Furniture

Including white goods and household items

Reuse:

Star Action:

There are many charity shops and reuse projects that welcome donations of furniture, white goods and other household equipment in good condition. Soft furnishings must have fire labels attached (except for antiques). Most also sell items to raise funds.

For information on how to donate or get help with furniture, appliances and other household goods throughout Scotland, contact More Than Furniture:

---

Revolve is the accredited reuse network for Scotland. Check the website or phone CRNS to see if your local reuse centre has joined the Revolve reuse network.

---

Cisera collect household goods in good condition to sell on at car boot sales to raise funds for their organisation which helps international students.

---

Advertise for free any items you would like to give away or items you would like on Gumtree, Freegle or Freecycle. See Exchange schemes.

---

Auctions, antique shops, second-hand shops, car boot sales and the classified section in your local paper are other ways to buy and sell second-hand furniture. For local contacts check the Yellow Pages or see W: www.yell.com.

---

Edinburgh

The following charities/organisations offer collection services:

Barnardo's: 0131 554 4099

Bethany Christian Trust: T: 0131 467 3993

Blythswood Care: 0131 664 9353

British Heart Foundation: 0131 313 5325

Community Health and Advice Initiative (CHAI): 0131 442 2100

DebRA: 0131 554 3199

Edinburgh Furniture Initiative: T: 0131 557 7900

Hearing Dogs for Deaf People: 07521 819 487

Marie Curie Cancer Care: 01324 632 973

For more information about where to donate and buy items check the Edinburgh Charity Shop and Reuse Map on the Changeworks website or request a copy:

---

Donate good quality household items at the Reuse Cabins at the Community Recycling Centres in Edinburgh. Items will be distributed to various charities. See Community Recycling Centres Edinburgh.

---

Edinburgh Furniture Initiative (Refurnish 4 Less) is part of Four Square, a voluntary organisation that helps the homeless. They sell a wide range of used basic household items and appliances and good quality items can also be donated:

Opening Hours: 9:30am-4:30pm (Mon-Fri), 10am-4pm (Sat).

---

East Lothian

Bethany Christian Trust collects furniture and white goods from the Musselburgh area.

---

Recycling First Warehouse accepts and sells furniture and white goods (no carpets or gas items). A collection service is available:

Unit 12A, Macmerry Industrial Estate, EH33 1RD, T: 01875 615 797, W: www.recyclingfirst.freeuk.com.

---

Hearing Dogs for Deaf People accept and sell furniture:

Tel:07521 819 487

---

Midlothian

The Midlothian Advice and Resource Centre (MARC) collect and redistribute household furniture and electrical goods (no gas items).

---

Scottish Borders

Berwickshire Furniture Restoration Co Ltd will uplift furniture and household goods for free. They will then be restored and made available to people of limited means who are setting up a home:

T: 01361 884 886, W: www.bfr.freeuk.com.

Home Basics will uplift furniture, household and white goods, and donate to those in need. Sales of surplus stock take place in the depots one day during the week and also on Saturday mornings.

---

West Lothian

HomeAid collects and redistributes household furniture and electrical goods (no gas items).

12-14 Gideon Street, Bathgate, EH48 4HD, T: 01506 652 230, E: home_aid@btconnect.com.uk, W: www.homeaid-westlothian.org.uk.

---

Repair:

Some items of furniture could be repaired rather than having to buy something new. For local contacts check the Yellow Pages under 'furniture repair and restoration' or 'upholsterers' or see W: www.yell.com.

---

Disposal:

For furniture that cannot be reused, call your local council for the special uplift service. See Local Councils. There is likely to be a charge for this service. Or take to your local Community Recycling Centres for disposal. See COMMUNITY RECYCLING CENTRES.

---

Office furniture

Reuse:

Chrysalis Interiors accept and sell items of furniture from offices and hotels for reuse:

---

Green-Works is a social enterprise that collects office furniture for reuse in order to divert it from landfill:

The voluntary sector, businesses and the general public can buy office furniture collected by Green-Works from KibbleWorks: T: 0141 842 8012 W: www.kibble.org

---

Recycled Scotland accept office furniture for reuse and recycling:

---

Samuel Burns & Co. accept and sell office furniture in good condition for reuse: