Reuse Donations

Donate unwanted items, we will reuse them

All donations now being taken at Acorn in Trinity Monday to Saturday 9am to 3.30pm

To donate your unwanted goods, simply drop them off at Acorn Reuse in Trinity.

Easy access & parking

There's plenty of parking and our staff are on hand to help and advise. It couldn't be easier!

The items you drop off are processed (sorted and cleaned) before being placed directly in the shop.

For donations of unwanted goods, please email donate@acorn.co.je

Examples of items we accept

Kitchen items

Kettles, tables, chairs, crockery, cutlery, glasses, cabinets

Bedroom items

Chests of drawers, bedside tables, wardrobes

Living room items

Sofas*, chairs*, bookcases, cabinets, desks, TV tables & units, coffee tables, lamps and other small furniture

General utilities

Vacuum cleaners, electric heaters, garden machinery

Electronic items

TVs, DVD players, video recorders, digital set-top boxes, computers, consoles & games, music systems

Household items

Mirrors, curtains, cushions, bedding, ornaments, pictures, books, CDs, DVDs, records

Miscellaneous:

Carpets / rugs, lawn mowers, garden furniture, tools, garden tools, bicycles, clothes, shoes, bags, belts, bric-a-brac, toys and games

* We’re not able to take sofas and soft furnishings that were made before 1988, or which don’t have the Fire Safety label displayed.

Examples of items we cannot accept

Toys

All battery operated toys

Furniture & housewares

Upholstered furniture without a fire label, including items without labels that are part of donated sets; upholstered furniture with large tears or damage; furniture with missing parts or damage that may make the item unsafe; flat pack furniture; glass tv units; veneered wood furniture with damage to the veneer exposing the inner wood.

Weapons

Knives, swords, sword stocks, crossbows, guns, ammunition (including replica guns).

Software & hardware

Home recorded DVDs; videos; audio tapes; memory cards; home recorded computer games; software on recordable CDs & DVDs.

Children's equipment

Unfortunately due to health and safety recommendations the following cannot be accepted: children's car seats, highchairs, cots, soft toys without a CE mark. and toys with batteries.

Electronic items

Electric blankets; sunbeds and tanning equipment; refrigeration units; TVs without HDMI ports or remote controls

Heating & cooking

Broken oil filled heaters

Safety & sports equipment

Buoyancy aids, lifejackets, inflatable dinghies, safety helmets, riding hats, crash helmets, cycle helmets, safety harnesses of any sort, fire fighting equipment.

Miscellaneous

Personal appliances such as shavers, foot spas, etc (unless unused and in with original sealed box); duvets and pillows that have been used; suitcases; tents (unless brand new and sealed); medication including vitamins; unsealed toiletries; perishable goods; food & drink; prescription spectacles; cleaning agents, solvents and adhesives; batteries; flares & pyrotechnics; fake or counterfeit items; items made from endangered species.

If you have something which is not listed, it might still be of interest, please contact us to see if we can help. Please note we may have to, at our discretion, refuse to accept items from time-to-time due to an over stock of some items. Many thanks.

You can download our information leaflet of what goods we accept here.