What to do with old furniture and household items

Lots of things people throw away are still in good condition. Instead of binning them, you can:

Give it away

  • Ask your family, friends or neighbours if they want it
  • Take it to a charity shop or community project
  • Join Freecycle or Freegle - these are websites where people give away things for free.

Sell it

  • Try selling online on sites including Facebook Marketplace, eBay, Gumtree and Preloved.
  • You can also sell at car boot sales or similar events.

Take it to a recycling centre

Donate furniture and electrical items

These places will collect good quality furniture and household items for free and given them to people who need them.

Fix or upcycle or furniture

You can make old furniture look new again by fixing broken parts, changing hangles or painting it. You can get cheap paint from Bradford RePaint - call 07871 792813 or email [email protected].

Paint

If you've got left over paint, you can donate it to Bradford Community RePaint.

Call 07871 792813 or email [email protected] or take it to your local Household Waste Recycling Centre, where they will collect and reuse it.

Bikes

You can donate bikes to MCF Bikery and help people in prison learn skills.

They also fix bikes, teach bike skills, and lend bikes for free.

Scraptastic - Shipley

Scraptastic collects clean waste and craft items for reuse and play.

  • 49 Bradford Road, Shipley, BD18 3DS
  • Open Tuesday to Thursday 9am to 4pm, Saturday 10am to 2pm
  • Call 07974 196113 or email [email protected]

Scrap Magic - Wibsey

Scrap Magic recycles waste products to use as safe craft material for local families, individuals and people who work with children.

  • Wibsey Community Garden, Wibsey Park, BD6 3QD
  • Call 07923879672 or [email protected]
  • Open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 11am to 3pm and Saturday 10am to 1pm.

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