A complete list of excellent ways to donate, recycle, upcycle and responsibly dispose of everyday household stuff

You wanted an ultimate guide to responsibly decluttering? You got it! Spring is in the air, and it's certainly the perfect time to cleanse your home of your unused or unwanted goods, and spring clean your conscience!

Reduce the waste you send to landfill: Rather than adding to the growing landfill problem in Australia, there are countless recycling programs and sustainable initiatives now at our fingertips, with many accepting donated household goods for refurbishing, recycling, or redistribution to those in need!

Baby and Kids

	Baby gates	VIC: St Kilda Mums VIC: MSFIN VIC: RSPCA
	Books	VIC: Big Group Hug VIC: St Kilda Mums
	Bottles	VIC: St Kilda Mums VIC: MSFIN VIC: RSPCA
	Clam shell pools	VIC: RSPCA
	Clothing	VIC: Big Group Hug VIC: St Kilda Mums VIC: MSFIN
	Nappies	Nappy Collective VIC: Big Group Hug VIC: St Kilda Mums VIC: MSFIN
	Nursery equipment	VIC: Big Group Hug VIC: St Kilda Mums VIC: MSFIN
	Toiletries	VIC: St Kilda Mums VIC: MSFIN
	Toys	VIC: St Kilda Mums VIC: MSFIN NSW: Second Chance Toys

Kitchen

	Bottle tops	VIC: Precious Plastic Melbourne
	Breadtags	VIC: Precious Plastic Melbourne
	Coffee capsules	TerraCycle* *Or, check out our reusable pods
	Cleaning products	VIC: Pets Haven
	Food scraps	Sharewaste
	Soft plastics	REDcycle

Bathroom and medical

	Cosmetics	Flora & Fauna TerraCycle NSW: Every Little Bit Helps
	First aid / medical	Airbone Aid
	Oral care	TerraCycle
	Toiletries	ACT: Pinchapoo  NSW: Every Little Bit Helps S.A: Pinchapoo  VIC: West Welcome Wagon
	Towels / face washers	VIC: Pets Haven VIC: RSPCA
	Xrays	NSW: Ecocycle VIC: Ecocycle

Office, books and I.T. equipment 

	Batteries	Aldi NSW: Ecocycle VIC: Ecocycle
	Books	VIC: Brotherhood of St Laurence
	Computers / I.T. equipment	Officeworks
	Ink / toner cartridges	Officeworks
	Lighting	NSW: Ecocycle VIC: Ecocycle
	Mobile phones	Mobile Muster Officeworks
	Newspaper	VIC: RSPCA
	Packaging material / boxes	VIC: Crema Joe
	Printers / scanners	Officeworks
	Stationery (pens, highlighters, rulers)	TerraCycle NSW: Stationery Reuse Centre VIC: Pets Haven

Bedroom and clothing

	Bedding	VIC: West Welcome Wagon VIC: Pets Haven VIC: RSPCA
	Bras	Uplift Bras
	Clothing	H&M NSW: Fitted For Work  VIC: Brotherhood of St Laurence VIC: Fitted For Work
	Glasses / sunglasses	Specsavers
	Handbags / accessories	NSW: Fitted For Work  VIC: Fitted For Work
	Mattresses	Soft Landing
	Shoes	Shoes For Planet Earth NSW: Fitted For Work  VIC: Brotherhood of St Laurence VIC: Fitted For Work
	Socks	Manrags

Large, garage and outdoor items

	Bikes	VIC: Bikes4Life NSW:  Bikes4Life QLD:  Bikes4Life
	Electrical items	VIC: West Welcome Wagon VIC: Brotherhood of St Laurence
	Furniture	VIC: West Welcome Wagon VIC: Brotherhood of St Laurence
	Tennis equipment	Kids Tennis Foundation
	TVs	TechCollect
	Paint	Paintback
	Polystyrene	EPS Recyclers
	Whitegoods	VIC: Brotherhood of St Laurence

Pets

	Bedding	VIC: Pets Haven VIC: RSPCA
	Carriers / crates / pens	VIC: RSPCA
	Collars / leads	VIC: RSPCA
	Pet bowls	VIC: RSPCA
	Kitty litter	VIC: RSPCA
	Pet toys / scratching posts	VIC: Pets Haven VIC: RSPCA

Please note: If you have any questions about donations or recycling, go to the link provided to contact the organisation directly.

Our coffee capsule users are now helping to save over 11.5 million pods from landfill yearly, and we hope you will join the sustainable coffee pod movement too!