Nonprofit · Pickup · Drop-off · Free · Booking needed

Exército de Salvação: retirada de doações

Free home collection of things still worth using, furniture in good condition, clothes, working appliances, books and toys. They ask for photographs of furniture by WhatsApp before agreeing to come.

Right for you if

  • Furniture and appliances in genuinely good condition.
  • It has to cost nothing.
  • You cannot move it yourself. They come and collect.
  • You can get it there under your own steam.
  • You would rather it was used again than buried.

Look elsewhere if

  • You need it gone today.
  • It is broken, dirty or missing parts.
  • It is business waste.

Contact and booking

Phone
4003-2299
Email
Not published
Book online
Booking page
Address
Not published
Opening hours
Collections weekdays 8am–6pm and Saturdays 8am–4pm.

Verification

Checked against a published source

Last checked 18 August 2026

That means we read a published source and it said this. It does not mean we watched them do it, or followed the material afterwards, that is a separate, deeper check this has not been through. How we check →


Sources


Part of How to get rid of stuff in São Paulo.


Something wrong here?

Why use it

It costs nothing, they come to you, and a thing that still works never becomes waste. They are specific about refusing furniture that is broken, woodwormed, dented or flaking, which is more honest than most charity collections.

Good for

  • furniture
  • clothes
  • textiles
  • appliances
  • electronics
  • books
  • toys
  • other items

How it works

How you use it They collect, or you can take it there yourself.
Cost Free, the collection is a free service.
Booking Arrange it with them either way.
Service area São Paulo
Run by Exército de Salvação, a nonprofit

Where your things go

A named destination is worth more than a stated intention, and both are worth more than silence. This is the row to read before you book: if your item's row is empty, ask them on the phone and tell us what they say.

Item
Reuses
Donates
Recycles
Disposes of
furniture
Donates Not published
Recycles Not published
Disposes of Not published
clothes
Recycles Not published
Disposes of Not published
textiles
Donates Not published
Recycles Not published
Disposes of Not published
appliances
Donates Not published
Recycles Not published
Disposes of Not published
electronics
Donates Not published
Recycles Not published
Disposes of Not published
books
Donates Not published
Recycles Not published
Disposes of Not published
toys
Donates Not published
Recycles Not published
Disposes of Not published
other items
Recycles Not published
Disposes of Stated, not named

Does it actually work

The part no company website tells you. Some of this comes from our checks, some from readers who used the service, and where nobody has told us yet, it says so.

  • Booking

    Their pages

    Phone 4003-2299 or the online scheduling form (shared national page)

  • Typical wait

    Their pages

    Around 5 days ahead in most cases, varies by region (shared national page)

  • Do they answer

    Their pages

    Yes, (11) 4003-2299

  • Restrictions

    Their pages

    Damaged furniture is not collected, there is no repair service (shared national page)

    By appointment only · Must be clean and working · Households only

  • Who it's for

    Their pages

    Individuals and companies alike (shared national page)

  • Last checked

    Pipeline

    18 August 2026

    Checked against their published pages.

The Responsible Index, in full

Not a review score. 14 observable signals, each met only where the operator's own pages state it, and each linking to the page it was read from. Blanks are gaps in what they publish, not accusations. How the Index works →

States a few things about its process, and names nowhere.

5 of 14 signals met

  • Transparency

    2 of 3

    • Explains the sorting process
    • Provides documentation or receipts
    • Publishes disposal partners
  • Reuse

    2 of 3

    • Reuse-first policy stated
    • Resale channel
    • Donation partnerships
  • Recycling

    0 of 3

    • Material separation on site
    • Named recyclers
    • Specialist handling (e-waste, mattresses)
  • Operations

    1 of 3

    • Service scope is clear
    • Licence number published
    • Insurance stated
  • Local

    0 of 2

    • Named community partners
    • Local reuse contribution

The evidence behind it

  • Service scope is clear
    Roupas, móveis em bom estado de conservação, utensílios domésticos, brinquedos, livros, itens de informática, eletrodomésticos, material de escritório, entre outros.

    https://www.exercitodoacoes.org.br/sao-paulo · 20 August 2026

  • Explains the sorting process
    As doações retiradas pelo Exército de Salvação são encaminhadas para nosso galpão e passam por uma triagem. Depois são encaminhadas a bazares beneficentes onde são revendidas.

    https://www.exercitodoacoes.org.br/faq · 20 August 2026

  • Reuse-first policy stated
    Todas as doações recebidas pelo Programa de Retirada de Doações são encaminhadas para os Bazares Beneficentes da instituição, com o objetivo de levantar recursos financeiros para a manutenção e ampliação da obra social da instituição no Brasil.

    https://www.exercitodoacoes.org.br/faq · 20 August 2026

  • Resale channel
    Os Bazares vendem roupas, calçados, itens de cozinha, móveis, eletrodomésticos, eletroeletrônicos, acessórios, roupas de cama, livros, discos, entre outros.

    https://www.exercitodoacoes.org.br/faq · 20 August 2026

  • Provides documentation or receipts
    Podemos fornecer um Recibo de Doação personalizado para sua empresa, comprovando a doação para fins de controle.

    https://www.exercitodoacoes.org.br/faq · 20 August 2026

14 signals checked against 2 pages on 18 August 2026. The Index measures what an operator publishes about itself. It cannot be bought, verification does not raise it, and it never touches the order Spots are listed in.

Where donated things land

The organisations this operator names. The linked ones have profiles here; the rest are named on their pages and not yet checked by us.

  • Bazares Beneficentes do Exército de Salvação Named on their pages, not yet checked

What happens to it

  • Donated to an organisation that will use it
  • Put back into use

This describes the route the item takes, as the operator states it. We do not claim a recovery rate we have not seen evidence for.

What readers told us

Used them recently?

How long you waited, what they refused, whether anyone picked up the phone. Those are the three facts no website publishes and the ones the next reader needs.

Tell us what happened

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