Cornwall Hospice Care

Baby & children

• ✕ Can't accept Car seats and booster seats
  Their wording

  “Car seats”

• ✕ Can't accept Cots, carrycots and cot mattresses

  Cots, carrycots, moses baskets, playpens

  Their wording

  “Cots, carrycots, moses baskets and playpens”

• ✕ Can't accept High chairs
  Their wording

  “Highchairs”

• ✕ Can't accept Home-made and hand-knitted toys

  Includes hand-knitted baby clothes

  Their wording

  “Hand knitted items; including hand knitted toys and baby clothes”

• ✕ Can't accept Prams, pushchairs and buggies
  Their wording

  “Prams, pushchairs and buggies”

• ✕ Can't accept Soft toys without a CE or UKCA mark
  Their wording

  “Soft toys without a CE or UKCA label attached”

• ✕ Can't accept Stair gates and bed guards
  Their wording

  “Stair gates”

• ✕ Can't accept Used playpens

  Cots, carrycots, moses baskets, playpens

  Their wording

  “Cots, carrycots, moses baskets and playpens”

Furniture

• ✕ Can't accept Damaged, broken or incomplete furniture
  Their wording

  “Furniture with missing parts that make them unsafe”

• ✕ Can't accept Fitted or dismantled flat-pack furniture
  Their wording

  “Flat packed furniture without instructions or unboxed”

• ✕ Can't accept Pianos and organs
  Their wording

  “Upright pianos and organs”

• ✕ Can't accept Upholstered furniture without a fire label
  Their wording

  “Upholstered furniture without a fire label”

Homeware & household

• ✕ Can't accept Coat hangers
  Their wording

  “Coat hangers”

• ✕ Can't accept Used, homemade or unlabelled candles
  Their wording

  “Candles without fire warning instructions”

Electrical

• ✕ Can't accept Broken or untested electrical items

  Also devices missing correct power cord or remote

  Their wording

  “Any electrical item with excess rust, broken parts or exposed wiring”

• ✕ Can't accept Computers, phones and other data-holding devices
  Their wording

  “Personal Computers (PCs), computer hard drives and unusable laptops”

• ✕ Can't accept Electric blankets and heat pads

  Even when new

  Their wording

  “Electric blankets – even when new”

• ✕ Can't accept Electric showers
  Their wording

  “Electric showers”

• ✕ Can't accept Gas appliances

  Includes gas cookers, gas heaters, paraffin/gas stoves, and gas Agas

  Their wording

  “Gas appliances – either mains or bottled”

• ✕ Can't accept Hardwired storage heaters
  Their wording

  “Storage heaters”

• ✕ Can't accept Large appliances and white goods

  Ovens with glass fronts; white goods; refrigerators and freezers

  Their wording

  “Kitchen and Utility White goods”

• ✕ Can't accept Oil, paraffin and petrol heaters

  Paraffin stoves; oil Agas

  Their wording

  “Paraffin and gas stoves”

• ✕ Can't accept Old-style (CRT) televisions and monitors

  Printers not accepted unless new in box

  Their wording

  “CRT Tube/old fashioned TVs”

• ✕ Can't accept Sunbeds and UV lamps
  Their wording

  “Sunbeds and tanning equipment”

• ✕ Can't accept Used or unsealed personal-care electricals
  Their wording

  “Personal appliances (shavers, foot spas) unless unused in original sealed box”

• ✕ Can't accept Used printers and ink cartridges

  Printers not accepted unless new in box

  Their wording

  “CRT Tube/old fashioned TVs”

• ✕ Can't accept Waste-disposal units
  Their wording

  “Waste disposal units”

Safety equipment

• ✕ Can't accept Climbing ropes, harnesses and hardware
  Their wording

  “Climbing equipment, ropes and harnesses”

• ✕ Can't accept Helmets and safety headgear
  Their wording

  “Safety helmets, riding hats, cycle helmets and crash helmets”

• ✕ Can't accept Life jackets and buoyancy aids
  Their wording

  “Buoyancy aids, life jackets, inflatable dinghies”

Mobility & medical

• ✕ Can't accept Incontinence and continence products
  Their wording

  “Incontinence pads/pants”

• ✕ Can't accept Medicines and medicinal products

  Includes vitamins

  Their wording

  “Medical equipment and medication including vitamins”

• ✕ Can't accept Wheelchairs, mobility scooters and walking aids

  Commodes, hospital beds, crutches, and other medical equipment

  Their wording

  “Bath aids or seats”

Health & beauty

• ✕ Can't accept Prescription glasses
  Their wording

  “Prescription spectacles”

Sharps & weapons

• ✕ Can't accept Ammunition, flares and fireworks
  Their wording

  “Guns and ammunition (including replica guns, unless obviously toys)”

• ✕ Can't accept Guns, replica weapons, swords and crossbows

  Includes replica guns unless obviously toys

  Their wording

  “Guns and ammunition (including replica guns, unless obviously toys)”

• ✕ Can't accept Knives and bladed items
  Their wording

  “Knives”

Hazardous materials

• ✕ Can't accept Fire extinguishers and smoke alarms
  Their wording

  “Firefighting equipment”

• ✕ Can't accept Paint, solvents and household chemicals

  Also cleaning agents, solvents, adhesives

  Their wording

  “Chemicals, paint thinners, aerosols”

• ✕ Can't accept Petrol and diesel items
  Their wording

  “Petrol or diesel garden tools such as lawn mowers”

Food & drink

• ✕ Can't accept Food and drink
  Their wording

  “Perishable goods, food and drink”

Media & books

• ✕ Can't accept Counterfeit and pirated goods

  Also fake branded handbags/purses

  Their wording

  “Pirated or copied CDs and DVDs”

• ✕ Can't accept VHS tapes

  Also audio cassettes

  Their wording

  “Videos or audio cassettes”

Restricted materials

• ✕ Can't accept Ivory, fur and taxidermy
  Their wording

  “Ivory”

Bedding & textiles

• ✕ Can't accept Duvets and pillows

  Also sleeping bags

  Their wording

  “Used duvets, pillows and sleeping bags”

• ✕ Can't accept Wet, soiled or mouldy textiles
  Their wording

  “Hand knitted or heavily soiled clothing”

Clothing & accessories

• ✕ Can't accept Damaged, old or oversized suitcases
  Their wording

  “Damaged suitcases”

Sport & outdoor

• ✕ Can't accept Bicycles

  Listed alongside scooters, unicycles, trikes

  Their wording

  “Bicycles, scooters, unicycles or trikes”

• ✕ Can't accept Roller skates, rollerblades and skateboards

  Also ice skates

  Their wording

  “Roller skates and inline skates”

• ✕ Can't accept Ski boots, skis and snowboards

  Also ski boots

  Their wording

  “Skis and snowboards”

• ✕ Can't accept Treadmills, exercise bikes and gym machines
  Their wording

  “Exercise bikes, treadmills and cross trainers”

• ✕ Can't accept Used inflatable beds, boats and water toys
  Their wording

  “Inflatable swimming pools, toys and pumps”

Additional source wording

Specific restrictions that have not yet been consolidated into their own item pages:

• Broken or soiled toys
• Incomplete board games and jigsaw puzzles
• Outdoor tree-hanging swings and hammocks without safety instructions
• Items supplied by the NHS
• Sanitary items or nappies
• Damaged pictures or frames
• Tents
• Landline telephones (subject to discretion)
• Mains Christmas/fairy 240v lights
• Safety equipment and eye protection
• Stepladders and ladders
• Promotional CDs given away for free