Where Can You Donate your Furniture in South Africa
Moving house or office can be a great time to declutter and get rid of any items that you no longer need, including furniture. It means that you won’t be taking up space in your removal truck with things that you don’t want or need in your new home. Read more about how to declutter your house here.
Charities are always looking for furniture that they can sell. Giving to these charities as a donation extends the life cycle of your belongings which is good for the environment and also helps out these charitable organisations to get more money.
There are some charities that will come and pick up your furniture for free or you can drop it off yourself if you have a vehicle that is large enough to transport it.
Where can you donate your furniture?
Joburg Child Welfare
Joburg Child Welfare supports underprivileged families and children. They are always grateful for donations that can fill their centres. They can be found in Johannesburg.
The Charity Stores
The Charity Stores is a charity that accepts almost any donation and is always looking for furniture to sell. They are a charity that supports hydroponics vegetable farming, beekeeping, animal welfare, and also underprivileged children and the elderly. If you are interested in helping the environment, then the Charity Stores is a great place to donate.
SPCA Randburg
The SPCA Randburg takes care of animals in need. They have a charity store where they sell second-hand belongings as well as some types of furniture. You can find this charity store in Johannesburg.
Recycling centres
If for whatever reason your furniture isn’t suitable for charities, then you should consider using a recycling service. Remade and Pikitup are both services that will come and pick up your furniture and take them to a recycling centre. For those in Cape Town there is Recycle 1st and Clearer Conscience that offer furniture collection and even kerbside collection.
Tips for donating furniture
Only donate furniture in good condition
Charities won’t be able to sell something that is broken. Make sure your furniture is in a good enough condition to sell before you donate. It is a lot of unnecessary effort for the charity if they realise after the donation that the furniture is not fit to sell, and they then have to get rid of it.
Prepare your items
Make sure any furniture you are donating is clean and dusted. Be sure to let the charity know of any stains or damage to the furniture before they come to collect it so that they can decide if it is still worth it. If you have any of the original boxes of any of the furniture, it would be really helpful to place the furniture back into it, so that it is better protected for the journey.
Donating furniture to charities is a great way to get rid of any unwanted things, especially big items that you might not be able to easily move yourself. Do your own research and find out what charities you would like to give your furniture to.
Related: Where to donate clothes when moving?
