What you can donate to Green Heart Collective
Green Heart Collective welcomes your donations. We can help find a new home for your unwanted clothes and books.
Before you come down to our premises, check our list for what you can donate to us. Please also check our list of items that we cannot take. We will keep this page updated regularly.
We have also put together some resources for where you can take the items that we cannot accept.
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Items we take – (as of 02/02/2023)
- Women’s Clothing (no shoes, underwear or nightdresses please).
- Men’s Clothing (again no shoes, underwear or sleepwear, please).
- Adult and Children’s Books.
All items need to be from smoke free homes, clean and in good condition.
We do not take these items – here's where to take them
| Used bras | Against Breast Cancer |
| Shoes | Donate to your nearest charity shop |
| Children's Clothes | Donate to your nearest charity shop |
| Used nightwear & Underwear | We do not accept used nightwear, underwear or swimming costumes. Can you reuse or recycle at a textile bank? |
| Electrical items | Can you recycle instead? |
| Furniture | Try OrangeBox North East or Foundations Furniture |
| Toys | Donate to your nearest charity shop |
| CDs, DVDs, Videos including Video Games | Donate to your nearest charity shop |
| Towels and Bedding | Support a homeless charity, or animal shelters |
| Curtains and Cushions | Donate to a local charity, or recycle at textile banks |
| Lampshades | Donate to your nearest charity shop |
| Rags | Some charities take rags, or recycle |
| Bike Helmets | If damaged, they're unsafe & very hard to recycle. If unused, try giving away locally |