WASTE NOT, WANT NOT: GIVE YOUR UNWANTED ITEMS A NEW HOME

Get Rid of and Donate CIC (GROAD) is an environmental non-profit organisation focusing on reducing domestic and commercial waste to landfills by recycling and preventing poverty in communities.

GROAD directly benefits those underprivileged, impoverished communities and people in need of that extra support, providing immediate assistance with free clothing, shoes, and other living essentials. Retrieving and giving back in a methodological way, donating good items to new homes can lengthen the use of a 2nd or even 3rd life span and have a greater advantage to those who can benefit.

Wanted Donations

Wanted Items - Donations for Ukraine Refugees UK *Ongoing - supporting resettled families in the UK.

Other items of need adult and children's clothes, shoes, toys, board games, books, IT equipment/electronics, homeware, electrical appliances, TVs, bed linen, surplus food, kitchen utensils toiletries, tools, garden equipment

Continuous Needs

Continuous demands - Adult and children's clothes, shoes, coats, jackets, sleeping bags backpacks/travel bags, bed linen, housewares,

Community Request

*Large items - Fridge freezer, washing machine, vacuums, food processors, blenders, TVs, laptops, computers, children’s furniture

*Large items are only collected if requested by individuals and families - please note Get Rid of and Donate do not collect furniture and store

Our Story

Get Rid of and Donate CIC collects unwanted items, redistributes and recycles reducing waste to landfill.

Helping vulnerable people with limited or no financial resources for basic necessities. It is a circular and sustainable approach to reduce, recycle and reuse good condition items and tackle disposal, production, and consumption by:-

  • Minimise waste and overpopulating landfill sites, carbon emissions, and consumption

  • Bringing to the fore, recycling is imperative that we all participate in educating the public, and that all social classes, ethnicities, and people of all backgrounds campaign and advocate for environmental action.

  • Working collaboratively with partners local authorities, schools, community projects, businesses, and communities to educate and be more resourceful when considering the disposal of unwanted items in a sustainable way.

Need to declutter and donate, we can arrange a collection or a drop off at our community centre or ShoptoDonate store, click on the link below and Take Action

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Our Environmental Mission

Get Rid of and Donate is committed to promoting responsibility for the environment and minimising waste by re-use and recycling methods.

Our key objectives are to:

  • Minimise waste by evaluating operations and ensuring they are as efficient as possible.

  • Reducing toxic emissions through the selection and use of its fleet and the source of its power requirement.

  • Actively promote recycling both internally and among our customers and suppliers.

  • Source and promote a product range to minimise the environmental impact of both production and distribution.

Community Hubs-Holiday Closure

Sunday 31st March-April 7th 2024

Get Rid of and Donate would like to thank you for your continuous support by recycling unwanted items and reducing waste to landfills. Your donation helps vulnerable groups of people, and families in the community by giving back a 2nd or 3rd lifespan, to people in need.

Community drop-offs are now closed for the holidays at both community drop off, please reschedule a drop-off when the centers reopen

Sunday 14th April

St Faith’s Community Center, Red Post Hill, London SE24 9JQ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Edward Alleyn Sports Club, 83Burbage Road, (down the pathway to the back of the residential pathway) 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Donations will be received by our volunteers, please do not leave items outdoors at any of the properties they will not be received

  • Here what others are saying about us! Get Rid of and Donate is a fantastic idea. I have donated bedding – duvets, cushions and pillows – which would have gone to landfill, were it not for Get Rid of and Donate. When she came round at a later date to pick up some further items that I wanted to donate, the project was able to tell me who exactly who my donations were gifted to – a couple from Armenia – and it was heart-warming to know people benefited from my donation. When you drop goods off at a charity shop, you just don’t get that connection. Andrea, the project manager is a lovely, warm, altruistic person and has a shrewd organisational mind. I’m thrilled that Get Rid of and Donate is operating in my area and have recommended the service to friends and neighbours.

    — Amy Shindler

  • I just wanted to say a big thank-you for your kindness and sensitivity when you came to collect my late mother’s items. Get Rid of and Donate were very respectful and patient. It was such a difficult task for me – my mother’s whole life was in that flat. On each of the three occasions we met, the team were reliable, kind and gentle; it was so reassuring to know that my mother’s belongings were going to such a good cause. She would have loved that.

    — Erica

  • Get Rid of and Donate is doing an amazing job. The project Director Andrea, I’ve really got no idea how she manages to squeeze so many hours into a day but, in doing so, she ensures the team supports the reduction of waste community by collecting goods that might otherwise have gone to waste or landfill and putting them to good use in the wider community. Every neighbourhood needs an Get Rid of and Donate!

    — Becky

  • I had a computer catching dust under my desk that I wasn’t able to use anymore for my IT job. I could not bring myself to throw the computer away as it still worked. I am very thankful Get Rid of and Donate gave it a second life and found a new home for it.

    — Bruno Combelles

  • I would like to commend Get Rid of and Donate for the amazing service. I have recommended the project to several friends and family members and we have all been incredibly impressed. Collections are prompt and carried out efficiently. This service has definitely increased the donations that I make, as it takes all the hassle out of donating. I hope more people take advantage of Get Rid of and Donate.

    — Cathie McCabe

If you have unwanted possessions that we can pick up and pass on to someone who might benefit from them, then please don’t hesitate to get in touch. We can collect at a time convenient to you.

We love hearing from our community. Have a comment about Get Rid of and Donate? Email us your feedback at info@getridofit-donate.com