The Linda H. Hollister Swap Shop is located in Durham, NH, at the Raymond A. LaRoche Sr. Transfer Station, 100 Durham Point Rd.
We open Saturday, April 6, 2024, 9 am!
The Swap Shop is now closed for the season.
Wondering what to do with your stuff?
Options for your Resusable Items.
Clothing • Books • Consignment Shops • Household Items • Furniture • E-waste
Clothing Donation Sites in Durham:
- Echo Thrift at the Community Church of Durham https://www.echothriftshop.org/
- Durham Evangelical Church – go to Clothing Donation Shed in parking lot
- Ecosmith donation bins located in front of the Middle School and at the Transfer Station. More info about Ecosmith: https://ecosmithrecyclers.com/
Book donations in Durham:
DiscoverBooks collection bins at the Transfer Station and on Dennison Road in front of ORMS. Buy new and used books from them, too! https://discoverbooks.com/
Durham Public Library-books in excellent condition are collected during the last full week of each month to support the DPL- sponsored by Friends of the Library https://www.durhampubliclibrary.org
Consignment Shops:
Durham: New Moon Resale and Sustainable Women’s Clothing https://newmoon3.godaddysites.com
Portsmouth: Plato’s Closet Bring in your gently used brand-name clothing and accessories. https://www.platoscloset.com/locations/portsmouth-nh
Portsmouth: Play It Again Sports Portsmouth Buys, sells, and trades quality used sports and fitness equipment all day every day. https://www.playitagainsports.com/locations/portsmouth-nh/
Locations for donations of household items & gently used clothing :
Savers-Newington (next to Joann’s Fabrics)
Goodwill Stores: Somersworth and Portsmouth https://goodwillnne.org/donate/acceptable-donations/
Salvation Army Thrift Stores–two stores in our area. Check to see what they are taking currently.
—- Portsmouth (https://easternusa.salvationarmy.org/northern-new-england/greater-seacoast-family-store/)
—- Rochester (https://easternusa.salvationarmy.org/northern-new-england/rochester-family-store/)
Pick up: https://satruck.org/
Newmarket Community Church Thrift Shop (Rt 108): https://www.newmarketchurch.org/ncc-thrift-shop
Wonderland Thrift Shop-Stratham (Rt 108). In the mall across from Market Basket in Stratham.
Furniture, Construction and some Household Items:
Habitat for Humanity-The ReStore in Newington
The RE-STORE has an extensive furniture collection as well as building items such as doors, windows, kitchen/bath cabinets, and lots of plumbing and construction hardware. Check to see what they are taking currently. Includes pick-up for qualifying items. https://nhrestore.org/ Located near Walmart in Newington.
E-Waste
Staples: Staples offers a year-round “Free Tech Take Back” program, meaning you can sustainably and responsibly recycle or dispose of old laptops & electronics, ink & toner and batteries.
Websites that allow you to shop, donate, or sell your reusable items online.
- Oyster River Pass it on: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ORPassitOn
- Oyster River Online Yardsale: https://www.facebook.com/groups/OysterRiverOnlineYardsale/
- Craigslist: https://nh.craigslist.org/
- Poshmark: https://poshmark.com/
E-trash
Staples has made a tremendous effort to offer recycling at their stores.
Electronic appliance items (such as computer monitors and televisions) brought to the Transfer Station are subject to the town’s fees.
Swap Shop Hours:
Saturdays & Tuesdays
9:00 AM – 2:30 PM
Please limit parking to 30 minutes.
The Linda H. Hollister Swap Shop at the Durham Transfer Station is a volunteer powered community resource.
Using the Swap Shop
How Can Residents Use the Swap Shop?
Residents with a Transfer Station sticker can take or donate items from the Swap Shop from 9 a.m.to 2:30 p.m. when the Transfer Station is open on Tuesdays and Saturdays.
What CAN be donated to the Swap Shop?
#1 All items donated to the Swap Shop must first be approved by a Swap Shop volunteer.
Items must be safe, clean, functional and in at least “good” condition.
What CANNOT be donated to the Swap Shop?
- Dirty, moldy or stained items
- Broken, nonfunctioning or items missing pieces
- Boxes full of unsorted items unless approved by a Swap Shop Volunteer
- Upholstered furniture or other bulky waste items unless approved by a Swap Shop Volunteer
- Construction materials unless approved by a Swap Shop Volunteer
- Appliances bigger than a microwave
- Hazardous materials or chemicals
- Child safety items (car seats, cribs that don’t meet safety specs, sports helmets, life jackets/Life preservers)
- Mattresses
- Opened or expired food, beverages, cosmetics
- Textbooks, dated manuals, or more than 1 box of books per resident (use the Books bin)
- Skis, Ski Boots
Policies
- Transfer Station Attendants and Swap Shop Volunteers have the discretion to refuse items.
- All large items and electronics must be assessed by Transfer Station Attendants before being brought to the Swap Shop.
- Items that don’t get taken will end up being removed, sorted and placed in their respective roll-off container at the discretion of the Swap Shop volunteers.
- Items in the Swap Shop carry no guarantee and are taken at one’s own risk.
- Electronic/Appliance stickers must be attached to refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners, dehumidifiers, televisions, computer monitors, and printer/copiers even if left at the Swap Shop. These stickers may be purchased at the Public Works Office or at the Transfer Station and Recycling Center.
- Users of the Swap Shop are encouraged to remain at the facility for no longer than thirty minutes during any one visit to allow other residents an opportunity to view and take items.
- Residents are expected to cooperate with the requests of Swap Shop volunteers or Public Works Attendants while utilizing the facility.
Our Mission
- Keep items out of the landfill, thereby reducing environmental impact and tipping costs to the town.
- Reduce the amount of new products residents will need to purchase when used will suffice.
- Strengthen the community by providing a place where residents exchange goods and stop by for friendly conversation.
Collection Containers (Adjacent to the Swap Shop)
Textile Recycling Bins
(Eco Smith, Salvation Army)
Accepted items: clean clothing, coats, shoes (seal in a bag together), towels, curtains, sheets blankets, bedding, tablecloths, fabrics of more than one yard in length, belts and scarves, stuffed animals
Discover Books
All books that the Swap Shop cannot accept.
This is a good place for old textbooks!
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Located in the Raymond LaRoche Transfer Station & Recycling Ctr.
100 Durham Point Rd.
Durham, NH 03824
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