Donate Goods and Protect the Planet
Just because you don’t need it anymore doesn’t mean it’s junk! If you have something that can be reused by the Reverse Garbage community, take a photo and fill the form below (or email us). We’ll let you know whether it’s something we can take, and what the next steps will be.
As a self-funded, not-for-profit small organisation, we couldn’t survive without your generous donations. It’s a great way to avoid items ending up in landfill and our customers are as passionate about reuse and sustainability as we are.
If you have something that can be reused by the Reverse Garbage community, please take a photo and email it to us or fill out the ‘Donate goods’ form
For household donations our loading dock is open for you to kindly drop off to us Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday from 9.30am to 4pm. For industrial and commercial drop offs please email info@reversegarbage.org.au to arrange a suitable time.
Due to limited storage space, we can only accept donations on a case-by-case basis.
We’ll let you know whether it’s something we can take, and what the next steps will be.
Donate goods
More information on how and what you can donate
Drop-offs
We accept donations on a case by case basis.
We really appreciate it when people drop their donations to us. Please email or call 02 9569 3132 first to make sure we can accept your donation, and that we have space in the warehouse, room in the loading dock, and people on hand to accept your delivery.
Our loading dock is open from 9am to 4pm, Monday to Saturday. Please note: we have moved warehouse to 30 Carrington Road, Marrickville.
Note that Reverse Garbage cannot cover the cost of couriers or removalists.
Pick-ups
We have a small number of vehicles available to pick up large donations. Please call 02 9569 3132 or email us to discuss arrangements. Note that we usually require two to three weeks’ notice to add a pick-up to our regular schedule.
What we would love to take
All donated products and materials must be clean, safe and suitable for reuse. Whilst this is a guide to what we will accept, we are capacity driven and may say no at any given time. The kind of products and materials we can accept include:
Plastics
- Acrylic commercial offcuts
- Bottle tops (only CLEAN plastic milk/juice bottle tops)
- Coreflute – commercial off-cuts
- Plastics and foam – Perspex, acetate, polypropylene, vinyl, medium to high density polystyrene (not domestic packaging), polyethylene foam, latex foam, foam rubber, neoprene, EVA skins, closed cell foam as sheets, blocks, cut-outs, stencils, O-rings
- Plastic drums
- Vinyl records
- Foam core commercial off-cuts
- Lighting foils and films
- Film reels
- Plastic tubes
- Plinths
- Mannequins
Art and Craft Supplies
- Artists paints – watercolours, acrylic, oils, etc.
- Books relating to craft, art, building, gardening, or special interest
- Paintbrushes and other artist tools
- Scrapbooking embellishments, papercraft accessories
Paper and Cardboard
- Paper and cardboard (leftovers and offcuts)
- Wallpaper rolls
- Magazines – high quality – think National Geographic, Frankie, Interiors, Arts, NOT Better Homes & Gardens, Women’s Weekly (unless they are 1970s or earlier)
- Moving boxes
- Cardboard Drums
- Cardboard tubes
- Gift bags
- Wrapping paper
Stationery
- Pens, pencils, textas
- Staplers, hole punches, tape
- Notepads, cards, envelopes
Timber
- Timber and plywood – de-nailed, including structural timber, flooring, spools and frames
- Theatre flats
- Corks
Textiles
- Fabric and textiles – rolls, swatches and samples. Minimum 1m length for cut fabric.
- Film and theatre props and costumes
- Haberdashery – zippers, buttons, thread, belts, clips, braid, ribbon, padding, trims, thread, yarn
- Leather – belts, rolls, skins, off-cuts
- Rope, cord and twine
Metal
- Metal – punch-outs, brackets, wire, sheets
- Screws, nuts, and bolts
- Tools
- Jewellery making supplies
…and anything that is suitable for crafting and making, including commercial over-runs and industrial off-cuts – but always check with us!
What we can’t accept
Unfortunately, there are some things we can’t accept. We have limited storage space and can only take items that we know will have a quick turnaround, as well as being safe, clean and suitable for reuse. For that reason, we cannot accept the following items:
- Beds and mattresses
- Books (fiction, reference books)
- Chemicals
- Clothes
- eWaste including CRT televisions and monitors
- Glass
- Homewares including glasses, dishware and cutlery
- Lever arch files or binders
- MDF, fibro or chipboard
- Office furniture including filing cabinets, desks and chairs
- Office products like lever arch files, folders and suspension files
- Open household paints or spray paints
- Polystyrene domestic packaging
- Used computer peripherals including used ink cartridges and toner
- White Goods
But just because we can’t take it doesn’t mean you have to trash it! The good news is that there are other specialist organisations who can help you when we can’t. Take a look at our list of other ways you can reuse and recycle.
Still not sure?
Fill out our online donation enquiry form here
Phone: 02 9569 3132
Email: info@reversegarbage.org.au