The Children's Trust

Baby & children

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

  “Children's car seats.”

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

  General toy rule, not limited to soft toys.

  Their wording

  “Toys without a CE mark.”

Furniture

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

  Includes large tears/damage, missing or unsafe parts, and damaged veneer.

  Their wording

  “Furniture with missing parts or damage that may make the item unsafe.”

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

  “Upholstered furniture without a fire label including items without labels that are part of donated sets.”

Homeware & household

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

  “Candles without instructions”

Electrical

• ✕ Can't accept Electric blankets and heat pads
  Their wording

  “Electric blankets.”

• ✕ Can't accept Electric showers
  Their wording

  “Electric showers”

• ✕ Can't accept Gas appliances
  Their wording

  “Gas appliances (mains or bottled).”

• ✕ Can't accept Hardwired storage heaters
  Their wording

  “Hardwired storage heaters”

• ✕ Can't accept Large appliances and white goods
  Their wording

  “White goods.”

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

  “Sunbeds and tanning equipment.”

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

  “Waste disposal units”

• ! Check first Oil, paraffin and petrol heaters

  Oil-filled radiators only accepted with a thermostat.

  Their wording

  “Oil filled radiators (not supplied with a thermostat).”

DIY & garden

• ✕ Can't accept Used power tools or tools without instructions
  Their wording

  “Power tools without instructions”

Safety equipment

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

  “Safety harnesses of any sort.”

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

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

• ! Check first Life jackets and buoyancy aids

  Buoyancy aids, lifejackets and inflatable dinghies accepted only if new and boxed.

  Their wording

  “Buoyancy aids, lifejackets, inflatable dinghies unless new and boxed.”

Mobility & medical

• ✕ Can't accept Medicines and medicinal products
  Their wording

  “Medication including vitamins.”

Health & beauty

• ✕ Can't accept Prescription glasses
  Their wording

  “Prescriptions spectacles.”

Sharps & weapons

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

  “Guns and ammunition (including replica guns).”

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

  Includes swords, crossbows and replica guns.

  Their wording

  “Weapons, knives, swords, sword stocks, crossbows.”

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

  “Weapons, knives, swords, sword stocks, crossbows.”

Hazardous materials

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

  “Firefighting equipment.”

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

  “Petrol or diesel fuelled garden tools such as lawnmowers.”

Media & books

• ✕ Can't accept DVDs and videos without a BBFC rating
  Their wording

  “Home recorded DVDs, video and audiotapes, computer games and software on recordable CDs and DVDs.”

Restricted materials

• ✕ Can't accept Ivory, fur and taxidermy

  Real fur also excluded.

  Their wording

  “Ivory.”

Bedding & textiles

• ✕ Can't accept Duvets and pillows
  Their wording

  “Duvets and pillows that have been used.”

Sport & outdoor

• ! Check first Used inflatable beds, boats and water toys

  Buoyancy aids, lifejackets and inflatable dinghies accepted only if new and boxed.

  Their wording

  “Buoyancy aids, lifejackets, inflatable dinghies unless new and boxed.”

Additional source wording

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

• Software and hardware