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pounds of items diverted from landfills

At Habitat for Humanity of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, sustainability is top of mind all year round. We incorporate energy-efficient building techniques into our construction practices and provide weatherization improvements to reduce energy costs for qualified homeowners. Our ReStores are yet another example of Habitat’s efforts, diverting more than 1.7 million pounds of unwanted goods from landfills last year.

With Earth Day approaching on April 22, we encourage you to help keep even more materials from our landfills by donating your new or gently used furniture, appliances, building materials and home décor to our Habitat ReStores. Sales of these goods support Habitat’s work in local neighborhoods. Together, we can make an impact in our community and on our planet.

Ways our ReStores are Earth-Friendly:

Our donors and customers help reduce, reuse and recycle everyday items.

We accept a large variety of new and gently-used items from donors in our community that could otherwise end up in our local landfills. Donors are able to recycle their appliances, furniture, home décor, building materials and so much more through the ReStore. Those items are then sold to the public at a fraction of the retail price. Customers reuse or repurpose their purchased items and give them a second lease on life.

Funds raised through our ReStores help build energy-efficient Habitat homes.

Funds raised through our ReStores go towards the cost of building homes in partnership with families in our community. Habitat for Humanity of the Mississippi Gulf Coast incorporates energy-efficient building techniques into our construction practices, including using spray foam insulation and installing energy-efficient appliances, windows and light fixtures.

We accept both working and non-working vehicle donations.

We can breathe new life into your old car! Habitat for Humanity’s “Cars for Homes” program offers the opportunity for individuals to donate their car, RV, boat, trailer, motorcycle, farm equipment and more for a possible tax-deduction. The donated vehicle is then sold or dismantled to be recycled. Donated vehicles don’t have to be running in order to be donated, and even better, funds raised from “Cars for Homes” donations help build Habitat homes in our community!

How you can ReStore our Earth

The 3 R’s – Reduce, Reuse & Recycle

Donors are able to recycle their new and gently-used appliances, furniture, home décor, building materials and so much more through our ReStores. By donating recycled items to the ReStores, you are giving a second and useful life to materials that could have ended up in a landfill.

Request a Donation Pick-up

Shop Local

When you buy items at either of our ReStores, you are buying local, meaning low fuel usage for both transporting the items to where you will be using them, and eliminating fuel for shipping from a manufacturer.

Visit our ReStores

Ditch the Car

Your old car can bring new opportunity for a local family! Habitat’s “Cars for Homes” program offers the opportunity for you to donate your car, RV, boat, trailer, and more. Donated vehicles don’t have to be running in order to be donated. Funds raised from the vehicle donations help build Habitat homes in our community!

Donate to Cars for Homes