Charity and recycling collection boxes
We invite you to bring along your donations of the following items.
Batteries, pens, markers, ink & toner cartridges
These will be taken to Officeworks by one of our members.
*Not industrial or commercial grade batteries, such as machinery batteries.
More info at https://www.officeworks.com.au/information/about-us/sustainability/environment/recycling
Blister packs - used/empty blister packs
These will be sent to one of the few organisations recycling these items. These can't go in Darebin recycling bins.
Board game pieces and incomplete boards games
One of our members will create complete sets, which will then be given away and/or taken to op shops.
Will be collected by Span Community House Thornbury as a local collection hub for Bread Tags for Wheelchairs
Egg cartons - clean and intact
12-egg cartons will be taken to Helping Hands Preston who purchase eggs that are irregular shaped and not good enough for supermarkets and pack and sell them. 6-egg cartons will be given to social enterprise cafe Moon Rabbit Cafe in Preston
Jars - clean, glass jars with metal lids
Jars of all sizes (clean and without labels please) will be donated to social enterprise cafe Moon Rabbit Cafe in Preston, who use them for coffee and tea and are helping keep Darebin waste-free!
Mobile phones - old (prefer still working) and accessories – don't have to be smart phones
Domestic Violence Safe Phone (DVS) will receive all phones and accessories donated. The mobile phone is something that many of us take for granted, but it can be a lifesaver for victims of domestic violence. DVS is an initiative that specialises in erasing, testing and distributing old mobile phones to people who may be in need of them to keep safe.
Old, clean towels and pet carriers will be accepted to be distributed to pounds and rescue groups.
Rinsed please :) Plastic bottles tops from plastic milks and tetra packs will be collected to be shredded at a local collection point, for later use in sustainable building products.
Plastic cards - old credit cards, loyalty cards, used gift cards etc
Old, used and no-longer-used plastic cards will be used to make guitar picks (plectrums) at Span.
Plastic containers - unmatched tops and bottoms (clean, no cracks, splits) - not takeaway containers
Will be re-matched by The Useful Box: Tubs Project and sent back out into the world!
Thick and unbroken please :) Span Community House Thornbury will collect and sort then donate to Joe’s Market Garden at CERES.
Local artist and market stall holder Dan Plasto, will collect donations of used and unwanted cigarette lighters, make up bits and pieces, old textas, pens, pencils, and paintbrushes, rusty keys etc to be used in his artworks.