Recycle

A good place to start is your local charity, however please follow the golden rule that if you woudn’t ask your friend to pay you $5 for an item, it probably isn’t worth donating. Note that charities don’t have sufficient funds to repair broken items, so keep that in mind too.

Worldwide www.freecycle.org There are 3,953 Freecycle communities globally. Checkout the website to connect you with your local group, and to find out how this service works.
Worldwide www.scoodi.com Another free online community-based resource for disposing of stuff
Worldwide www.swapstyle.com An online fashion swap party where you can swap, sell or buy and items of fashion.
New Zealand www.recycling.nz.vodafone.com Mobile phones, batteries and chargers can be dropped off any any Vodafone retail store or posted by freepost.
New Zealand www.trconline.co.nz Toner Recycling Centre offers free recycling of all printing consumables, inkjet cartridges and toner cartridges nationwide.
New Zealand www.the-ark.co.nz The Ark Computers works with New Zealand businesses to utilise the computers that have reached the end of the companies’ useful life and refurbishes them to provide cost effective computing resources for schools and learning institutes.
Australia www.recyclingnear.com.au Allows you to search by council area or product for recycling depots.
Australia www.ednat.edu.au The Computer Technologies for Schools project is a national project aimed at providing surplus information and communications technology equipment to government and non-government schools around Australia. The project sources equipment from the public and private sector and arranges distribution to schools.
Australia www.planetark.com/cartridges Simply take your empty and unwanted printer cartridges to your nearest participating Australia Post, Officeworks, Harvey Norman, Tandy, Dick Smith Electronics or PowerHouse outlet and place them in the special “Cartridge 4 Planet Ark” bins.
Australia www.mobilephonerecycling.com.au You can find through this site how to recycle your mobile phones in your local state, and help raise funds for a charitable organisation at the same time.
Australia www.mobilemuster.com.au Has a handy “hand ‘em in locator” to help you find your nearest collection point for mobile phones.
Australia NSW www.ccmad.com.au Clothing Can Make a Difference, accepts good quality new and pre-loved suits and clothing suitable for women to wear to a job interview, court hearing or simply when out and about. These clothes are distributed to women’s refuge centres around Sydney
Australia QLD www.absoe.com.au If you have good quality office furniture they will send a buyer to check it out and even pay you to take it away!
Australia QLD www.brisbane.qld.gov.au The Brisbane City Council website has a whole section devoted to recycling and a downloadable directory.
Australia QLD www.fittedforwork.org Take donations of good quality pre-loved clothing, shoes, bags and accessories to help long-term unemployed women re-enter the workforce.
Australia SA www.iss.net.au/pc_rec_sig This group relies on the generosity of both donors of equipment and their members to work voluntarily in receiving the equipment, reconditioning it, redistributing it and providing short term suppor to recipients.
Australia SA www.itshare.org.au/live/hardware.html Refurbishes computer parts and peripherals.
Australia SA www.epa.sa.gov.au/hhwd.html The Hazardous Household Waste Depot is a free service operated by the EPA for householders and farmers (not businesses) to dispose of hazardous waste.
Australia VIC www.b2recyclers.com.au B2C Recyclers operate a computer recycling warehouse and are open Monday to Thursday at Thomastown.
Australia VIC www.fittedforwork.org Take donations of good quality pre-loved clothing, shoes, bags and accessories to help long-term unemployed women re-enter the workforce.
Australia VIC www.qualityrecords.com.au Will buy used CD’s DVD’s, record albums and books.

If you know of any other great ways to recycle clutter, let us know!