Goodwill Turning Channel on Analog TV Donations

Many of us can still recall the days when it was necessary to carefully turn a dial on your television or adjust the antenna to tune in some stations and get a clear picture.

For decades, the donation of these analog TVs to Goodwill filled their stores with useful merchandise and funded our mission of changing people’s lives through the power of work. The declining demand for these analog TVs, the increasing volume of donated analog televisions to Goodwill and the skyrocketing costs to recycle them have forced them to adjust their policy on the acceptance and sale of older televisions.

Starting Nov. 30, 2014, Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee will no longer accept donations of older televisions, such as picture tube, wooden console or projection televisions, at their stores or donation express centers in Middle and West Tennessee. As the supply of these older televisions diminishes, they will no longer sell them in their 34 stores. They will continue to accept and sell working flat-screen televisions (such as LCD, LED and plasma models).

For those seeking to recycle older model TVs after Nov. 30, Goodwills suggests contacting your local municipal or county solid waste department for more information or visiting their website, giveit2goodwill.org, for a referral list.