Before booking your trip to our household waste and recycling centres (HWRC), consider donating your reusable items to good causes.
By donating your reusable items, you will be:
- helping the environment
- saving money
- helping the community.
Items you can donate
Items you can donate to charity include:
- good quality books
- clothing
- electrical items
- homeware
- furniture
- toys.
Where you can donate
Some local charities are listed below:
Charity | Address | Phone number | Website |
---|---|---|---|
Barnardos | 94 to 96 High Street, Rochester, ME1 1JT | 01634 831 843 | |
British Heart Foundation | 8 to 9 Pentagon Centre, Chatham, ME4 4HP | 01634 624 510 | British Heart Foundation Chatham |
Demelza | 173 High Street, Chatham, ME4 4BA | 01634 842 104 | Demelza Chatham |
Oxfam | 25 to 29 High Street, Rochester, ME1 1LN | 01634 814 790 | Oxfam Rochester |
Shelter | 52 High Street, Strood, Kent, ME2 4AR | 01634 727 684 | Shelter Strood |
Wisdom Hospice, Chatham | 207 High Street, Chatham, Kent, ME4 4BG | 01634 406 275 | Wisdom Hospice Chatham |
Wisdom Hospice, Rochester | 75 High Street, Rochester, Kent, ME1 1LX | 01634 407 659 | Wisdom Hospice Rochester |
If you're a charity that accepts good quality items, we would like you to contact us.
Email wastedisposalteam@medway.gov.uk including:
- name of charity
- charity registration
- address
- contact information
- purpose of the charity
- types of items accepted.
This email is for charities to contact us, not for other waste disposal queries.