Hi, I’ve been in Cambridge for the last 6 months for an internship and am about to move back home, I’m looking to donate/get rid of a comforter, two pillows and a memory foam mattress topper all lightly used. Is there somewhere I can donate these nearby? I don’t have a car so somewhere in the Cambridge area is preferable.

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SheeEttin t1_izt2kkm wrote on December 11, 2022 at 5:26 PM

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In addition to donating, there's the option of just putting them up on Facebook marketplace, craigslist, or one of the buy nothing Facebook groups.

zepporamone t1_izt2lm5 wrote on December 11, 2022 at 5:26 PM

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Can't speak to the comforter and pillows but most places in Massachusetts will not/cannot take used mattresses as donations. If you run a search here, it looks like the option closest to the city is out in Walpole.

That said, Cambridge will pick them up for free as part of their mattress recycling program. You can find out more here.

Whatever you do, just don't be one of those derps who dumps their used mattress in front of a Salvation Army in the middle of the night on their way out of town.

dickfartsss t1_izt34kw wrote on December 11, 2022 at 5:30 PM

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Perhaps https://www.furnishinghopema.org/furniture ?

birdprom t1_izt51qv wrote on December 11, 2022 at 5:43 PM

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The city will pick these items up for recycling. Schedule a mattress pickup here -

https://www.cambridgema.gov/Services/mattressrecycling

and clothing/textile pickup here -

https://www.cambridgema.gov/Services/textilesrecycling

There is also a collection bin for clothing and textile recycling at the corner of Broadway and Fayette St. (possibly other locations too but this is the only one I know of).

bowlofcherries16 t1_izt8ntw wrote on December 11, 2022 at 6:06 PM

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I have not had any luck getting anyone to accept donated pillows around here, which I get.

Satanz-Daughter OP t1_izule2m wrote on December 11, 2022 at 11:29 PM

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Replying to bowlofcherries16 (#907,719)

Yeah that’s been my experience too would just be a shame for them to go to waste since they are so new

BearsLikeCampfires t1_izuvo5z wrote on December 12, 2022 at 12:45 AM

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Cambridge has multiple Buy Nothing groups on Facebook. I highly recommend posting there!

irishgypsy1960 t1_izv2qfu wrote on December 12, 2022 at 1:40 AM

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If I lived closer I’d take them, for when company comes. I just moved in and am low on textiles due to having mold in a previous dwelling. I’m at aquarium.

CriticalTransit t1_izvko1a wrote on December 12, 2022 at 4:03 AM

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Someone living in a tent could probably use them. I always feel weird about approaching homeless camps to offer things but I usually find very grateful recipients.