The Swap Shop, staffed by dedicated volunteers, is located at the Eastham Transfer Station. A valid Eastham Transfer Sticker is required or pay $10 for 3 bags of trash as described in the town transfer rules and regulations for entry into the transfer station.
For up-to-date Swap Shop hours and information, please visit:
“Rules”
- 30 minute limit
Accepted
- Brown paper grocery bags with handles
- Egg cartons (1 dozen eggs)
- Clean, reusable small appliances, vacuums (empty bag first).
- (If you wouldn’t use it, please discard it.)
- Lamps in good condition. Clean, not torn, lamp shades.
- Plastic and wood hangers.
- Dinnerware, mugs, glassware: clean, in good condition.
- (If chipped or cracked – please discard.)
- Pots & Pans, in good reusable condition. Cast iron cookware.
- Garden tools, if reusable.
- Craft supplies.
- Records, DVDs and CDs.
- Clean stuffed toys. Children’s toys, puzzles & games (with all the pieces)
- Clean books: fiction, non-fiction, novels, hard cover and paperbacks, recent magazines.
- Calendars
- What about recent paper copies of the latest indie?
- Check with staff to drop off: small pieces of furniture and small (clean-no stains) rugs.
Not accepted
- Moldy books, you will see mold along the edge of the pages (when the book is closed) tiny pinkish dots, those need to go into the trash, not even into recycling.
- Humidifiers or dehumidifiers.
- No microwaves, but microwave plates are fine.
- No TVs, electronics. They go to the electronics dumpsters.
- Scratched nonstick cookware: discard at the metal area, lower level.
- Wire hangers. Drop at the metal pile.
- No educational materials. No encyclopedias.
- They go to the book bins, next to the shop.
- Clothing, footwear, heavy linens, go to the bins near the weigh station.