Donating goods
Don’t throw cash away!
Barnardo’s can convert your unwanted goods into valuable money to help fund our work with vulnerable children. Recycling also helps conserve our planet for the future of today’s children. Here are some ways you can help:
Recycle your mobile phone
It is estimated that there are somewhere in the region of 60 million to 90 million unwanted handsets languishing in drawers in homes and offices in the UK
- mobile phones will take about 1000 years to decompose in landfill sites
- Barnardo’s receives £3 for every recyclable mobile phone sent to our free post address
So donate your unwanted mobile phone today by sending it to Barnardo's Appeal, FREEPOST RLYL-UECZ-SCSJ, Falkirk, Scotland, FK2 9BR or by dropping it into your local Barnardo's shop. Please remember to include the charger if you have it and remove all SIM cards. Nothing you send for recycling will end up in landfill.
Printer cartridges
- over 30 million printer cartridges are thrown away in the UK each year
- almost 27 million of these unwanted printer cartridges can be recycled or re-used
- Barnardo’s receives 50p for each recyclable inkjet sent to our freepost address
So donate your old printer cartridges today by sending them to Barnardo's Appeal, FREEPOST RLYL-UECZ-SCSJ, Falkirk, Scotland, FK2 9BR or by dropping them into your local shop. Please note that unfortunately we are unable to recycle Epson Canon BCI (inktank), HP numbers 10/11/12/13/14, 88, 363 and non original manufacturer brand cartridges without metal printheads at present
Household items and clothes
Does your house need a bit of a clearout? Barnardo’s stores rely on constant donations of high quality household items
- we welcome good quality saleable items
- an average bag of unwanted goods can raise over £10
If you have any quality household items, clothing, shoes, accessories, CDs, DVDs or books that you would like to donate, your local Barnardo's store would be pleased to accept them.
Find your local Barnardo's shop.
De-clutter your wardrobe with Clothes Aid
Don’t let your unwanted clothes go to landfill. Collection agent Clothes Aid raises funds for Barnardo’s by collecting good quality used clothes, shoes and bedding door to door. Clothes Aid guarantees to raise at least £250,000 each year. So look out for their collection bags and t-shirt tags coming trough your door.
If you’ve got any questions about the collections or if you need to report an uncollected bag, please call the Clothes Aid helpline on 08450 722 780 or visit their website at www.clothesaid.co.uk.
Foreign currency – every penny counts
- Britons have over £540 million pounds in foreign currency lying around their homes!
- Barnardo’s can convert any currency (coins or notes) into cash, even if it is no longer valid
Donate your foreign currency at any Barnardo’s shop today.
Barnardo’s adheres to the Fundraising Promise and Fundraising Standards Board Guidelines.
