boxes
Locks (working)
Loose Game Pieces
Magazines (Nat Geo/Life/Time/BHG/Vogue/People/MO Cons. ONLY)
Maps
Magnets
Marbles/Glass Beads
Medals
Miniatures
Musical Instruments (small)
Napkins
Packing Peanuts (biodegradable)
Paint (craft and art only)
Paint Brushes
Palettes
Paper Cutters
Paper Grocery Bags
Paper Lanterns
Paper Lunch Bags
Paper Making Supplies
Paper Plates, Cups
Paper Punches
Pastels (oil or chalk)
Photography Slides
Photos
Pipe Cleaners
Plastic Bins & Containers
Plastic Pouch Lids (cleaned)
Plastic Utensils (unused)
Play-doh and Tools
Pom Poms
Pool Noodles
Popsicle Sticks
Postcards
Raffle Tickets
Rope, String and Twine
Rotary Cutter & Blades
Rubberband Loom & Bands
Sand (colored)
Scissors
Scrapbooking Paper & Supplies
Shells
Silk Screen Tools
Shrinky Dinks
Soldering Gun
Spray Paint
Stamp Pads
Stamps
Straws
Stencils (Fine Art Only)
Styrofoam (Craft and Floral)
Tablecloths (plastic only)
Tackle/Tool Box
Tape
Tape Measures
Tarps (Plastic Only)
Tiles (bright colors only <3")
Tissue Paper
Tokens/Coins
Tongue Depressors
Toothpicks
Triangles
Trophies
T-Square
Varnishes
Vinyl Letters
Wood Burning Tools
Wreaths (for doors)
Yardsticks
Ziploc Bags

Homeless Care Supplies

This list changes quarterly. We are only accepting winter supplies and do not accept homemade scarves, hats or gloves. The weave is too loose to keep them warm while they are outside.

New Only

Deodorant (travel size)
Men’s Boxer Brief Underwear (M-XXL)
Mouthwash (travel size)
Socks (Crew Length)

New or Gently Used

Blankets/Sleeping Bags
Hoodie Sweatshirts (size large and up)
Jeans (Size 30-44)
Large Durable Backpacks
Short Sleeve T-Shirts (L-XXXXL)

Seasonable Items

Body Spray
Chapstick
Disposable Rain Ponchos
Ibuprofen (individual packs)
Tissues (individual packs)