Gift

Take usable items to the Drop ‘n’ Shop at no charge and help conserve the environment. For more information on what we can accept, visit the Drop 'n' Shop Reuse Centre Page

If an item is good enough to give to a friend, it is good enough to donate. You can find your local charity store or donation bin by searching online. 

Make sure your donation counts, don't be an accidental dumper. If the donation bin is full, you can go into a store, call for home collection or try another bin. Items left on the ground cannot be resold and become litter and end up in landfill.

Swapping or selling items can help find another purpose for the things you no longer want or need. 

You could make some money on your unwanted items by advertising them on your local buy and sell pages on Facebook or using eBay or Gumtree.

Lots of people are sharing items through online communities such as Pay it Forward and Buy Nothing Facebook groups, or Freecycle. These platforms are used to share items within your local community to reduce usable items ending up in landfill. 

Some items that appear unusable can be reused or recycled. 

Some Australian fashion retailers collect unwanted clothes and textiles in any condition for recycling. Items in poor condition can be turned into cleaning rags or could be sent to a recycling facility, turning these items into new products. Local charities may also accept old textiles to turn them into items for animal organisations. 

Old electronic items can also be recycled through our Landfill. For more information, visit the City's E-Waste Disposal page.