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Give goods. Find goods. Do good.

donateNYC is a program of DSNY whose aim is to reduce the amount of useable items sent to landfill by supporting reuse and donations in New York City. donateNYC consists of three online tools: the Give + Find Map for residents looking to donate or find goods, the Exchange for businesses and non-profits to donate durable goods, and the Food Portal for businesses and non-profits, which matches edible food to organizations that feed their community.

Give + Find Map

A searchable map for NYC Residents.

The map locates convenient places to donate or find donated goods.

Find organizations hours, contact information, and vendors that will pick up your donated goods.

Add a location to the map if your organization accepts or distributes reused items.

Exchange

An online platform for NYC businesses and nonprofit organizations.

A durable goods exchange for gently used and surplus materials, including furniture, excess inventory, supplies, or equipment.

Set notification setting to send alerts when a donation you are interested in is posted.

An online messaging function allow final logistics to be arranged.

Food

An online food donation portal for NYC businesses and nonprofit organizations.

Reduces the amount of edible food sent to landfill by facilitating efficient, hyper-local donations to organizations that can use or redistribute the food.

Donors post available food and an algorithm rapidly notifies the best-matched and nearest recipient organization that food is available.

An online messaging and calendar function allow final delivery or pick-up to be arranged.

By donating and reusing goods instead of discarding them, youll reduce waste, conserve energy and resources, and save money, while also helping provide jobs and services for New Yorkers.

donateNYC is funded by the NYC Department of Sanitation and is part of New York Citys initiative to send zero waste to landfills. More information at nyc.gov/donate.,