Old DSL Stuff for Charity?

Does anybody know of a charitable organisation to which I can send (Freepost) old/unwanted DSL equipment? This is all I can find but I�d rather somebody else benefit that receive a Pressie voucher or accumulate posts, etc:

http://www.broadbandrecycle.com/faq.aspx

Thanks

It would not be so bad if the voucher was for a reasonable company rather than "tat"!


For PCs &c I use: http://computers4africa.org.uk/index.php/donors.html but DSL is probably too advanced however an email to them could be useful.

If the items are sellable some Charity shops will take them - Oxfam has about 5 which do .

My local ones don't. Last year Oxfam was offered 2 routers and an X-Box (plus games). They took the games It's hard to find a chaity that will accept anything electrical.

Thanks for the link. A contact is oing to donate a laptop My stuff isn't suitable so 2 boxes full had to go to the place offering Pressie vouchers. I'm dead excited

One of our local places does, I believe they have a friendly PAT tester.

Too late

If you let me know where the shop is I'll see if I can get any future stuff out there.

I have a load of stuff I don't use, and not worth putting on ebay, but don't waste to just scrap it. So will sort out sending off stuff

I wonder how much stuff you have to send to buy a lovely bar of chocolate

http://www.pressie.co.uk/gift-ideas/category/occasio...

In reply to a post by ARD:

Does anybody know of a charitable organisation to which I can send (Freepost) old/unwanted DSL equipment? This is all I can find but I�d rather somebody else benefit that receive a Pressie voucher or accumulate posts, etc:

http://www.broadbandrecycle.com/faq.aspx

Thanks

Try you local primary school(s). Last year i gave my old pc, printer + old router to my local primary and they were absolutely thrilled to bits....the school secretary even came to my home to collect the items. She also sent me a Thank You card...bless her

Any PCs &c - contact Computers for Africa a very worthy cause.

I am about to consign about 40 PCs and monitors to them - found sitting in the corner of a room at the school where I chair the GB.

No idea if its too late or not or if any of these will take specific DSL equipment but i came across this page when searching around which may help...
http://www.itforcharities.co.uk/pcs.htm

Computer aid near the top of that list sounds like it MAY be a worthwhile organisation to donate old bits.

Edited by deleted (Thu 31-Mar-11 14:14:08)

For information (this is not meant as an advert for Oxfam) the following Oxfam shops sell Electricals, some other shops may accept them for passing on.

Sheffield, Fulwood Rd
Leeds, Headingley
Keswick
Ealing Music
Streatham High Rd

Some charity based furniture recyclers also take electricals .

There is also Freecycle , Freegle etc.

If the items are light and you are willing to pay postage PM me for the appropriate !! Oxfam shop.

Cancer UK say

In reference to supportus.cancerresearchuk.org/shop/donate-goods/what-you-can-donate/:

Electricals (but please do check with your local shop before you donate these)

then

In reference to supportus.cancerresearchuk.org/shop/donate-goods/what-you-can-donate/:

Unfortunately we are unable to sell:

* White goods such as fridges and washing machines

So I guess it depends on the resources local shops have for testing such appliances. It might also be worth contacting Social Services as in the past I've found them helpful in pointing me towards a local organisation that can take and make good use of unwanted, but basically sound, stuff.

I also know of two church based organisations within 3-4 miles that we've passed stuff to, there may be more.