Reduce your clutter and help raise donations
Recycling for us is easy
We are proud to partner with Recycling for Good Causes who can accept the following items of any age or condition.
- Bank notes and coins, UK or foreign of any age, including out of circulation.
- Cameras, digital, film, video, cinecameras, Hi-8, Super 8 etc.
- Games Consoles, games and accessories PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo, Sega, Atari etc.
- iPod and MP3 players, any brand, any age, any condition.
- Jewellery, including gold, silver, broken and costume jewellery.
- Mobile Phones, iPhone, Android, Smart phones, or feature phones
- Satnavs, TomTom, Garmin and all other brands accepted.
- Stamps, new or used, single stamps, First Day Covers, packs or albums.
- Watches, any age or condition, working, damaged or broken.
Ways you can recycle and raise funds
Alternatively, pack your own shoebox
Don't want to wait? Happy to pay for postage? Got a shoebox or similar? Start today and send in any of the listed items.
Did you know? By choosing to cover the postage, your items will raise more money for Macmillan.
All you need to do is send your box to:
Macmillan Cancer Support
c/o Recycling for Good Causes
14 Amber Business Village
Amber Close
Tamworth
Staffordshire
B77 4RP
We would love to say thank you for your support so include your name and email address in the box and Recycling for Good Causes will confirm it has arrived.
Sending your parcel
You can choose to drop off or have a collection from home with Royal Mail, Evri, Yodel or another courier service. A 2kg box usually costs between £3 and £5 to send.
Larger, heavier boxes are also welcomed but may cost you more to send.
If you have any questions, please call the friendly Recycling for Good Causes team on 0800 633 5323 or email info@recyclingforgoodcauses.org.
"Macmillan Cancer Support receives 75% of the proceeds from all recycled items."
Are you fundraising towards a challenge or a goal?
Order a recycling sack or box and start collecting donations to help you smash your target. Simply fill out your challenge name on the online form. When you send your recyclables in, Recycling for Good Causes will tell you how much your recycling has raised for you to add to your JustGiving page as an offline donation.
That is how Personal Trainer Gary did it in Somerset! By placing a donation box at his health club, members and his clients could also help contribute to his challenge.
Replicate Gary’s success and turn recycling into fundraising power!
How we work with Recycling for Good Causes
We use Recycling for Good Causes services' free of charge. Macmillan Cancer Support receives 75% of the proceeds from all recycled items whilst they take 25% to cover the costs for delivering the service.
Recycling for Good Causes has been in business since 1996 and uses a network of commercial partners for various items that get sent in to be recycled, to ensure that Macmillan get the best market price for the items received.
For further information, call 0800 633 5323 or visit Recycling for Good Causes
Other ways to give
Pre-loved clothes, shoes, and accessories taking up space? Donate from home, free bag, and collection.
Through Giveacar, you can help people living with cancer by donating used and unwanted vehicles.
Sell anything on eBay and you can choose to donate all or some of the sale profits to help Macmillan.