The REAL Deal Store offers other waste reduction opportunities for area residents.  Besides used electronics, the store accepts batteries  and used toner and printer cartridges, and gets them to other organizations to be recycled safely.  Scrap metal and scrap wire (including old Christmas lights)  we use to raise a bit of money.  The REAL Deal Store is also a drop location for plastic milk bags, which are provided to groups that crochet into sleeping mats for developing countries.  Lately a local resident has been weaving the milk bags into mats, which we offer at the store.   We accept used writing instruments, which we take to Staples.  In February 2021 we began accepting empty pill bottles, crayons and glue sticks.  We will be discontinuing our collection of used coffee pods effective March 31, 2021.  As of October 2021, we are no longer giving out used plastic grocery bags with customer  purchases, so please do not bring them to us.

If you learn of of other opportunities we could consider collecting, please contact us.  We would require free shipping, or nearby location to which  a volunteer could deliver the materials.