What goes to donate or reuse
8 things that belong in donate or reuse.
| Item | Answer |
|---|---|
| Clothes and textiles | Wearable: charity shop or clothing bank. Worn out: still the textile bank — damaged clothes are sorted for fibre and rag, not landfill. |
| Furniture (sofas, wardrobes, tables) | Reuse first — charities collect free. Otherwise a bulky collection or the household waste centre. |
| Shoes and trainers | Pair them, tie them together, and put them in a shoe or textile bank. Never in the bin. |
| Duvets and pillows | Not the textile bank. Animal shelters take clean ones; otherwise household waste centre or general waste. |
| Books | Charity shop, book bank or a street library. Paperbacks are recyclable as paper; hardbacks need the boards removing. |
| CDs, DVDs and cases | Not kerbside recyclable. Donate playable discs; the polycarbonate needs a specialist and the cases are usually accepted separately. |
| Spectacles | Opticians and charity collection boxes. Frames are reused, not shredded. |
| Wine corks | Natural cork composts and there are collection schemes for it. Plastic "corks" go in general waste. |
- Clothes and textiles Wearable: charity shop or clothing bank. Worn out: still the textile bank — damaged clothes are sorted for fibre and rag, not landfill.
- Furniture (sofas, wardrobes, tables) Reuse first — charities collect free. Otherwise a bulky collection or the household waste centre.
- Shoes and trainers Pair them, tie them together, and put them in a shoe or textile bank. Never in the bin.
- Duvets and pillows Not the textile bank. Animal shelters take clean ones; otherwise household waste centre or general waste.
- Books Charity shop, book bank or a street library. Paperbacks are recyclable as paper; hardbacks need the boards removing.
- CDs, DVDs and cases Not kerbside recyclable. Donate playable discs; the polycarbonate needs a specialist and the cases are usually accepted separately.
- Spectacles Opticians and charity collection boxes. Frames are reused, not shredded.
- Wine corks Natural cork composts and there are collection schemes for it. Plastic "corks" go in general waste.