St. Albert Recycling Depot

Unfortunately, Goodwill does not have a pick-up service due to infrastructure and services not being available. If you would still like to donate and require a pick-up service, please contact College H.U.N.K.S. Hauling Junk and Removal. Please be aware College H.U.N.K.S. is a private enterprise and a fee will be associated with a donation pick-up. They will pick up items, including appliances, furniture, exercise equipment and more and deliver these donations to a Goodwill donation centre.

College H.U.N.K.S. website.

College H.U.N.K.S. Hauling picks up donations in the following areas.

Edmonton

Southwest Edmonton

South Edmonton

Pleasantview

Sherwood Park

Beverly

Balwin

Northeast Edmonton

Westmont

Bonnie Doon

Garneau

St. Albert

Jasper Place

Acheson

West Edmonton

Woodbend

Devon

Nisku

Beaumont

Looma

Fort Saskatchewan

Bremner

Thanks to this pickup service, donating goods to a thrift store has never been so convenient!

Clothes that should not be donated to a second hand store include ripped, stained, damaged or dirty items. You should not donate used items and clothes in poor condition because these items cannot be resold. Instead, damaged or dirty clothes should be recycled, upcycled or disposed of.

In addition, for health and safety reasons, some types of children’s clothes should not be donated. This includes:

Children's sleepwear

Kids’ clothing with drawstrings

Remember that although some clothes should not be donated to a used clothing store, this doesn't mean your clothing donation must go to the landfill! Used clothing can often be repurposed. So, please try to recycle or upcycle damaged, dirty or disallowed clothing items before putting them in the garbage.

For a comprehensive list, please visit our GOOD Donations vs. Not-so-GOOD donations page.

Yes, you have to wash clothes before donating them to a second hand store. Clothing donations should also be new or in good condition. 

If you donate used items and clothing that is not washed and dried, it may need to be disposed of. This is unfortunate - especially if you wanted your used clothing to find a new home! However, this protocol is necessary to protect our staff and customers.

Please Note: Although unwashed clothing donations cannot be sold at Goodwill used clothing stores, we do our best to keep items out of the landfill. Therefore, instead of tossing unwashed clothes in the garbage, we send these items to textile recyclers whenever possible.

Wondering - where can I take an old clothes donation near me? Check out the Goodwill donation locations above to find out where to drop off donations at a thrift store near you.

Goodwill Industries of Alberta only has donation bins with partner eco-stations and landfills. You can see a full list of list of where Goodwill Donation bins are located by visiting the where to donate page.

Donation bin donations are processed and priced before being put on the shelf. At Goodwill, our staff sorts through donated items and removes anything that cannot be sold, including damaged and soiled clothes.

Part of our mission at Goodwill is to prevent clothing and other goods that can be repurposed or upcycled from reaching the landfill. Therefore, clothing donations that cannot be sold at our used clothing stores are sent to textile recyclers or salvage vendors. There, these items are processed and used for various alternative purposes. For example, fibre filling, insulation, etc. So, when you donate used items and clothes to Goodwill, you can be sure they will be put to good use!

You can donate used baby items at a Goodwill Donation Centre near you. Goodwill’s used clothing store donation centre locations and opening hours are listed above. Stop by any time during our operating hours to donate used items or drop off clothing donations!

Goodwill accepts the following used baby items:

Baby clothes

Baby footwear

Toys

Books, etc.

Unfortunately, we cannot accept these used baby items for health and safety reasons:

Baby gates and enclosures

Strollers and carriages

Cribs and cradles

Playpens

Swings

Walkers

Bath seats

Bath rings

Toys with magnets

Highchairs

Car seats

Children's sleepwear

Clothing with drawstrings

Toyboxes without a lid stop

Please Note: The lists above are not comprehensive. If you are unsure whether a used baby item can be donated to our second hand store, please call us at 1-866-927-1414. Alternatively, visit one of our donation centres near you, and our staff will be happy to help with item and clothing donation questions!

If you would like to seek out a second option for donating baby items, we strongly urge you to visit Basically Babies.

You can donate sheets and towels at Goodwill Donation Centres across Alberta. With over 30 used clothing store donation centres to choose from (plus donation bins at local eco-stations, throw n' go stations and landfills), there’s guaranteed to be a location to donate used items near you.

Drop off donations at our thrift store donation centres in:

Calgary

Edmonton

Grande Prairie

Leduc

Sherwood Park

Spruce Grove

St. Albert

When donating goods to our thrift store (like sheets and towels), please ensure the items are new or gently used. In addition, sheets, towels and clothing donations should be laundered before they are donated to our second hand store.