pomatl complete List of everything we accept
If you don’t see any item listed just contact us and we’ll let you know if we can accept it! If you have a large quantity of something and it won’t fit in one of our designated bins just reach out to check on one-off pickups!
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Alkaline Batteries (standard household AA, AAA, etc)
Button
Car
Lithium
Nickel
Phone
Portable Car Jumper
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Appliance packaging
Beverage holders (from fast food restaurants)
Cardboard tubes from wrapping paper
Cereal boxes (without plastic liners)
Egg cartons (if made from paper material, not Styrofoam)
Gift boxes
Moving boxes
Shipping boxes
Shoe boxes
Tissue boxes (remove plastic windows)
Toilet paper and paper towel rolls
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Cable boxes
Cell phones
Computer monitors
Desktop computers
DVD players
External hard drives
Gaming consoles
Keyboards
Laptops
Mice (computer)
Modems
MP3 players
Printers
Routers
Scanners
Smartwatches
Speakers
Tablets
Televisions
Video cameras
Wireless earbuds
Wireless routers
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Bedding (sheets, comforters, pillows)
Clothing (shirts, pants, jackets, dresses, etc.)
Computers and electronics
Household goods (kitchenware, small appliances, cookware)
Jewelry
Shoes
Small appliances (toasters, blenders, etc.)
Sports equipment
Toys
Tools
Towels and blankets
Unopened toiletries
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Baby food jars
Beer bottles
Beverage bottles (e.g., soda, juice, sparkling water)
Candle jars
Coffee jars (instant coffee)
Condiment jars (e.g., mustard, mayonnaise, relish)
Honey jars
Jam and jelly jars
Liquor Bottles
Olives jars
Pickle jars
Salsa jars
Sauce bottles (e.g., hot sauce, soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce)
Syrup bottles
Vinegar bottles
Wine bottles
What We Don’t Take
Glass Panes
Window Panes
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Strings
Brass
Woodwinds
Percussion
Keyboards
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Aluminum cans (e.g., soda, beer)
Aluminum foil (clean and free of food residue)
Baking trays (clean aluminum trays)
Bottle caps
Food cans (e.g., soup, vegetable, or pet food cans, cleaned)
Jar lids (metal lids from glass jars)
Paint cans (if empty and dried out)
Pie tins (clean aluminum tins)
Scrap metal (e.g., small pieces of iron, steel, or aluminum from household items)
Tin cans (e.g., from coffee or other products, cleaned)
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Cardboard: Corrugated cardboard (shipping boxes, packaging)
Cereal Boxes: Paperboard boxes without plastic liners
Envelopes: Without plastic windows (if paper-based)
Gift Wrapping Paper - if it doesn't contain non-paper materials like glitter, foil, or plastic
Magazines: Paper magazines and catalogs (remove any glossy coating if possible)
Newspapers: Newsprint
Office Paper: Printer paper, notebooks, and copy paper
Paper Bags: Brown paper bags (without plastic or non-paper elements)
Paperboard: Used for packaging items like food and beverages
Phone Books: Old phone directories (without plastic coating)
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Bags (e.g., grocery bags, produce bags, bread bags)
Bottles (e.g., water, soda, juice, detergent, shampoo bottles)
Caps and lids (from bottles and containers)
Clamshell packaging (e.g., fruit or salad containers)
Containers (e.g., yogurt cups, sour cream tubs, butter tubs)
Corrugated Plastic (yard signs)
Cups (e.g., plastic drink cups, if marked recyclable)
Jars (e.g., peanut butter jars)
Milk jugs
Plastic food trays (e.g., for deli meats or baked goods)
Rigid plastics (e.g., storage bins)
Takeout containers (if clean and labeled recyclable)
Tubes (e.g., toothpaste or lotion)
Stretchy Plastic (plastic that stretches)
Straws
Utensils (forks, knives, etc)
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Disposable cups and plates (if clean)
Egg cartons
Foam blocks used for packaging fragile items (e.g., electronics, appliances)
Foam peanuts
Take-out containers (if clean and free of food residue)
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