We have partnered with the University of Oxford, Oxford Brookes and the British Heart Foundation (BHF) to encourage students to donate their unwanted items as they move out at the end of term.
The Pack For Good campaign, now in its eighth year, will see unwanted items donated to provide vital stock for BHF shops.
The profits raised from selling items will go towards the charity’s lifesaving research – and its fight for every heartbeat.
Last year in Oxford over 7,500 bags were collected. This is equivalent to the weight of 10.1 elephants and this has raised over £105,000!
Materials collected provides revenue to support students studying heart disease.
What to donate
Students and staff at both universities, along with residents of Oxford, are encouraged to donate:
- Clothing
- Shoes
- Accessories
- CDs
- DVDs
- Books
- Kitchenware
- Small electricals, such as hair dryers and hair straighteners
Collection points
Through the scheme, the BHF will provide donation points on university campuses, as well as providing temporary collection banks at key drop off points in the city. Temporary banks will be installed in the following locations (red heart pinpoints) from Thursday 19 March and will remain in place until August 2020. Locations of all our recycling banks can be viewed on the map below.
The temporary BHF banks are located at:
- Botley Road
Permanent BHF banks are located at:
- Friars Wharf
- Headington Hill
- Sinnet Court
- Territorial Way
More information about recycling banks in Oxford can be found on our recycling bring banks page.
