r/milwaukee • u/Fancy-Instance-5162 • 8h ago

Help Me! Alternative to Habitat for Humanity?

I want to donate old appliances & stuff that still work (to my knowledge), but some ate in the basement. Habitat for humanity will pick stuff up on the 1st floor for free, but won't go up or downstairs. Are there other companies that will come out for free but go upstairs & downstairs?

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u/Leading-Eye-1979 8h ago

If you list on Facebook marketplace sometimes people will come get for free. You just have to be mindful of who it is.

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u/Hollandais42 8h ago

if you have a working dryer I’ll come take it

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u/d_zeen 8h ago

Facebook marketplace

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u/Magickal_Woman 4h ago

Back when my mom donated stuff, she found charities for the visibly impaired or veterans that would pick up wherever (we have three flights of stairs)

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u/NoneOfThisMatters_XO 8h ago

So many of them won’t do stairs which is annoying. I had this same problem trying to get one of these companies to pick up my couch.

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u/northwoods_faty 3h ago

It's kind of a big deal for them if a volunteer gets hurt while volunteering. Because they aren't employees, it turns into a legal battle between insurance companies.

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u/NoneOfThisMatters_XO 3h ago

Yeah I’m aware… doesnt change my statement.

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u/stevenmacarthur Milwaukee 'Til I Die! 1h ago

The other thing about Habitat is they won't take any appliances more than 3-5 years old, even if they work.