Our mission
Where your stuff actually goes.
The transfer station is a last resort, not the first. We sort on the truck, donate to 10 Capital Region nonprofits, and route recyclables to certified processors before anything reaches a landfill.
The transfer station is last, not first.
Independently verified per truckload using certified scale tickets from our recycling and disposal partners.
- Pickups in 2025
- 0.0k+
- % diverted from landfill
- 0%
- Lbs donated to partners
- 0
- Active partner orgs
- 0
The flow
Three buckets. Sorted as we load.
Every load gets split into these three buckets on the truck, not after, when it'd be too late. Numbers below reflect 2025 averages across all 2,100-plus pickups.
- 6%
Donated
Items in good condition that someone else can use: clothing, working appliances, solid furniture, children's toys. Routed to a Capital Region nonprofit that's actively looking for what we have.
- · Working appliances < 10 years old → Habitat ReStore
- · Clean clothing → City Mission, Equinox
- · Children's toys → Things of My Very Own, Children's Museum
- · Bedroom furniture → Joseph's House, Northeast Parent & Child
- 58%
Recycled
Materials that have value but aren't directly usable: scrap metal, e-waste, mattresses (NY law), yard organics, cardboard. Routed to certified Capital Region processors.
- · Scrap metal → Sims Metal Management (Albany)
- · Electronics → certified e-Stewards recycler
- · Mattresses → NY State recycling network (Latham facility)
- · Yard organics → Bramble Yard Composting
- 36%
Responsibly disposed
What truly can't be donated or recycled: commingled household trash, contaminated items, non-recyclable construction debris. Routed to a regional transfer station per NY DEC rules.
- · Commingled household trash
- · Soiled / contaminated soft goods
- · Non-recyclable construction debris (mixed C&D)
Methodology: Diversion rate calculated as (donated lbs + recycled lbs) ÷ total lbs hauled, measured per truckload via certified scale tickets from our disposal partners. Numbers reflect 2025 calendar year. Methodology audit available on request for commercial accounts.
How we sort
Four steps. On the truck, then at the partner.
On the truck
As we load, the crew separates obvious donatables (clean clothing, working electronics, intact furniture) onto one side of the bed. Trash and recycling stay separated by category.
Quick triage
End of every job, we double-check what's donation-ready vs. what's marginal. Marginal items get a closer look. Sometimes a $5 cleaning is the difference between donating and dumping.
Routing
Items go to whichever partner currently has open shelf space and an active need (we check weekly with each org). Recycling goes to category-specific certified processors.
Receipt
If you opted in to a donation receipt, we send an itemized list of what was donated to which partner within 14 business days of pickup.
Our donation network
Ten Capital Region nonprofits where things actually land.
We don't just say 'we donate.' Below are the real local organizations we route donatable items to. Each has a current open need (items, sizes, categories) that we update with them weekly.
Latham · Schenectady
Resells donated building materials, furniture, appliances, and home goods to fund Habitat home builds in the Capital District.
What we route to them
- · Working appliances (under 10 years old, no rust)
- · Solid-wood furniture in good condition
- · Cabinets and countertops (whole sets)
Schenectady
Provides essential children's items (clothing, beds, school supplies, hygiene products) to kids in crisis across the Capital Region.
What we route to them
- · Children's clothing all sizes (clean, no stains)
- · Children's shoes in any condition
- · Toys (working, complete sets only)
Saratoga Springs
Hands-on STEAM museum for young children. Accepts donations of like-new educational toys, books, and crafting supplies for educational programming.
What we route to them
- · Wooden toys, building blocks, classic puzzles (working, complete)
- · Educational books for ages 2-10
- · Art supplies in original packaging
We route items to these organizations based on their current intake needs. None of the above represent exclusive partnerships unless explicitly noted on a partner's own page. We coordinate weekly to make sure we're routing items partners actually have shelf space for.
Tax receipts
We document the donation.
Itemized donation log within 14 business days
Opt in on the quote form. We email you a list of what was donated to which partner, with each organization's tax ID for your records.
Fair-market-value documentation for estates
For estate cleanouts, we coordinate with your attorney to get the donation log in the format probate court accepts.
Photo confirmation of where it landed
On request, we'll snap a photo at the donation drop-off and include it in your receipt email. Nice closure for hard cleanouts.
What we can't promise
The honest caveats.
100% diversion isn't real. Anyone claiming "we never landfill" is either fudging the math or only taking easy loads. Real residential cleanouts contain commingled trash, soiled soft goods, and broken items that can't be donated or recycled. We aim higher every quarter, but transparency over PR.
Partner intake fluctuates.If Habitat ReStore is full this week, we route to City Mission or another partner with open shelf space. We can't guarantee a specific item lands at a specific partner. Only that it lands at one of them, not the dump.
Time-of-donation isn't same-day. Items get sorted and routed to partners within 2 to 5 business days of pickup. Donation receipts go out within 14 business days.
Photo needed
Atmospheric overhead-ish shot of an empty cleaned-out room: hardwood floor, sunlight streaming through an open door, gentle motion in the air. Low saturation, calm. Designed to overlay with dark gradient. The 'after' feeling.
Got things that should go to someone, not the dump?
Schedule a donation pickup. We route to the partner with the current open need.