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.
You can drop off donations at our brand new shop on Gateshead High Street at 231 High Street, Gateshead, NE8 1AS. Opening hours 10am-5pm Tuesday-Friday and 10am-4pm on Saturday.
Donate Clothes, Books and More in Gateshead
Items we take – (as of 06/06/2025)
- 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
We have also put together some resources for where you can take the items that we cannot accept.
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Women's Clothing |
We are currently no longer accepting donations of women's clothing as we have reached capacity. Please take these to local charity shops. |
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Used packaging (boxes etc) |
We currently have too much packaging at the moment, please hold off dropping any off for now - thank you!! |
| 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 & hard to recycle due to mixed materials. If unused, try giving away locally |
