Willen Hospice
Damaged or poor-condition clothing, shoes, cushions and books are collected for recycling rather than sold in shops.
Baby & children
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Can't accept
Car seats and booster seats
Listed under unaccepted safety equipment
Their wording
“Safety Equipment eg helmets, car seat”
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Can't accept
Cots, carrycots and cot mattresses
Given as an example of unaccepted baby/children's equipment
Their wording
“Baby/children's equipment e.g. cots/prams”
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Can't accept
Prams, pushchairs and buggies
Given as an example of unaccepted baby/children's equipment
Their wording
“Baby/children's equipment e.g. cots/prams”
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Can't accept
Soft toys without a CE or UKCA mark
Unboxed toys or toys without CE markings not accepted
Their wording
“Unboxed Toys, games and puzzles or toys without CE markings”
Furniture
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Can't accept
Upholstered furniture without a fire label
Furniture and upholstered items must have fire labels
Their wording
“Furniture & upholstered items with fire labels”
Electrical
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Can't accept
Used printers and ink cartridges
Their wording
“Printers, TVs and monitors”
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Check first
Large appliances and white goods
White goods must be in new/nearly new condition
Their wording
“White goods must be in new/nearly new condition”
Safety equipment
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Can't accept
Helmets and safety headgear
Listed under unaccepted safety equipment
Their wording
“Safety Equipment eg helmets, car seat”
Mobility & medical
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Can't accept
Medicines and medicinal products
Their wording
“Medicines”
Hazardous materials
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Can't accept
Loose and car batteries
Their wording
“Batteries”
Bedding & textiles
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Can't accept
Duvets and pillows
Their wording
“Used bedding”
Sport & outdoor
✕ Can't accept Sports equipment generally not accepted, no specific items listed — “Sports equipment”
Other
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Can't accept
Pet food, medicines and used pet bedding
Their wording
“Used pet supplies”
Additional source wording
Specific restrictions that have not yet been consolidated into their own item pages:
- Coffee pods — “Coffee Pods”
- Christmas trees — “Christmas Trees”