Charities

Many charities gratefully receive good quality donated items including furniture, electrical equipment, clothes, toys and games, books, bric-a-brac and paint.

Community Recycling Organisations that recycle Furniture and Electrical Equipment

Organisation	Address	Telephone No.
Emmaus Mossley	Longlands Mill, Queen Street, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL5 9AH	01457 838608
The Salvation Army	2 High Street Providence House, Rochdale, OL12 0MT	01706 645 151
The Tree of Life	8 St Chad's Crescent, Oldham	0161 626 3339

Charity Shops in Oldham for recycling Clothes, Toys, Books and Bric-a-brac

Organisation	Address	Telephone No.
Age Concern	10 Church Lane, Oldham	0161 633 0213
Age Concern	55 George Street, Oldham	0161 624 9008
Age Concern	10a Coalshaw Green Road, Chadderton	0161 628 6253
Age Concern	83a High Street, Lees	0161 620 0230
Age Concern	Unit 3, Shopping Precinct, Sisson Street, Failsworth	0161 683 4074
British Heart Foundation Shops	2 Henshaw Street, Oldham	0161 678 6707
British Red Cross Shop	7 Manchester Chambers, Manchester Street, Oldham	0161 627 4899
British Red Cross Shop	26 Market Square, Royton	0161 628 6505
Cancer Research UK	25 Market Place, Oldham	0161 620 1661
Charity for Life	7 Tanhill Lane, Oldham	0161 633 8515
Help the Aged Shop	37 Henshaw Street, Oldham	0161 624 4961
Help the Aged Shop	6 Market Square, Royton	0161 620 5411
Help the Aged Shop	Unit 4, Chadderton Shopping Precinct, Chadderton	0161 620 5411
The Mind Shop	72 Yorkshire Street, Oldham	0161 626 6371
Oxfam Charity Shop	31 Yorkshire Street, Oldham	0161 652 4697
Shelter Shop	68 Yorkshire Street, Oldham	0161 620 4381

Bicycles

Donate your old bikes to Gremlins - ring Fiona Jones on 0161 284 3733 or 07789446992, or email Gremlins at inbox@gclw.org.uk. Refurbished bikes and spare parts are available for sale from the project's workshop. They also run a cycle library, and can offer training in bike maintenance and repair, and road/bike safety.

Charitable Organisations that recycle Old Spectacles

Vision Aid Overseas

12 The Bell Centre
Newton Road
Manor Royal
Crawley
RH10 9FZ

Ring your local optician to see if they collect for them or send direct to the above address.

World in Sight Appeal - Help the Aged

207-221, Pentonville Road
London
N1 9UZ

Spectacles can be dropped off at Dolland and Aitchison opticians or posted to the above address.

Charitable Organisations that recycle Mobile Phones and Printer Cartridges

Action Aid

The PDSA shop
33 Albion Street
Oldham
OL1 3BQ

Just bring your mobile phone or printer cartridge to the PDSA shop.

Help the Aged

FREEPOST Fonebak Recycling
Grays
RM15 4YE

Put your old mobile phone, plus battery and charger if possible, into an envelope. Don't forget to remove your sim card! Send it to the above FREEPOST address, or drop your mobile phone into your local Help the Aged shop.

Child Advocacy International

FREEPOST CRUMP

Child Advocacy International, a registered charity, collects phones and sells them on to be recycled or reconditioned to raise money to support its vital work in children's hospitals worldwide. To donate an old mobile (including old chargers and batteries) at no cost to yourself,simply send it to the above FRREEPOST address. For more than 10 please call: 0800 083 2103 (for free courier collection).

They also collect Inkjet Cartridges (and some laser but please ring first to check what is suitable). Send small quantities addressed to: FREEPOST Child Advocacy International, or ring 01782 712599 (for a free courier collection if you have more than 1 small box).

Oxfam Bring Bring Scheme

FREEPOST LON16281
London
WC1N 3BR

Just bring your mobile phones to any Oxfam shop, or if you're donating fewer than 10 phones, you can send them to the above FREEPOST address. If you're donating more than 10 phones, please call 0870 752 0999 to arrange a courier.

Other charity shops may also recycle mobile phones and printer cartridges, so check at your local shop.

Remember always contact the charity shop or community recycling organisation before donating items to ensure that they can accept your items.

You could also look at giving unwanted items away on the OldhamFreecycle website. Freecycle is a nonprofit organisation full of people interested in keeping good stuff out of landfills. The Oldham Freecycle group is open to all who want to "recycle" that special something rather than throw it away, or look to acquire something themselves. Have a look at their website.

If you are a charity involved in recycling and want to promote your scheme on this page, please e-mail contact@oldham.gov.uk .