- #WHERE TO DONATE BOOKS NEAR ME FOR FREE#
- #WHERE TO DONATE BOOKS NEAR ME HOW TO#
- #WHERE TO DONATE BOOKS NEAR ME PLUS#
How to donate: Drop your pre-loved clothes off at the recycle bin at payment counters at any H&M outlet. What they accept: Pre-loved clothes or textiles in any condition. In return, you get a 15 per cent discount voucher for your donations. Depending on their condition, these are then sorted into three categories: to rewear (sold as secondhand clothes), reused (turned into other products like cleaning cloths) or recycled for other uses (like insulation material, for instance). The fast fashion giant’s Garment Collecting programme takes in old clothes and home textiles. Open on weekdays 7.30am-5.30pm and on weekends at 8.30am-4pm. How to donate: Deposit items at the Metta Building’s recycle bins at Basement 1, 32 Simei Street 1, S(529950). They also accept used IT equipment such as desktops, laptops, monitors, printers, and tablets. For pre-loved clothes, Metta Welfare Association donates them to a recycling organisation to be recycled, in exchange for donations based on the total weight of items collected. The non-profit organisation accepts various types of donations in kind. How to donate: Drop off your donations at SSVP Shop at 501 Geylang Road. SSVP does not accept CDs/VCDs/DVDs or Blu-ray discs, bulky items like furniture, and items that are soiled or faulty. What they accept: Clothes, accessories, toys, household appliances, kitchenware, sports equipment in good condition. Proceeds raised by the social enterprise will go towards those in need of financial aid. SSVP Shop is secondhand store set up by the Society of St Vincent de Paul selling donated pre-loved items.
#WHERE TO DONATE BOOKS NEAR ME PLUS#
Donations are not accepted at MINDS Shop Plus at Redhill. How to donate: Drop items off at MINDS Shops at Margaret (800 Margaret Drive), Woodlands (30 Woodlands Ring Road) and Rosyth (29 Rosyth Road). What they accept: Clothes, shoes, accessories, baby and kids toys and supplies, home appliances (less than one year old), electronics, kitchen and homeware, furniture, sports equipment, tools (hardware, design and craft), and more. Net revenue from sales go towards paying their monthly allowances and lunch expenses during training.
Among these are MINDS Shops that sell donated items. MINDS (Movement for the Intellectually Disabled of Singapore) Social Enterprise is a voluntary welfare organisation that provides vocational opportunities to people with intellectual disabilities.
#WHERE TO DONATE BOOKS NEAR ME FOR FREE#
If you have more than 15kg worth of items (approximately three full large black trash bags), Greensquare will pick them up at your doorstep for free - just schedule an appointment on their website (below).
How to donate: Drop off pre-loved items at over 50 locations islandwide, including Funan Mall, Fusionopolis or stores like G2000 (full list here). Soft toys, fabric, books, kitchenware, used undergarments and socks, comforter and pillows are also not accepted. Do not donate dirty, stained, wet or moldy items. What they accept: Clothes, shoes, household linen or accessories. Those that cannot be resold will be recycled and sold as industrial cleaning cloth. They’re then sorted out according to their condition - items in good condition are sold to secondhand textile importers in developing countries to help support their free collection services and other eco-educational activities. Greensquare aims to increase that number by collecting recyclable textiles. Singapore generates heaps of textile waste, but only a meagre seven per cent gets recycled. Here’s where you can donate pre-loved clothes, shoes, furniture, and even electronic goods, and other secondhand items in Singapore: But remember to only include items that are in good and usable condition - these are not dumping grounds, okay? Whether you’re spring-cleaning for Chinese New Year or are inspired by Marie Kondo to declutter your home, don’t just blindly trash the items you don’t want and add to the increasing amounts of waste.