Pots, pans, and bakeware
What items can we take?
We can accept items that are clean, fully functioning, and in good condition. Please wrap anything breakable in paper, fabric, or bubble wrap.
Pots and pans
All sizes.
Baking pans and cookie sheets
Casserole dishes
Please wrap in cloth or bubble wrap
Loaf and muffin pans
Pie plates
Please wrap in cloth or bubble wrap
Cake pans
Pizza pans
What isn’t in this category?
We can’t accept any non-functioning or dirty items.
Knives
Rusted items
Dirty, broken, or unusable items
Broken glass
Utensils
Silverware
Disposable bakeware
Including paper and foil.
Oven mitts, dish towels, or other kitchen linens
Kitchen linens can go in your Threads bag!
Other appliances and electronics
Glassware
Thermoses and travel mugs
Dishware
Keep an eye out for a featured category for this in a few months!
Disposable items
Pots, pans, and bakeware.
We all have extra pots, cookie sheets, cake pans... all sorts of things around the kitchen that we just don't use anymore. Why not let these items live a second life with someone who needs them?
Partnering with The Habitat for Humanity ReStores
The Habitat for Humanity ReStores are donation-based home improvement outlets that sell new and gently used furniture, building materials, appliances, home goods, and more at affordable prices. Every item donation and every ReStore purchase helps fund local Habitat homebuilding and home repair programs. They have store locations in Portland, Beaverton, and Gresham.
Partnering with Community Warehouse
As the only furniture bank in the tri-county region, Community Warehouse collects and delivers household furnishings to individuals and families in need. They provide the necessary support for housing stability, helping slow the spread of COVID-19.
Community Warehouse has been consistently serving the most vulnerable members of the community for 20 years. Their clients include people transitioning from homelessness, women fleeing domestic violence, refugees and immigrants, Native Americans, veterans and many other individuals and families recovering from crises. 67% of their clients are people of color with 70% being female-headed households.
Their clients receive items critically important for a safe and healthy home, such as a bed to sleep on and tables to eat meals at. These basic items have been paramount in ensuring and maintaining housing stability.
Join the movement to build a future without waste.
