Vale of White Horse District Council
Abbey House, Abbey Close,
Abingdon, OX14 3JE
Email: comments@whitehorsedc.gov.uk
Telephone: 01235 520202

Vale of White Horse District Council

Free disposal of furniture and electrical goods

Homeless charity Emmaus run a furniture store in Oxford which collects reusable furniture, electrical appliances and other household items from anywhere in Oxfordshire. The items are then sold on at reasonable prices to raise money for the charity.

How to donate furniture

Call 01865 763698 or email furniture@emmausoxford.org and explain what you want to donate. Please leave a phone number where Emmaus can contact you during the store's opening hours, which are 9.30am - 3.30pm Monday to Friday. A time will then be arranged when your items will be collected. You can also take furniture to the store on Westlands Drive, Northway Estate, Oxford, OX3 9QY, during opening hours but please phone first to check.

What items can be donated?

All furniture must be clean and able to be re-used. Electrical items must be in working order. For health and safety reasons, the charity cannot take:

• Gas appliances such as cookers and fires
• Secondhand carpets
• Sofas, mattresses and other upholstered items which are not fire retardant

What happens to the furniture?

They are sold on at reasonable prices to raise money to help house the ex-homeless people who work in the store. Any surplus is given to other good causes. Discounts are offered to people on benefits but you must bring proof that you are on benefits.

For more information see the Emmaus website or call 01865 763698.