Donations Policy

Our policy for management of donated goods to ECO Work-Shop.

  • We greatly appreciate every donation offered but we reserve the right to refuse any item that is being offered to us.
  • 100% of the profits made from each donation will go to ECO Work-Shop.
  • Donated items become the property of ECO Work-Shop and may be sold or disposed of at our discretion.
  • All items we are unable to sell will be passed onto other charitable organisations where possible.
  • Please contact us before donating any items so we can make sure they are suitable for us.
  • All donated items must be thoroughly checked by the donor to ensure the donor is aware of what they are giving.
  • We are unable to accept donations of large furniture items due to space constraints.
  • We cannot provide appraisals or valuations of donated items. It is the donor’s responsibility to determine the value of their donation for tax purposes.
  • Donor’s may request a receipt for their donation, which will include the date of their donation and a general description of the items donated. However, we cannot provide a detailed list of every item donated.
  • The items we can’t accept are listed below.

 

Items we can’t accept.

We appreciate all donations, but we reserve the right to refuse any items offered to us under our own discretion.

Clothing:

Nightwear without the label ‘Warning, Keep Away from Fire’ or ‘Low Flammability’

Children’s clothing or fancy-dress costumes without fire safety labels, including hand-knitted clothing   

Used underwear   

Branded uniforms (working uniforms with logos)

Used Swimwear

Children’s Items:

Cot Bumpers, pram mattresses, used mattresses, children’s pillows  

Repainted Cots and drop side cots

Used breast pumps, sterilisers 

Car seats or booster seats  

All inflatable armbands and rings worn as floatation aids   

Furniture and Homeware: 

Large furniture items due to space constraints

Used pillows, duvets, and mattresses   

Cushions and cushion covers without relevant fire safety label attached to outer cover or inner filling  

Furniture that does not comply with fire retardant standards or without relevant fire safety labelling (unless pre-1950s) 

Unboxed or partially burned candles

Blinds without original packaging and safety instructions 

Used hot water bottles 

Coat hangers

Cooling tower/fans

Electricals:   

Electric blankets 

Electric showers 

Sunbeds and tanning equipment 

Fridges and freezers 

Washing machines, tumble dryers, and washer dryers 

Sharps/Weapons:  

Firearms of any kind, including airguns, ammunition (including replica guns, unless obviously toys)

Knives, daggers, stabbing or martial arts related weapons

Sharp gardening tools, axes, and scissors (except cutlery)

Swords, sword sticks, crossbows and catapults

We cannot sell dangerous items for legal and safety reasons. 

You can dispose of sharps or weapons via your local police station. 

Heating and Cooking Appliances: 

Gas appliances, gas cylinders and oil-filled radiators   

Microwaves 

Storage heaters  

Oil and gas Agas 

Sports “Exercise” & Safety Equipment: 

Buoyancy aids, life jackets, inflatable dinghies, and toys  

Safety helmets, harnesses, riding hats and crash helmets   

Climbing equipment  

Fire-fighting equipment and fire extinguishers 

Software and Hardware:  

Home-recorded videos, CDs, DVDs, software, or games

Videos, CDs & DVDs which aren’t  legally classified by the British Board of Film Classification   

Used Drives and SD cards/ USB sticks

Miscellaneous: 

Chemical/hazardous items such as cleaning agents, solvents, adhesives and poisons

Any form of smoking/vaping/drug paraphernalia, apparatus or accessory

Culturally insensitive items, such as ethnic caricature dolls

Pornographic or adult material and accessories  

Flammable items such as firelighters, barbeque lighting tools, spray paint, fireworks, fuel and fuelled equipment 

Prescription or general medication including vitamins

Any items made from ivory or items made from endangered species

Counterfeit (fake or imitation) products  

Used manual shaving kit

Prosthesis/Dentures