Second Chance School Supplies

Second Chance School Supplies is back again for 2025! Donate your gently used school and office supplies to keep valuable materials out of the landfill and put them back into the the classroom! 

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The Rome-Floyd Recycling Center is accepting gently used school and office supplies for our Second Chance School Supplies reuse store! We are excited to keep these valuable materials out of the landfill, in a way that serves our local teachers and non-profits. Please review the list below for items that we will accept. We will accept donations Monday through Thursday from 8 AM – 4 PM at the Recycling Center located at 412 Lavender Drive. Please park in the Recycling Center lot, and call 706-291-5266 when you arrive. Someone will meet you outside to receive your donation. 

Items for Donation: 

• Arts & crafts supplies: (paint, stamps, stickers, glue, canvas, googly eyes, corks)
• Paper (old letterhead, stationary, scrapbook, mat board, notebooks)
• Writing utensils (pen, pencils, makers, highlighters, crayons, if in usable condition)
• Office supplies (staplers, tape, desk organizers, clipboards, scissor)
• Binders and folders
• Classroom items (games, books, prizes, decor, school supplies, white boards, cork boards, current & organized teacher resources)
• Textiles (fabric, yarn, leather, scraps, notions, patterns)
• Containers and organizers
• Backpacks and lunch boxes

Unacceptable Items:

• Legal size hanging files or folders
• Printed resources and other materials over 15 years old
• Encyclopedia sets
• We do accept children’s and bilingual dictionaries
• Dried up school paint, molding clay and play dough
• Broken items and items with missing pieces
• Glass and plastic vases
• Seasonal décor unless classroom themed
• Framed artwork and painted canvases unless teacher or educationally themed
• Stuffed animals, dolls, clothing, and costumes
• Hazardous materials and recalled items
• Cassettes, CDs, and DVDs
• Soiled, torn, written in, yellowed or otherwise in bad shape items like rugs, books and toys

Please call 706-291-5266 or email emma.wells@floydcountyga.org if you have questions about what we accept. 

Opportunities to shop will be announced at a later date!