Items We Accept

At Donate to Reduce, we accept a wide range of clean, usable items. This helps reduce waste and keeps things out of landfill. Whether you are clearing out or decluttering, your items are reused or resold instead of going to landfill.
Items on doorstep left outside front door, next to firewood stack and plant – cardboard box delivery placed by blue door with wreath.

What Items Do We Collect?

At Donate to Reduce, we accept a wide range of items that help cut down waste by being reused or resold. Whether your clothes and household items are gently used or simply no longer needed, they can still be reused or resold.

Please make sure all items are clean and in good, wearable condition.

For a full list of what we can and cannot accept, see below.

List of accepted items

Clothes
Red t-shirt and jeans icon for clothing collection
Shoes (in pairs)
Yellow shoe icon for clothing collection
Handbags & Backpacks
Handbag icon for clothing collection
Accessories
Accessories showing a scarf icon for clothing collection
Jewellery
Jewellery for collection
Books
Books icon for clothing collection
Toys
Box of toys for clothing collection
CDs, DVDs & Video Games
CD, DVDs and media for clothing collection
Small Electricals
Small electrical items icon for clothing collection
Kitchenware
Kitchenware icon for clothing collection
Hand/Power Tools
Power tools icon for clothing collection
Kids Clothing
Kids clothes icon for clothing collection

We are unable to accept

Stained Clothing
Brown stained t-shirt with a red x
Damaged Clothing
Green damaged t-shirt with a red x
Bed Linen
Ben linen with a red x
Towels
Towels with a red x
Duvets or pillows
Duvets & Pillows with a red x
Food items
Food with a red x
Furniture & Bulky Items
Furniture with a red x
Bikes
Bike with a red x
Mattresses
Mattress with a red x

Making clothing and household collections simple

Donate to Reduce offers free clothes collections across Hertfordshire. It is a simple way to clear out unwanted clothes and household items. All items are prepared for reuse wherever possible, with many resold through second-hand outlets.

When packing your items please sort them into the following categories:

  • Clothes (including shoes)
  • Books
  • Everything else (e.g toys, electrical items, DVDs etc)
Neatly stacked piles of folded clothes in shades of red, pink, blue, and white.
"Fantastic service! Easy to book and they arrived on time!"
Sarah
"Used them twice now, consistently good service. Clothes are gone, and no landfill guilt!"
Emma L
"Great service! The entire process from booking to collection was very smooth, easy, and straightforward."
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  • Baby car seats
  • Baby items (baskets, pushchairs etc)
  • Baths
  • Bed linen
  • Bikes
  • Blankets
  • Bulky large items
  • Carpets & rugs
  • Christmas trees & decorations
  • Coat hangers
  • Damaged clothing
  • Duvets & pillows
  • Flower pots
  • Food items
  • Furniture
  • Hygiene items (e.g nappies, toothbrushes)
  • Kettles & Toasters
  • Lamps & lampshades
  • Mattresses
  • Medical items
  • Microwaves
  • Mirrors
  • Nightwear (dressing gowns or pyjamas)
  • Picture frames & wall art
  • Prams
  • Printers
  • Single shoes
  • Socks & underwear
  • Stained clothing
  • Towels
  • Uniforms
  • Wallpaper
  • White goods
  • Adult clothing
  • Books (5 boxes maximum)
  • Clothing accessories
  • DVDs, CDs & Video Ganes
  • Glassware
  • Hand/Power tools
  • Handbags & Backpacks
  • Jewellery
  • Kids clothing
  • Kitchenware (saucepans etc)
  • Laptops & Tablets
  • Mobile Phones
  • PCs
  • Shoes (in pairs)
  • Small electricals
  • Small ornaments
  • Toys
All items must be in good condition with no missing parts or damage