Say Goodbye to Clutter and Hello to our Donation Banks!
Is your room feeling chaotic from clutter? Perhaps you and your housemates have an impractical amount of kitchenware? If you're feeling overwhelmed by excess stuff, it's time to take action!
This article is part of our Moving Out campaign. The aim is to help reduce the stress of moving out through three steps to sort your excess stuff – barter it, bank it and bin it!
We’ve teamed up with Leeds Beckett, Leeds Arts, Leeds City Council and UniPol to make it easier than ever to declutter and donate your unwanted items. Whether it's books, kitchenware, or clothes, you'll find recycling and donation points located near your residence. Read on to learn more and find your closest drop-off points.
What can I donate?
- Clothing, towels, sheets, blankets, curtains or shoes at our four new Revive Charity Banks
- Small kitchenware (pots, pans, utensils), books, shoes, small working electricals, and clothes at the British Heart Foundation Charity Banks
- Books at the Little Free Libraries community cabinets
- Small electricals such as chargers and kettles at Electrical Items Banks
- Empty glass bottles at Glass Recycling Banks
- Bulkier items (such as furniture) can be donated at Kirkstall Recycling Centre or Meanwood Recycling Centre
All donations should be in a clean and saleable condition. If you have any doubt on what you can or can't donate, please email sustainability@leeds.ac.uk.
Where are the donation banks?
The drop off points are located throughout Leeds' residential areas, so you’re always just a short walk away from them!
We've listed the locations of all 14 donation banks on the following Google Map:
Donation Bank LocationsFood
No-one likes to throw away good food, so don’t. Here are some food collections going on:
Hyde Park Picture House
73 Brundell Rd, LS6 1JD
Thursday 27th June
11am - 4pm
Come to the pop up donation station outside the picture house
Rainbow Junktion Community Café
All Hallows Church, 24 Regent Terrace, LS6 1NP
Donate from 10am to 4pm
Monday, Thursday & Friday
Ring the doorbell
Rainbow Junktion Community Café and Hyde Park Picture House can accept:
- Pet food
- Spices/oils (both opened and unopened!)
- Fresh fruit and vegetables
- Unopened bread/bakery products
- Eggs up to a week past their best before date
- Unopened tinned food like bean or soup and dry food like pasta (even if past best before date)
- Unopened frozen food that is labelled and dated.
Where will my donation bank stuff go? 
This year, we've partnered with Revive Reuse to introduce four new clothing donation banks in the local community. These green donation banks are hard to miss and serve as easy drop-off points! By donating, you're not only decluttering but also supporting important causes. Revive Reuse's profits benefit their member charities SLATE and SVP, meaning you’ll be making a positive difference.
Items you donate to the temporary British Heart Foundation (BFH) banks will help stock the local Leeds BHF charity shops helping to raise funds for their research into all heart and circulatory diseases and the things that cause them
Together, let's spring clean for sustainability! Declutter your space, donate your items, and make a positive impact on our community and the planet.
Moving out with Unipol
This summer we’ve teamed up with Unipol to help make moving out less stressful. Our three steps to a clutter free life are barter it, bank it and bin it. If you can't sell or swap your items you can always donate them in one of the many donation banks we've installed around Leeds.
You can get more advice on moving out and find out more about how to deal with extra stuff with Unipol.
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
We use the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a framework to guide our activity. Our work on social impact is linked to the following SDGs:
- Goal 10: Reduced inequalities
- Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities
- Goal 17: Partnerships
Find out more about our impact on the SDGs.
