Give it, don’t bin it
for Students living off campus
You make good things happen.
Since 2012, donations from students have helped raise up to £1.3 million for the British Heart Foundation – Thank you!
DONATED
A whopping 289 tonnes of items donated to the British Heart Foundation
WHICH RAISED
A massive £500,000 to help support lifesaving research.
AND FUNDED
4 Heartstart schemes
240 defibrillators awarded
350,892 free heart health resources
51 organisations CPR trained
26 British Heart Foundation Retail Shops
AND DONATED
The equivalent of 4,000 meals to help local people in food poverty
Donate your unwanted items…
A single bag of donations could be worth as much as £14
We have delivered ‘give it don’t bin it’ packs to your homes in parts of Ardwick, Fallowfield, Hulme, Levenshulme, Moss Side, Old Moat, Rusholme, Withington and several blocks in the city centre.
Each pack includes British Heart Foundation bags for your unwanted items. If your property has individual bins, we’ve also included blue and brown bags for your surplus recycling.
British Heart Foundation donation banks are located across Manchester. Simply put your unwanted items into a British Heart Foundation bag and drop them off at any one of the donation banks before you leave.
Get extra bags
Extra bags are available from Manchester Student Homes offices in Fallowfield and Fallowfield Owens Park Campus.
Duvets and Pillows
Remember to take your duvets and pillows home with you. Please do not put them in the general waste bins or British Heart Foundation donation banks.
Collection Bank locations
Listing all locations…
- 22 Ladybarn Ln, Manchester M14 6WP, UK
- Bax Rd, Manchester M13 0FT, UK
- Chester St, Manchester M1, UK
- Moseley Rd, Manchester M14, UK
- 128 Ladybarn Ln, Manchester M14 6YH, UK
- Whitworth St W, Manchester M1, UK
- 49 Landcross Rd, Manchester M14 6LZ, UK
- 50 Mabfield Rd, Manchester M14 6LW, UK
- 1 South Grove, Manchester M13 0AU, UK
- 5 Granville Rd, Manchester M14 6AD, UK
- 262 Wilmslow Rd, Manchester M14 6ND, UK
- 17 Booth Ave, Manchester M14 6RB, UK
- 1 Ladybarn Rd, Manchester M14, UK
Yes Please
- Clean and reusable items – clothing, paired shoes, books, CD’s & DVD’s, small electricals (e.g., hairdryers, toasters) pans and crockery
No Thanks
- Dirty and damaged items
- Sharp items such as knives
- Duvets, pillows and bedsheets
- Toiletries and laundry items
- General waste
…then recycle what’s left
Do your bit and recycle as much as possible
Please ensure that you take your bin out on bin collection days between Monday 4th June to 9th July. If your property has communal bins and bin stores, please continue to recycle as usual.
did you know you can recycle up to 70% of your rubbisH?
What to put in the blue bins
- Cardboard
- Food and drink cartons
- Newspapers and magazines
- Comics and waste paper
- Pizza boxes
What to put in the brown bins and bags
- Plastic bottles
- Milk bottles
- Foil and takeaway trays
- Glass bottles and jars
- Tins and cans
Since 2012, donations from students have helped raise over £1.3 million for the British Heart Foundation – Thank you!
Best reuse and waste prevention project of 2017 (CIWM Sustainability and Resource Awards).
Contact Us
Richard Dudley, Neighbourhood Officer, South Neighbourhood Team