Leeds Beckett University - City Campus,
Woodhouse Lane,
LS1 3HE
Take the stress out of moving out
Moving Out doesn’t have to involve a last-minute rush to clear out your old things. Here are some simple ways to get rid of all your unwanted stuff, from the unopened tins to broken electricals.
1. Start now
A small amount of time getting organised now will save you from the final day panic, or a fine from either your landlord or the council if you try to leave stuff behind.
2. Most of it isn’t rubbish – donate it
Every year unwanted items in Leeds weighing hundreds of tonnes are donated or sold on by students. Your old stuff gets a new lease of life in a home that needs it. Here’s what you can do with it:
Good to Give – collecting from your doorstep.
Around 7000 student homes will get a blue bag and instructions delivered through their door.
1. Fill the blue bag we’ve posted alongside this flyer.
2. Put it in a visible place outside your house before midday, any day (including weekends) except Mondays between 7 June and 1 July.
3. Our team will collect the bag – simple!
Yes please: Clean and reusable items Clothing Bedding (e.g. duvets, pillows and bedsheets) Paired shoes Books CDs & DVDs Small electricals (e.g. hairdryers, toasters) Pans and crockery
No thanks: Dirty, damaged and worn out items Sharp items such as chopping knives Underwear Toiletries and laundry items Houseplants General waste Furniture – Take it to the Revive shop at Kirkstall or ask a charity to collect it. See our webpage for more info.
Extra blue bags will be available – only to houses who have had the first one through their door - through Leeds University Union, Leeds Beckett Students Union, Café of the Crescent, Left Bank, and HEART.
Act now - put your bag out before 17 June and we’ll post you another one.
Drop your things into at a donation bank – you’ll probably walk past one today.
- Textile banks for clean clothes
- Electrical banks for anything with a wire or plug, working or broken
3. Get rid of your glass – drop it at the glass banks
You can take just about anything to your local recycling centre, open 8am-6pm, 7 days a week: By car or on foot at Evanston Avenue, Kirkstall, Leeds, LS4 2HR car only to Meanwood Road, Meanwood, Leeds, LS7 2LP
4. Food
Donate unopened and non-perishable food, like tins and bags of pasta to a local food bank.
Rainbow Junktion Monday, Thursday and Friday from 12–3pm All Hallows’, 24 Regent Terrace, LS6 1NP.
5. Sell your stuff
Selling things has never been easier, and can help your bank account as you give your stuff a new home.
Clothes apps like Depop - buy, sell, discover unique fashion and https://www.vinted.co.uk/ are simple ways to reach millions of users
You can sell furniture, clothes and just about anything on Facebook marketplace.
6. Use your bins
Get rid of the paper, metals and plastic - black for general rubbish like food.
Check your bin day here so you don’t miss a collection
Don’t dump it – avoid a £200 fine
Do not leave waste on the street or at the side of your bin. Dumping ruins your local environment, creating an eyesore, attracting rats and causing pollution.
