New Charitable Donation Center Opens In Fairfax County

CENTREVILLE, VA — GreenDrop opened a donation center in Centreville on Jan. 1, the company's second site in Fairfax County where residents can drop off clothing and household items. When a vehicle pulls up to the center, a uniformed attendant removes the items from the vehicle and then asks the driver to pick a charity that will receive money generated from the donation. The attendant then gives the driver a tax deductible receipt.

The donated items are sold to 2nd Ave, an affiliate of GreenDrop, and other thrift store operators. The money raised from the sales goes to GreenDrop's charity partners, including the American Red Cross, Military Order of the Purple Heart, National Federation of the Blind and Society of St. Vincent de Paul of Philadelphia. In 2018, charity proceeds from GreenDrop's sale of donated items to thrift stores totaled more than $3.1 million.

GreenDrop accepts all articles of clothing, shoes, blankets and bedding, as well as tools, kitchenware, toys, small appliances, electronics, musical instruments and sporting goods. Donated items should weigh 50 pounds or less.

The company does not accept tube televisions or tube computer monitors due to environmental regulations. The do-not-donate list also includes large appliances such as stoves and refrigerators, beds, exercise equipment, baby items and books.

The Centreville center's address is 6317 Multiplex Drive, behind Chipotle and Bonefish Grill and across the parking lot from the Cinemark Centreville 12.

The company has more than two dozen charitable donation centers in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Virginia, Maryland and New York. It opened its first Fairfax County donation center in Springfield in October in the Saratoga Shopping Center at 8094 Rolling Rd. The company also has donation centers in Alexandria and Woodbridge.

People also can call GreenDrop at 1-888-944-3767 to schedule a home pickup of donated items.