Working donkey carrying cart on road
Working donkey carrying cart on road

Recycle For SPANA

Having a clear out at home? Why not help working animals at the same time by recycling your unwanted items to raise vital funds! Read on to find out how to recycle your jewellery, gadgets, cars, stamps and postcards for SPANA.

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Recycle your jewellery and gadgets

Recycling for Good Causes accepts old jewellery, watches, gadgets and even old foreign or UK banknotes.  

All items received are assessed and recycled by experts to raise the greatest possible funds for SPANA. We’re delighted that almost £20,000 has been raised from our recycling appeals so far, so thank you to everyone who has donated.  

Pack and send 

Pop your items into an envelope (no bigger than A5 size), then click here to download and print your freepost label. 

The following items can be donated: 

  • Jewellery and watches (in any material even if damaged or broken) 
  • Foreign or UK banknotes (even out of circulation ones, but not coins) 

Recycling sack 

If you have a large amount of items to recycle or would like to collect more over a period of time, then simply request a free recycling sack, involve your family and friends, and arrange a free collection when it reaches an acceptable weight (10-30 kg).  

The following items can be donated in a Recycling Project sack: 

  • Jewellery and watches (in any material even if damaged or broken) 
  • Currency – any coins or banknotes, UK and foreign (even if out of circulation) 
  • Mobile phones 
  • Cameras (old film, digital and video) 
  • Stamps (loose, single, albums, first day covers, presentation packs, collections, postcard collections) 
  • Gadgets (sat-navs, ipods, MP3 players, games consoles, games and accessories). 
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Giveacar

Scrap your car for SPANA! We have teamed up with Giveacar, the car donation website. If you are thinking about scrapping your car, why not donate it to SPANA?  

Giveacar arranges the free collection of all cars, anywhere in the UK. Cars are either recycled, and a donation made based on the value of scrap metal, or put into an auction, and a donation made based on the proceeds of the auction. 

Donate your car to SPANA here.

 

Pile of first and second class stamps which can be donated to SPANA

Donate used stamps

You can now donate your used stamps to raise much-needed funds for SPANA. All kinds of stamps are welcome, on or off paper.

Simply cut or carefully rip the postage stamp from the used envelope, being careful that you don’t damage the stamp. Once you have a collection of stamps please send them to:

SPANA
PO Box 16992
Sutton Coldfield
B73 9YA

Please make sure you pay the correct postage.

Recycling for Good Causes will arrange a collection for larger quantities of stamps weighing over 10 kgs. This equates to about two buckets full of stamps. For more information on large stamp collections, please contact Recycling for Good Causes at info@recyclingforgoodcauses.org or 0800 633 5323.

Fan of postcards which can be donated to SPANA

Donate old postcards

Do you have any old postcards lying around at home? By sending them on you can help raise funds for working animals.  

Please send postcards to:  

Miss J Webb 
18 Hammonds Way
Totton 
Southampton 
Hampshire
SO40 3HF 

Miss Webb kindly sells both used and new postcards on to collectors and donates the proceeds to SPANA.