Get busy decluttering and help us save more lives

As we approach Recycle Week – running from Monday – the British Heart Foundation (BHF) is encouraging everyone to support its declutter campaign by having a good clear out and donating good quality pre-loved items.

We’re all pretty good at separating our household rubbish – and donating pre-loved goods to charity shops should be just as routine.

It’s a really easy and convenient way to give a new life to something you no longer want or need.

You can drop your donations into any of the BHF’s 700 shops and stores, post your items to us using our free downloadable label, or for bigger items like furniture, you can book a free collection.

In a year, the BHF saves over 57,000 tonnes of goods from going to waste, including 103,000 sofas and 13,000 items of pre-loved clothes.

We can all do a little more to help make a difference. And by donating your pre-loved items to the BHF, you’re also helping make a difference to those living with heart and circulatory diseases.

Each month, heart and circulatory diseases cause 1,200 deaths in Yorkshire and currently around 36,000 people in Barnsley are living with them.

From books to beds, footwear to fridges – your unwanted items help fund our life saving research.