The Hills Reduce Reuse Recycle Directory
Giving for Reuse
Bicycles
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Pass on your Bikes to someone with younger children in you street, extended family, friends
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Bikes for Life you can donate Adult bikes to WhiteHorse Transfer Station Burwood Hwy any unsuitable bikes will be recycled for metal
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Bicycles for Humanity Melbourne bikes in good used condition to Bicycle Superstore Shop 1004 Westfield Fountain Gate Shopping Centre
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Smart Phones
Follow the Links to Donate you old Smart Phone and charger to Unemployed workers, Assylum Seeker Resource centre or Able Australia ( remove data )
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Towels, Bedding, Furs ??
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Animal Aid Coldstream.. Towels, blankets wool jumpers etc ( no pillows no doonas) They will either be sold in their opshops or used as rags bedding etc for animals. Secondhand kennels and dog beds accepted and available by donation. or ask your local Vet
Wildlife Victoria - take clean towels, sheets, pillow cases. inkind@wildlifevictoria.org.au
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Snuggle Coats : giving Furs back to animals by post.
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Hearing Aids Eye Glasses
Electronic equipment
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Equipment Recycle Network in Ringwood accept Personal Computers for refurbishment -these go to people with disabilities especially children .
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They also accept Laptops, Cd, Dvd and Video players and cables for recycling, funds go to a vareity of charities
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They have a Buy and sell list too. of disabilty equipment
Remote Op Shops
The Remote OpShop Project is a new way to give your pre-loved items purpose by supporting the development of independent locally-owned OpShops in Aboriginal communities throughout remote Australia. Remote Opshops list what items they need to save on sending unneed goods.
When travelling in remote communities I noticed how expensive and in appropriate (synthetic ) clothing often was.for the climate. This program not only provides clothes at affordable prices but creates a community work. Consider natural based clothing.when donating. .
Bread Tags for Wheels chairs
Yes you can save up your bread tags send or drop off them for recycling. and in doing so pay for a disadvantage person in South Africa to have a wheel chair. Win Win, keep those pesky tags out of the environment and landfill. See link Aussie Bread tags for Wheelchairs and South African website Drop to Kallista General store, Kallista. Recycled Roots and Leaves Silvan, Tecoma Uniting church.
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MaKe Possum and Joey Pouches and Liners
Got some left over wool, some 100% cotton fabric, then you can make a possum or Joey Pouch with liners for Wires and Wild Life Victoria , click link for instructions.
Here are some I made from scraps of wool and a soft cotton shirt.
Sport shoes
Lightly worn sports shoes can be donated to Shoes for Planet Earth locally at Fit Gym 15 station st Mount Evelyn to be sent to people in need in Australia, and overseas, eg homeless, shelter crisis centres, indigenous communities orphanages , disaster recovery, ( no tears, holes and clean please . gold coin donation per pair. )
Save a piano / donate a piano.
Recycled pianos saves pianos from landfill, either restoring them to playable condition or repurposing them into attractive items of furniture. Then recycling as much as possible that is left They also donate pianos to schools and .accept pianos for rescue from the public. .
" PREPS" is a Programme for Recycled Educational Pianos in Schools" - a joint initiative of Hendry Pianos and Pianos Recycled. This applies the Street Piano idea into school's playgrounds. Following a successful trial at Dandenong West PS, we invite all schools to apply for a working and tuned piano to liven up kid's lunchtimes.
Get your school a piano for Free (you pay only for delivery and tuning). Simply email us "PREPS" and your contact details to pianosrecycled@gmail.com "
Cars
Yes you can donate your old car.
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Kids under cover accept donations of second-hand cars. They sell the cars at auction and will issue a receipt of the amount recovered as a tax deduction.
Handbrake turn ( Concern Australia) teach kids how to fix cars, and, cars are then passed on to people in need of second-hand cars or sold to raise funds. They will pick up the car (via tow truck). They will give you your plates so you can claim the residual registration.
You can also get your car serviced Dandenong
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