Office Furniture To Dispose Of

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I am moving offices in a few weeks, and I will have some really large desks to dispose of and a few old and some newish looking filing cabinets etc. I do not want to skip them so has anyone any ideas how I can get rid of them ethically?. I don't want any money for them just that whoever wants them collects them. Does anyone know of any charities that could use them, perhaps?

Any ideas gratefully received, as I really don't want to skip them.
 
Check out your local Freecycle group (Yahoo groups) they exist to find homes for stuff that's not easy to sell, but too good to go in landfill.
 
The YMCA here has a second-hand furniture shop, and a recycled electrics shop, Kathy, so I bet there's one somewhere in your county. They take virtually anything, and have a proper removals truck with men to handle the stuff.

Alternatively, there are many charities which struggle to find the funding for office furniture (people like to give towards funding medicine, aid, etc., not office desks!), so a trawl under the 'Charities' heading in your Yellow Pages might find some very grateful people. Any which give advice will work from office environments - Victim Support, Headway, the NSPCC, Age Concern, Help the Aged, or perhaps even your local hospice might need some office stuff? Round here, the Martlets Hospice is funded by charity, and run from offices, as are Macmillan Nurses.

Additionally, your local British Legion, Rotary, or Lions Clubs should have a good idea of the state of the charities they support - chances are they'll know who could benefit from your kind gesture. And many charities supporting addicts and the homeless could sometimes use the odd bit of furniture for their admin work.

Jft: auction houses struggle to sell any furniture nowadays. Kathy would be lucky to see £10 a desk, and then have to pay 16.5% commission out of whatever she got. The YMCA here sells donated wardrobes at around £30, and office desks would probably be saleable for £10-30 each depending on condition. On the other hand, many charities can't find people willing to donate towards materiel - only towards what they actually do!
 
Thanks everyone for your ideas and suggestions. :) It looks like I have a few calls to make this morning.
 
Otherwise put up a postcard in your local newsagent or supermarket -
'Free to good home... buyer collects'
There may be someone setting up a little business who'd be really glad of desks
Or try the Prince's Trust? They help young people set up businesses
 
Right, nearly finished with the move.... never, again :confused:

We found out the details of a new company that were moving onto our old estate and have donated all our old desks, chairs and filing cabinets to them. They were absolutely thrilled. We have a few more to go, but at least I can see an end to it all now and will take up a few more of your ideas on here to dispose/donate the remaining items.

Thanks again for all the advice, and Krizon, the cheque, as always, is in the post! B)
 
:D And for a poor old biddy like me, scraping along on her pension, it's very welcome too, Kathy! I can probably order another can of baked beans from Harrods now. :)
 
I now have a 22" Ilyama monitor (Vision Master Pro 511) to shift - only 3 months old - if anyone wants it, they would have to collect it from my house though as sending it would be a nightmare and I don't have a box. It's free to a good home... or even a bad one! Pls PM me for details if anyone is interested.
 
:lol:

If no one on this forum is interested in it by close of play today - I'll check if a local charity would like it. It's still available. I will let you know as soon as it has gone. It's a BIG screen so not really ideal for home use UNLESS you have a fairly big desk!
 
Kathy - don't forget most YMCAs have electrical shops and will come and remove it if a home isn't found for it. Good luck with it, whatever it is. :confused:
 
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