Waste Reduction and Reuse
Reducing waste and toxic products is perhaps the most significant way to save landfill space, conserve resources, prevent injury and protect the environment. The first step to reducing waste at home is simple: If you don’t need it, don’t buy it!
Do you have clothing, furniture, appliances or other household goods you no longer need that can still be used? Give them another life! Take these items to the businesses and organizations listed below instead of throwing them away.
Textile Reuse
Worn-out clothes and textiles (pants, shirts, sheets and towels) with stains, tears or just hopelessly out of style can be repurposed into rags as long as they are clean (laundered), dry and odorless. Take them to any Goodwill store or People’s City Mission toss box location. Visit pcmlincoln.org/donate.
Bicycles
- Lincoln Bike Kitchen
- 1635 S. 1st St. • 402-915-2453
Books
- A Novel Idea Bookstore
- 118 N. 14th St. • 402-475-8663
- Bluestem Books
- 137 S. 9th St. • 402-435-7120
- Star City Recycling
- 3425 Cleveland Ave. • 402-890-4320
Building Materials
- Conner's Architectural Antiques
- 1001 “L” St. • 402-435-3338
- Habitat for Humanity ReStore
- 4630 “Y” St. • 402-464-0010
- Scherer's Architectural Antiques
- 9141 S. 63rd St. • 402-423-1582
Cell Phones
- Star City Recycling
- 3425 Cleveland Ave. • 402-890-4320
- Voices of Hope
- 2545 “N” St. • 402-476-2110
Electronics
- Goodwill Computer and Electronics Store
- 1700 S. 17th St. • 402-438-1109
- The Gameroom
- North • 402-421-0935
- Downtown • 402-438-7161
- Star City Recycling
- 3425 Cleveland Ave. • 402-890-4320
Eyeglasses
- Lincoln Star City Lions Club
- Drop-off boxes located at optometrist offices, Eyeglass World and Walmart stores • 402-441-0414
Internet Sites
- amazon.com/sellonamazon
- freecycle.org
- (post offers and wants)
- lincoln.craigslist.org
- LinConsign Electronics Facebook Page
- Items for Sale Facebook Page
Mattresses
(clean)
- People’s City Mission
- 6800 “P” St. • 402-428-2066
Packing Materials
- Mail Plus
- 3201 South St. • 402-434-5315
- UPS Stores
- (peanuts & bricks)
Records/CDs
- Backtrack Records
- 1549 N. Cotner Blvd. • 402-464-4567
- CD Warehouse
- 5141 “O” St. • 402-486-0047
- (CDs only, No scratches, must be in cases with artwork)
- Lefty’s Records
- 2776 South St. • 402-438-0038
Thrift, Consignment and Sports Equipment
(furniture, clothing, etc.)
- Blessings and More Thrift Store
- 4040 Adams St. • 402-450-3577
- Bud’s Thrift Shoppe
- 3107 S. 6th St., Suite 103 • 402-420-5697
- Cause for Paws
- 2445 S. 48th St. • 402-420-5758
- Community Action Partnership
- 210 “O” St. • 402-471-4515
- Goodwill locations
- 402-438-2022
- Home & Closet
- 4725 Prescott • 402-474-5407
- Once Upon a Child
- 2600 S. 48th St., Suite 15 • 402-464-4443
- OMT! Divine Women's Resale
- 1725 Van Dorn • 402-423-2066
- People's City Mission
- 6800 “P” St. • 402-475-6888
- Plato’s Closet
- 2525 Pine Lake Rd. • 402-420-2440
- Play it Again Sports
- 800 N. 48th St. • 402-483-7447
- Ruby Begonias (vintage)
- 1321 “P” St. • 402-438-4438
- Salvation Army
- 4690 Leighton Ave. • 402-466-5052
- St. Louise Gift and Thrift
- 2201 “O” St. • 402-474-1600
- St. Teresa's Thrift Shop
- 643 S. 25th St. • 402-475-7065
- The Black Market
- 1601 “Q” St. • 402-475-1033
- The Daisy
- 6433 Havelock Ave. • 402-475-7777
- Twice As Nice – The Consignment Shop
- 3743 S. 48th St. • 402-423-0083