Donate furniture and other household items
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If your furniture is no longer of saleable quality, you can take it to the Landmann Way Reuse and Recycling Centre or donate it to charity.
Charity shops
There are lots of charity shops in Lewisham that accept good quality items. To find out where your nearest charity shops are and what they accept, visit the Charity Retail Association website.
British Heart Foundation shops
To see what items can be donated or to arrange a free collection, visit the British Heart Foundation's website.
British Heart Foundation furniture and electrical store:
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209–211 Lewisham High Street, Lewisham SE13 6LY
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020 8318 6343
Emmaus
Emmaus is staffed by homeless people, who get a home, work and the chance to rebuild their self-respect in a supportive, community environment. They can collect your unwanted furniture and electrical appliances and resell them.
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226 Elmley Street, Plumstead, London, SE18 7NN
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020 8854 3426
Deptford Action Group for the Elderly (DAGE)
The DAGE charity shops sell furniture, clothing, records, and other items. They arrange collection of large items that are of saleable quality.
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71 Deptford High Street, London SE8 4AA
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020 8691 8823
Giving World Online
Giving World Online offers a solution for busy companies and organisations that do not have the time or resources to find people that could benefit from their surplus goods.
- Tel: 0845 833 3783
- Giving World Online website.
Donation outlets
Lovejunk
A group of sustainability lovers from all around the world on a mission to make rubbish clearance cheaper, safer and more sustainable.
Lewisham Toy Library
Donate toys that can be put back into use by children in South East London.
Recycle and reuse websites
You can give unwanted furniture and belongings away on Facebook Marketplace, Freecycle, Freegle or Gumtree.