Book HRCs
Everyone visiting the Household Recycling Centres are required to pre-book their visit.
This is to minimise queues and congestion on site and to help keep everybody safe.
Reusing unwanted items
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Reusing unwanted items
Give good-quality items a second life. List your item for free or donate to a local reuse charity.
List it yourself (free)
• Freegle – offer items locally: www.ilovefreegle.org
• Freecycle – give away items: www.freecycle.org
Donate to a local reuse charity below
County wide organisations
Emmaus - furniture & white goods
Emmaus communities depend on donations of furniture and other goods to keep their business going. They save thousands of tonnes of items from going to landfill every year.
Collects from Gloucester, Cheltenham, Stroud valley and surrounding areas.
Second-hand superstore in Gloucester website
Tel: 01452 413095
Forest of Dean
Forest Upcycling Project - furniture, electricals & household items.
Forest Upcycling Projects vision is to provide affordable household goods for people in the Forest of Dean and surrounding areas.
Forest upcycling Facebook page
Tel: 01594 368240
Forest Furniture Bank (Browns Traders) - furniture & household items
Supplies donated furniture and household items to people in need.
Tel: 07802 648796
Gloucester
Furniture Recycling Project Glos (FRP) - furniture, electricals & household items.
FRP operates a free collection service throughout the county of Gloucestershire. They accept working electrical items (including white goods), re-usable furniture and household items.
Tel: 01452 302303
Gloucester Bike Project - bicycles
Creating opportunities through bikes
Donate a bike and help them fund community cycling projects.
Refurbishes adult and children’s bikes for resale.
Gloucester Bike Project Website
Gloucester Bike Project Facebook
Tel: 01452 690979
British Heart Foundation Gloucester furniture & electrical store - furniture & electricals
We need your quality donations now more than ever before. You can donate your unwanted furniture, electricals and more using our free collection service.
For smaller items you can donate to our store safely via the donation drop point in store or post your best quality donations through our freepost donation service via your local Collect+ drop point – find out more here.
Gloucester furniture & electrical website
Tel: 01452 401980
Cheltenham
IT Schools for Africa - Working IT equipment
Takes working computer equipment for schools in Africa.
IT schools for Africa Facebook
Tel: 01242 228800
Email: info@itschoolsafrica.org
Reclaim (Vision 21) - Furniture, Household items
Redistributes furniture, household items, bikes and paint at affordable prices. Offers voluntary placements and supports vulnerable adults. Free collections available.
Tel: 01242 22882
Stroud
Stroud District Furniture Bank
Free removal service for reusable furniture, appliances and bric-a-brac. Items offered at affordable prices to local families and individuals.
Stroud District furniture bank website
Stroud District furniture bank Facebook
Tel: 01453 367260
Household Recycling Centres (HRCs)
Our HRCs accept some items for reuse as well as recycling. This includes bikes (for parts).
Reuse shops are located at: Fosse Cross, Oak Quarry, and Wingmoor Farm Household Recycling Centres.
Still Unsure what to do with your items?
Just Ask The Waste Wizard.
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