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Donation dropoffs soon may be limited in South Hall
Flowery Branch council may ban such sites as eyesores
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Goodwill’s Jim Chumley, right, helps Barry Ladd unload his donations Thursday morning at the Goodwill of North Georgia store in Oakwood. Although Goodwill relies on the dropoff system to collect their donations, other agencies use drop boxes to collect donations which may soon be outlawed in Flowery Branch.
On any given day, you can find generous folks dropping off their dead or unwanted computers and TVs, old books and tired clothing at Goodwill of North Georgia’s Oakwood store. Just bring it, Goodwill says, and for the most part, workers will take it. “We are able to recycle a lot of the items that don’t necessarily make it to our sales floors,” spokeswoman Elaine Armstrong said.