1. Furniture and unwanted household goods
Ottery St Mary
RIO (Recycling In Ottery)
Telephone: 01404 815825
A not-for-profit community organisation that can take your unwanted furniture, bric-a-brac and white goods - in fact most things that are in a good, clean and fully-working condition. May be able to collect.
Exeter
Telephone: 01392 202032
Exeter-based charitable organisation that collects good-quality donated furniture, electrical items and carpets to pass on to families and individuals on very low incomes.
Axminster
Trade and Donate Recycling Shop
Telephone: 01297 639988 or 01297 33075
Covers all of East Devon.
Honiton
Telephone: 01404 758082 or 07880 512 327
Covers most of East Devon.
Chard
Furnicare
Telephone: 01460 6822
Covers the east part of East Devon.
Online resources
Freecycle - post an advert with what you have and if someone else can make use of it you can arrange for them to collect it. It's all free!
Pinterest is a social media site that can give good ideas to reuse many different items.
Mobile phones
Envirofone recycle mobile phones and give you credit for a new phone.
CRUMP is a charity that recycles mobile phones. Freepost CRUMP, tel: 0800 0832103.
Wood
Men's shed is a charity that provide carpentry skills they may be interested in any leftover wood from DIY or gardening projects.
Bubble Wrap
Most charity shops would really appreciate any donations of bubble wrap for the many reusable products that they sell.