Where to donate leftover Halloween candy in Seattle

Halloween is over — but if you're like me, you still have a bunch of leftover candy hanging around your house, just staring at you.

• Turns out, you can donate that extra candy to a good cause!

🍭 Treats for Troops, a program run by the charity Soldiers Angels, collects unwanted Halloween candy to ship to deployed troops.

• Seattle-area candy dropoff sites this year include Tinte Cellars' locations in Georgetown and Woodinville; Comfort Dental in Fairwood; and Creekside Dental Arts in Issaquah, per the program's website.

🍬 Birthday Dreams in Renton, which provides birthday parties for children experiencing homelessness, takes candy donations.

• They have a bin set up outside their office if you want to donate outside of their normal business hours.

♻️ Ridwell, the subscription recycling service, picks up leftover Halloween candy from its members.

🍫 You can also mail leftover candy to Operation Shoebox, which sends care packages to deployed troops.

Note: Some food banks, such as the Ballard Food Bank, discourage candy donations, noting that it's not the most healthy option.

Editor's note: This story has been corrected to reflect that Birthday Dreams is located in Renton (not Kirkland).