Charity Begins at Home: Household Items You Can Recycle
There are countless ways to recycle common household items and waste which most of us do on a regular basis.
However, if you want to recycle your unwanted items and put them to a good cause then there are plenty of charities and organisations that will help to transfer your goods from your home to help people and raise the cash they so desperately need.
If you choose carefully, you'll soon be able to assist a number of different charities and help the environment at the same time! Mobile phones: increasingly, there is an abundance of charities that will recycle your old phone for you so they can then donate either the phone or receive cash for it.
A walk down your local high street will help you decide which charity you would like to benefit from your waste recycling.
Toys & Games: providing your child's unused toys are not broken or parts are missing, charity shops can re-sell them to help increase their funds.
Alternatively, you can look online and find organisations that accept toys to give directly to children who need them.
Stamps: save your used stamps and donate them to a charity so they can be used to raise money for their funds.
It doesn't matter if they're foreign stamps and some charities will also accept foreign coins.
Glasses & Hearing Aids: there are organisations out there, such as Lions Clubs International, who will accept your old reading or sun glasses so that they can re-condition them and pass them onto people in developing countries.
Even if you just have the frames, they will still be wanted and the same goes for old hearing aids which can be re-used for people who need them.
Bikes: thousands of bikes each year are thrown out because they have been outgrown or broken but they can be rescued, fixed up and then given to people whose only method of transport in some countries is using a pushbike.
If they're still in working order, you might want to give them to a neighbour or member of your family instead.
Clothes & Shoes: downsize your wardrobe and have a clear out of all your unwanted clothes to give to a charity of your choice.
As long as they're in pretty good condition, they will be happily received.
Clothes for Charity can help you deliver your clothes to the charity of your choice.
Similarly, if you have any old towels or bed sheets they can also be donated, or if you prefer, can be given to an animal charity for bedding.
Books: if you have children who have out-grown their old books, or you have unused books yourself, then your local high street charity shops will take them.
Some organisations will accept books that will then be donated to families on lower incomes so they will always be given to a good home.
Ink Cartridges: if you don't re-fill your printer cartridges, think about donating them to a charity instead.
Many organisations, including the Red Cross, are now accepting empty ink cartridges for a way of increasing their funds, or local computer shops will donate them to a charity themselves.
Magazines: although not technically for a charity, why not take them down to your local Dr or dentist surgery and donate them to the waiting room? Make sure they're in good condition before you do though! Knick Knacks: unwanted Christmas and birthday gifts, knick knacks that you no longer use or like, and small furniture will usually be accepted in your local charity shop so they can re-sell for a profit to help others.
However, if you want to recycle your unwanted items and put them to a good cause then there are plenty of charities and organisations that will help to transfer your goods from your home to help people and raise the cash they so desperately need.
If you choose carefully, you'll soon be able to assist a number of different charities and help the environment at the same time! Mobile phones: increasingly, there is an abundance of charities that will recycle your old phone for you so they can then donate either the phone or receive cash for it.
A walk down your local high street will help you decide which charity you would like to benefit from your waste recycling.
Toys & Games: providing your child's unused toys are not broken or parts are missing, charity shops can re-sell them to help increase their funds.
Alternatively, you can look online and find organisations that accept toys to give directly to children who need them.
Stamps: save your used stamps and donate them to a charity so they can be used to raise money for their funds.
It doesn't matter if they're foreign stamps and some charities will also accept foreign coins.
Glasses & Hearing Aids: there are organisations out there, such as Lions Clubs International, who will accept your old reading or sun glasses so that they can re-condition them and pass them onto people in developing countries.
Even if you just have the frames, they will still be wanted and the same goes for old hearing aids which can be re-used for people who need them.
Bikes: thousands of bikes each year are thrown out because they have been outgrown or broken but they can be rescued, fixed up and then given to people whose only method of transport in some countries is using a pushbike.
If they're still in working order, you might want to give them to a neighbour or member of your family instead.
Clothes & Shoes: downsize your wardrobe and have a clear out of all your unwanted clothes to give to a charity of your choice.
As long as they're in pretty good condition, they will be happily received.
Clothes for Charity can help you deliver your clothes to the charity of your choice.
Similarly, if you have any old towels or bed sheets they can also be donated, or if you prefer, can be given to an animal charity for bedding.
Books: if you have children who have out-grown their old books, or you have unused books yourself, then your local high street charity shops will take them.
Some organisations will accept books that will then be donated to families on lower incomes so they will always be given to a good home.
Ink Cartridges: if you don't re-fill your printer cartridges, think about donating them to a charity instead.
Many organisations, including the Red Cross, are now accepting empty ink cartridges for a way of increasing their funds, or local computer shops will donate them to a charity themselves.
Magazines: although not technically for a charity, why not take them down to your local Dr or dentist surgery and donate them to the waiting room? Make sure they're in good condition before you do though! Knick Knacks: unwanted Christmas and birthday gifts, knick knacks that you no longer use or like, and small furniture will usually be accepted in your local charity shop so they can re-sell for a profit to help others.
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