Goodwill Opens New Donation Center In Hillsborough

HILLSBOROUGH, NJ — Goodwill Industries® of Greater New York and Northern New Jersey, Inc. (Goodwill NYNJ) held a grand opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony with local dignitaries to celebrate the official opening of its Donation Center and small store in Hillsborough on Tuesday.

The 2,093 square foot Goodwill Donation Center and small store is located at the Hillsborough Centre shopping plaza at 649 Route 206.

The Goodwill store offers a unique selection of pre-loved donated goods that local donors have dropped off, including home décor, books, glassware, and other items.

The Donation Center in Hillsborough is open every day from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. This is the second Goodwill location in Somerset County. The other, a traditional Goodwill Store and donation center, is located at 509 West Union Avenue, Bound Brook.

"We designed this new smaller-format Goodwill location to create a space where Central Jersey residents can give a second life to the clothing and goods they no longer need with convenient donations," said Katy Gaul-Stigge, Goodwill NYNJ President and CEO. "This new idea is a great for donations and doodads."

This site serves as a sustainability resource to help residents reuse and re-purpose the clothing and goods they no longer need, according to Goodwill.

In 2022, Goodwill NYNJ helped people in our region to reuse more than 38 million pounds of pre-loved clothing and home goods, diverting them from landfills, and saving nearly 57,000 metric tons of CO2 from polluting the atmosphere. Nearly 1 million people dropped their clothing and goods at Goodwill NYNJ sites in 2022, according to Goodwill.

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