Donating duvets to charity

Primrose

I have two virtually new single duvets in their covers to dispose of and am having difficulty finding a suitable charity to give them to as two charity shops I've approached told me "put them in the recycling bin" as they're not allowed to take them.


This is such a waste and I won't do this. Does anybody know of a national charity perhaps for the homeless or resettling refugees who would be able to make good use of them? There doesn't seem to be a Salvation Army in our area, and I don't know whether they take these kinds of products.

Fen1

The Red Cross. Emmaus.

Alternatively, would a local women's refuge take them?

nanto3girls

Even if mine were like new,i wouldn't expect anyone to want them.We gave ours to kennels,who said they like them for bedding for the dogs.

Ilona

I had a duvet I didn't want, nearly new. I cut it into nine squares and made nine dog/cat cushions out of them. Used an old duvet cover to cover them.

Yes, you could give it to a dog rescue.
Ilona

SailorSam

Doesn't that seem a waste. I've got a couple of nearly new duvets up on top of the wardrobes i was going to take to a charity shop. Surely at this time of year some homeless person would be glad of it.

Serendipitious

After downsizing, I put a feather duvet that had hardly been used on freegle, and someone came to collect it to make a bed for their cat.

I was happy with that, saved it going into landfill.

Most charities can't take them for hygiene reasons. Which is understandable.

harrys_nan

I have just given 3 to the local Staffie rescue.

Mojisola

Our local drop-in centre accepted a couple of sleeping bags for their clients so a similar place may take the duvets.

choille

Put them on freecycle or gumtree for free. Them who need them will get them....

Norman_Castle

"put them in the recycling bin"

Very poor advice. Unless whoever collects your recycling asks for duvets they will not want them.

missbiggles1

Serendipitious wrote: »

After downsizing, I put a feather duvet that had hardly been used on freegle, and someone came to collect it to make a bed for their cat.

I was happy with that, saved it going into landfill.

Most charities can't take them for hygiene reasons. Which is understandable.

Is it?

Don't people wash their charity shop buys as a matter of course?