Most furniture is made of treated wood which means it has been pressure treated stained painted or varnished.
Where to dispose of used furniture.
If these options don t appeal to you homeless shelters battered women s shelters and thrift stores are also usually looking for furniture.
Many stores that sell used clothing and household appliances will also accept used furniture.
Instead they move it out of your home for you and they often let you pick between dropping it off at a charity or the dump.
Transport the furniture to one of these store locations and explain that you d like to donate the furniture.
Just search for your city and you ll be brought to your city s disposal page.
With the right sized pickup truck you might be able to dispose of furniture yourself at the local dump.
Instead of trying to haul old furniture yourself hire a local furniture disposal service.
Feel free to try them out too.
Take the furniture to a used household goods store to dispose of it quickly.
Habitat for humanity restore restores pick up gently used furniture among other things in most communities and resell it at a reduced price.
If you have items that are made from untreated wood these can be recycled and sometimes even composted.
Furniture removal companies don t just take what you leave by the curb.