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Goodwill stores ask people to stop donating trash


The spikes in trash expenses can divert money away from other services the agencies could spend in their communities, like workforce development programs.
In Wisconsin and Illinois, stores have reported an influx of flammable and hazardous donations, including lead acid batteries. Those items increase the stores costs because they must be be disposed of by a waste removal company in an environmentally friendly way, said Julie Deming, a merchandising director at Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Wisconsin, which operates 100 Goodwill stores in southeastern Wisconsin and the Chicago metro area.
“We’ve had all sorts of donations with people cleaning out their house,” Deming said. I think it’s important to educate donors that we can’t repair items.” ....

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Goodwill stores have a message: Please stop donating trash


Goodwill stores have a message: Please stop donating trash
HALELUYA HADERO, AP Business Writer
May 19, 2021
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1of2In this undated photo provided by Goodwill Northern New England, a donation attendant working for Goodwill Northern New England at the Westbrook, Maine, store looks at a broken picture frame and a broken cat scratching post. Experts note the coronavirus pandemic has encouraged many to clean their homes and get rid of stuff they don’t want. And during the past year, several Goodwill agencies say they ve seen an increase in unwanted donations, and in turn, their trash bills. (Heather Steeves/Goodwill Northern New England via AP)Heather Steeves/APShow MoreShow Less ....

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