Disposing of, donating and recycling your items
Has it been a whirlwind moving out and finishing for the year and you’ve missed the window to donate, or our donation dates don’t work for you? Fear not! There are plenty of other ways you can donate your items today...
Give away platforms
You can post your items on free give-away platforms to be collected:
Duvets and Pillows
Unfortunately, whilst we encourage you to give away duvets and pillows via the above platforms, duvets and pillows are not widely recycled. Instead, you should dispose of it in your household waste bin, or at your local recycling center.
We are currently not aware of charities accepting duvets and pillows.
Recycling search
London Recycles is a great website to find out about all your recycling needs. This is a great way to find out about recycling electronics or other items you might not be sure about.
You can:
- Find your local recycling center
- Find out what to do with a certain item using their search tool
- Find out about local recycling services offered
Clothes, shoes and bags
Several charities and organisations will offer free collection or postage of clean, wearable clothes:
- Collect my clothes
- Traid - Free Clothes Collection
- Collection4Clothes
- British Heart Foundation – free postage of items
Sell your clothes if you have time on any of the below platforms:
If you have any questions or you can’t see a way to recycle, donate or dispose of your item, please get in touch with our Sustainability team at: sustainability@qmul.ac.uk, who will do their best to help.