Read The Junk Map Privacy Policy. Use of this website indicates that you have read and accept these Terms of Use.Our stores are stocked with a wonderful selection of new and gently used home and building supply items. Visit us today and take advantage of our low prices and no HST! Consider donating your old kitchen or your e-waste! We have the skill and the know-how to safely and securely dispose of your e-waste or dismantle your old kitchen. Learn more about our e-waste and kitchen salvage programs here! Did you know that in 2014, our ReStores diverted 163,545 lbs. of e-waste and 164,968 lbs. of salvage materials from landfill sites! Save on dump fees, help the environment, and give another family a brighter future- it’s a WIN, WIN, WIN! Revenue from our ReStore directly supports administration costs and our 5-year Campaign to build at least 25 homes and raise $2 million.Do you wish to continue? Get a quick overview of all the merchants in your area with our handy comparison table.
The easy-to-navigate scrolling feature lets you compare merchants at a glance and bookmark your favourites, helping you to make better, faster choices. You could update your browser right here: Monday to Friday 8.30 am to 5.00 pm Closed Saturdays, Sundays and Public HolidaysNot far from the tube station, you will find this little alley with a couple of garages, full of second-hand furniture (or third-hand and even forth-hand). It is definitely more a scrapyard of furnitures than a shop, but in this bric-a-brac, you can find treasures for a bargain. If you like vintage furniture “East London style” and if you like customizing and repainting, you might find the rare pearl here.I have an old, working computer and want to donate it. Where do I go? You might choose to simply go to a local community organisation and ask if they would like a computer. It could take time before you find someone to take an old computer, especially if it is outdated. You could give it one of the regional schemes that will take computers, refurbish them if necessary, and give them to schools and community organisations.
There are ‘The Ark’ and ‘RCN’ in Auckland and ‘Remarkit Solutions’ in Wellington. The eDay website lists these and other organisations which will collect and dispose of working computers, though most of them will only take large numbers of computers from corporate or Government organisations.. Another option is to use the Donate website to find a recipient for anything which you would like to donate. Once you have registered (this is free), you can list your goods (or time or discounts) on the website and wait for a community group to contact you about receiving it. You can also get more general information on computer recycling and donation on our Recycling page. I want to donate clothes, furniture etc where should I go? First, ensure the items are in a reasonable state – that they are clean, (and if relevant) they are safe and still in working condition. There are a number of places you can donate second hand goods, such as charity bins, low-cost second hand stores run by charitable organisations, or you can donate goods to some organisations directly so they can use them in their charitable work or pass them on to their clients.
Some charities provide clothing bins – often located near supermarkets – where members of the public can deposit clothing. Again, the clothing should be clean and in a reasonable condition. There are a number of charities which operate low cost second hand stores, and these stores accept donations of clothes, furniture, and other household items. Some provide a free pick-up service for donated items, especially for larger items or donations. The Salvation Army, Red Cross, Presbyterian Support, and St Vincent de Paul Society are just some of the charitable organisations which operate second hand stores (or 'op shops') across New Zealand. The Women’s Refuge sometimes accepts donations of clothes and toys. Contact your nearest branch to find out where you can drop off donated goods. If you have unwanted curtains which are still in reasonable condition, consider donating them to a local Curtain bank. The curtains will be repaired and thermally lined if necessary and installed into the homes of low income households as extra insulation.
If you would like more suggestions of where you can donate items, contact your local Citizens Advice Bureau. Someone came to the door asking for donations to a charity. How do I know whether they are genuine? When large charitable organisations collect donations door to door or in the street, they often publicise it in the media and collections are often done only within a specific week or day. Genuine collectors should be wearing a badge or other item which identifies them as legitimate collectors for the organisation. If you aren’t sure whether the person at your door is genuinely collecting for a charitable organisation, you could offer to donate via their website instead. You can also call the organisation on whose behalf they claim to be collecting, and ask them whether they are collecting door to door and what identifying item collectors are wearing. If you’ve never heard of the charity they are collecting for, it’s easy to search the Charities Register to check whether it’s a genuine charity (not all genuine charities are registered, but a registered charity will have been checked by Charities Services).
How much of my donation actually gets to the people who need it? One way that some charities fundraise is by arranging for a commercial fundraising company to collect donations – by phone or in the street, for example. They normally pay for this service from the donation money. It may not be possible to find out what proportion of your donation goes straight into the pockets of the fundraising company, as some charities treat this as confidential information. What you can do is: Can I get a tax refund on money I’ve donated? If you donate money to an approved charity (the Inland Revenue refers to these as ‘donee organisations’) you can claim a proportion of that amount as a tax credit. You can check whether your charity is a donee organisation by searching this list on the IRD website. To get this tax credit you would need to complete a Tax credit claim form IR526 for the appropriate tax year, and send this to the IRD along with the receipts relating to your donations.