It’s that time of year...

A new year is calling, and with it new arrivals...

Have you got some odds and ends that you don’t know what to do with? You can donate your unwanted items to the Re-Use Fair – a programme that promotes Re-Use, not only to help students, but to also help reduce waste, resource use and carbon emissions.

See below for what we WILL and WON’T accept, how to store items, and where your nearest drop-off point is.

**Please note knives will only be accepted at the Students' Union Hub collection point for reuse. All knives must be removed and handed over in a towel in a separate bag (e.g. sandwich bag or tied plastic bag etc.) or a secured container (such as a Tupperware box) - to prevent injury and ensure secure storage.**

WE WILL ACCEPT:

• Clean and washed bedding – duvets, sheets & pillows
• Clean and washed towels
  
• Clean crockery and kitchenware*
  
• Other useful items (i.e. clothing hangers)
• Toiletries (full and unopened bottles only)
  
• Cleaning products
  
• Books (not course books - fiction)
  

WE WILL NOT ACCEPT:

• Items NOT stored in double bin bags, zipped bags, a bag for life, or a securable container.
• Any food of any kind - please donate non-perishable food to the Bow Food Bank or to the SU Student Food Pantry.
  
• Clothes and shoes – please donate to the British Heart Foundation bins on campus
  
• Open and part-filled toiletries
  
• Plastic wallets, ring binders
• Knives or other sharps (place these in the sharps bin, or follow the process below to donate at the SU Hub Reception)
  

Please donate any other items to residents staying longer, other charities where relevant, or dispose of these in the general waste bin.

Drop Off Locations and Times

Student Village, Next to the Parcel Lockers, bank 1, at France House:

• Monday 2 to Sunday 22 December - 10am - 4pm Daily
  

Student’s Union Hub Reception (Mile End Campus):

• Weekdays Only: Monday 2 to Monday 16 December - 9am - 5pm - Monday to Friday
  

PLEASE NOTE:

If you are donating a sharp knife, the Students' Union Hub will be the ONLY location accepting knife donations for reuse:

**All knives must be removed and handed over in a towel in a separate bag (e.g. sandwich bag or tied plastic bag etc.) or a secured container (such as a Tupperware box) - to prevent injury and ensure secure storage.**

Knives WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED at the Student Village Donation Station, here they should be placed into the designated sharps disposal blue wheelie bin.

Items must be securely stored in double bins bags, zipped bags, or a securable container.

If the drop off times are not convenient for you, please donate your unwanted items to the British Heart Foundation donation banks*, located between Beaumont Court and Creed Court, or between Maynard and Varey House, Bow Food Bank Boxes in the Zero Waste Shop and VIllage Shop or to the nearest charity shop. You may also consider donating any unopened and unused food items to the Queen Mary Students' Union Food Pantry for fellow students to use.

Any broken items or garbage must be disposed in the recycling or general waste bins. Thank you. 

Find out more about how Queen Mary Students' Union is being green here and follow Queen Mary Sustainability on Instagram to stay up to date with the latest green news and events.

If you have any questions please contact QMSU Hub reception at su-qmsu.reception@qmul.ac.uk or the Residences Reception using residences-reception@qmul.ac.uk.

*THE BRITISH HEART FOUNDATION WILL NOT ACCEPT:

• Blankets
• Carpets/Rugs
• Cushions/Pillows
• Glass
• Metal
• Paper
• Quilts
• Rags
• Rubbish
• Videos