Ways to avoid throwing things away

Find out what you can do instead of throwing things away.

Sell online

Selling unwanted goods online is easy:

• auction sites or apps
• social media (Facebook market)

Sell locally

You may prefer to sell your goods locally:

• supermarket noticeboard
• local shop window
• workplace intranet
• car boot sales
• antique and vintage shops
• second hand bookshops
• NCT nearly new sales

Give away

There are a number of ways you can give your good away for free:

• jumble sale
• charity shops and websites
• other charity collections
• furniture projects
• Freegle
• Freecycle
• toy libraries
• give and take day
• give to family and friends
• community groups
• doctors' surgeries
• local schools

Repair cafes

If you have something that is broken, why not consider bringing it to a repair cafe to see if someone can fix it instead of throwing it away?

Hire or borrow

You can hire or borrow some items instead of buying them:

• libraries
• formal clothes hire
• fancy dress hire
• watch films and music online
• furniture rental
• cycle hire
• crockery, glassware and catering equipment hire
• tool, gardening and cleaning equipment hire
• catering supplies
• toy libraries
• from friends, family or other people in your local area