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CLUTTER DIRECTORY
By Helen Heyns at Love Lifestyle
What to do with and where to take all the items that you don''t want after you
have decluttered. .
DONATE / RECYCLE / DISPOSE
Clothing:
I Collect Clothes – are partners with many charities.
Clothes Aid – will collect.
British Heart Foundation – will collect.
The Birdcage Dress Agency, Taunton in Somerset
Gowns:
Cherished Gowns UK - registered charity that transforms wedding
dresses into burial gowns for babies who are born too soon, too late
or too poorly.
Bras:
Oxfam accepts bras and will recycle them or send them overseas.
Smalls For All recycles bras or sends them overseas where they are
distributed to local communities.
Recycling Scheme, Against Breast Cancer, - Post to: Leathem House,
13 Napier Court, Barton Lane, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 3YT
Socks:
Shelter
Crisis
Centrepoint
Big Issue Foundation
Depaul UK
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By Helen Heyns at Love Lifestyle
What to do with and where to take all the items that you don''t want after you
have decluttered. .
DONATE / RECYCLE / DISPOSE
Shoes:
Sal’s shoes: post to salsshoes.com.
Shoe Aid: various bins around towns.
Clarks: drop off at selected stores.
Soles 4 Souls, also take donations.
Variety charity ring 08000 902 321 for a collection.
Fabrics:
Charity shops: All charity shops sell textiles in poor condition as ‘rags’ by
weight, so will usually accept all clean textiles whatever the condition.
Towels, duvets and pillows:
Welcomed at charity shops, refugee centres as well as animal rescue centres.
Linens and lace:
Local antique dealers may be interested in older linens and lace.
Wool:
Knit For Peace - collect spare needles, yarn or other knitting-related
paraphernalia. Used in work with marginalised sections of society, for
example in prisons.
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By Helen Heyns at Love Lifestyle
What to do with and where to take all the items that you don''t want after you
have decluttered. .
DONATE / RECYCLE / DISPOSE
Materials:
Women in Prison - will accept any craft materials at their pickup points in
London (Stockwell), Woking and Manchester. E.g. card-making materials
(including old cards), pens, paint, colouring pencils, glitter, wool, pipe-
cleaners, crafting paper and card, beads, buttons, etc.
Also consider local primary schools, play groups and refugee centres.
Make up:
Boots recycle scheme - your local boots store recycle make up
Exercise equipment:
Gymstock - collection and recycling service (will pay for equipment in good
working order. They may collect old and damaged equipment for free.
Musical Instruments:
Sistema England - Charity working to help children, young people and their
communities through the power of music. Only donate working
instruments.
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By Helen Heyns at Love Lifestyle
What to do with and where to take all the items that you don''t want after you
have decluttered. .
DONATE / RECYCLE / DISPOSE
Collections: Stamps & Old Currency:
Recycling for Good Causes will accept stamps (loose, single, albums, first
day covers, presentation packs, collections, postcard collections).
Stanley Gibbons
Leftover currency.com accepts foreign money and converts it to cash for
a nominated charity. Charity shops will also accept currency.
Tools:
Tools with a Mission charity - will collect old hand and electrical tools as
well as old sewing machines working and non working tools. They
refurbish them, sort them into trade kits and send them across the
world for livelihood creation.
Mens in Sheds charity - brings together men that are lonely and isolated
through fixing broken items in a community space.
Find a local project to see if they want donations of any tools, or items
that could be fixed.
Paint:
Community Re-paint - a national paint reuse network, sponsored by
Dulux, that aims to collect leftover paint and redistribute it to benefit
individuals, families, communities and charities in need.
Crown Decorating Centre - offer a service for account holders to return
pain tins.
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By Helen Heyns at Love Lifestyle
What to do with and where to take all the items that you don''t want after you
have decluttered. .
DONATE / RECYCLE / DISPOSE
Medical Equipment:
Many High Street charity shops accept walkers.
Limbcare accept prosthetic limbs, orthotic parts, mobility aids including
crutches. frames and wheelchairs. They arrange pick up across the UK.
Paceforlife recycle pacemakers for developing countries.
NRS is the main supplier of disability aids and mobility equipment to the
NHS. All equipment will have a barcode. Contact them to arrange return.
Hearing Aids:
Lions Club – deaf awareness and recycling of hearing equipment
Hearing Aid Appeal
Glasses:
Most opticians have a collection bin where you can drop off unwanted
spectacles for third world countries.
Medicines:
Medication must go back to the chemist/surgery for safe disposal.
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By Helen Heyns at Love Lifestyle
What to do with and where to take all the items that you don''t want after you
have decluttered. .
DONATE / RECYCLE / DISPOSE
Food:
Food Banks - Food must be unopened and within ‘Use by’ date.
Trussel Trust has branches all around the UK. Food banks also accept
household cleaning products as well.
Local refugee centres and Homeless charities are also worth investigating.
Coffee Pods:
Single-use pods used in many coffee machines can not normally be
recycled except by Nespresso.
TerraCycle - recycle coffee pods to create new products such as plastic
baby bibs, notebook covers and park benches.
Electrical Equipment:
British Heart Foundation - accept TVs, fridges, freezers, washing machines
and dishwashers in good working order.
Sue Ryder - accepts TVs and small electrical items in good working order.
Screen-share.co.uk - accept laptops
Computeraid - take computers and laptops
Hubbub - partnered with O2, they recondition old donated phones. They
send a freepost envelope and the phones are redistributed to support
digitally excluded households, who will also receive 12 months free credit
with O2.
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By Helen Heyns at Love Lifestyle
What to do with and where to take all the items that you don''t want after you
have decluttered. .
DONATE / RECYCLE / DISPOSE
Media: Audio and Visual:
CDs, DVDs, Videos games
Music Magpie
Tiptop Media
We buy games
Ziffit
Records:
Ebay or local specialist shops
Cine film:
Click here for advice. There are many companies who will do digital
conversion if there is no projector to view the films.
Books:
Ziffit
Oxfam
Simply sell books
We buy books
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By Helen Heyns at Love Lifestyle
What to do with and where to take all the items that you don''t want after you
have decluttered. .
DONATE / RECYCLE / DISPOSE
Furniture:
The Furniture Reuse Network
British Heart Foundation
Sue Ryder
Antiques:
Local Auction Houses
Lladro Collectors Club
Toys / Baby Equipment:
Local Baby Banks - find your nearest one here
Give soft toys a second lease of life at Loved Before
Toys 4 Life recycle and reuse toys, with collection points around the UK
The Toy Project
Give your LEGO a new lease of life with Give Back Box.
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