All items · Hazardous materials
Petrol and diesel items
Also covers: petrol lawnmower, strimmer, chainsaw, jerry can, generator
Almost all say no
13 refuse it outright — but 1 takes it under conditions. Evidence: 14 direct.
Why shops refuse it
Fuel residue makes engines a fire risk in storage and transport.
What to do instead
Drain completely — some shops then take garden machinery — or use council recycling.
Charity by charity
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Can't accept
British Heart Foundation
Also petrol or diesel-fuelled DIY/garden tools.
Their wording
“Petrol or diesel powered items”
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Can't accept
British Red Cross
Their wording
“petrol or diesel fuelled items”
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Can't accept
Cancer Research UK
Listed among flammable items along with firelighters and fireworks.
Their wording
“petrol or diesel”
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Can't accept
Cornwall Hospice Care
Their wording
“Petrol or diesel garden tools such as lawn mowers”
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Can't accept
DEBRA
Covers fuel items generally, including gas and solid fuel.
Their wording
“Any items of fuel (gas, solid fuel, petrol etc)”
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Can't accept
Dorothy House
Their wording
“Petrol or diesel fuelled garden tools”
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Can't accept
Princess Alice Hospice
Their wording
“Petrol or diesel fuelled garden tools such as lawn mowers”
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Can't accept
Salvation Army (SATCoL)
Their wording
“petrol or diesel fueled garden tools”
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Can't accept
Shaw Trust
Their wording
“petrol/diesel tools”
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Can't accept
St Peter's Hospice
Their wording
“Petrol or diesel fueled garden tools such as lawn mowers”
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Can't accept
The Children's Trust
Their wording
“Petrol or diesel fuelled garden tools such as lawnmowers.”
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Can't accept
Trinity Hospice (Blackpool)
Their wording
“Petrol or diesel fuelled items”
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Can't accept
Wales Air Ambulance
Their wording
“Any gas or petrol appliances”
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Check first
Samaritans
Unless new or sealed.
Their wording
“Petrol, diesel or oil driven items”
Not mentioned in 30 charities' guidance
Absence from a charity's list doesn't mean they accept it — it just isn't singled out. Ask your local shop.
- Not mentioned Acorns Children's Hospice
- Not mentioned Age UK
- Not mentioned Barnardo's
- Not mentioned Claire House Children's Hospice
- Not mentioned Crisis
- Not mentioned Dogs Trust
- Not mentioned Emmaus
- Not mentioned FARA Charity Shops
- Not mentioned Great Western Air Ambulance Charity
- Not mentioned Keech Hospice Care
- Not mentioned LOROS Hospice
- Not mentioned Marie Curie
- Not mentioned Octavia Foundation
- Not mentioned Overgate Hospice
- Not mentioned Oxfam
- Not mentioned PDSA
- Not mentioned Phyllis Tuckwell
- Not mentioned Save the Children
- Not mentioned Scope
- Not mentioned Sense Scotland
- Not mentioned Shelter
- Not mentioned St Barnabas Hospice (Lincolnshire)
- Not mentioned St Christopher's Hospice
- Not mentioned St Giles Hospice
- Not mentioned St Vincent de Paul Society (SVP)
- Not mentioned Sue Ryder
- Not mentioned Traid
- Not mentioned Willen Hospice
- Not mentioned Woodgreen Pets Charity
- Not mentioned YMCA (England & Wales)