Brighton and Hove is a city that prides itself on sustainability, community spirit and progressive thinking — and yet thousands of perfectly reusable household items still end up in the waste stream every year. Anglo Doorstep Collections runs free Brighton Hove City Council charity collections directly from residents’ doorsteps across the city, giving clothing, books, toys and more a second life rather than a trip to the tip. Whether you live in Hove, Kemp Town, Preston Park or Portslade, arranging a free pick-up takes just a few minutes online and costs you absolutely nothing.
Our collection rounds cover the full area administered by Brighton Hove City Council, spanning both Brighton and Hove as well as the surrounding neighbourhoods. Postcodes we serve include:
Not sure whether your street is covered? and our booking system will confirm availability for your postcode.
Booking is handled entirely online and takes no longer than a few minutes. Once your date is confirmed, simply pack your reusable items into bags or boxes, leave them outside your front door on the agreed morning, and our driver will collect them. There is nothing to pay, no forms to fill in on the day, and no need to be at home when we call.
From last season’s jackets and coats hanging unworn in the wardrobe, to children’s toys gathering dust in the spare room, we accept a broad range of household reusables. Below are the eight headline categories collected from homes across the Brighton Hove City Council area.
Tops, trousers, dresses, jackets, suits, hoodies, cardigans and more — clean and wearable
Paired and usable shoes, boots, trainers and sandals
Fiction, non-fiction, children’s books and reference titles in readable condition
Smaller toys, action figures, puzzles and games with all pieces present
Handbags, rucksacks, shoulder bags and holdalls in good usable condition
Scarves, hats, belts, jewellery and small fashion accessories
Music CDs, DVDs and video games in their cases
Clean bed linen, towels and similar household textiles
As well as the items above, Brighton Hove City Council residents can also donate:
Beyond these eight categories, we also collect a wide range of additional household reusables — including kitchenware, small electricals, tools and bric-a-brac. A full list appears on the booking page.
Reuse sits at the top of the waste hierarchy — above recycling and well above disposal. Every pair of jeans or children’s toy that finds a new owner through our service represents a real saving in raw materials, energy and carbon. Brighton Hove City Council has long championed environmental responsibility, and free doorstep donation collections in Brighton Hove City Council area give residents a practical, zero-effort way to act on those values at home.
The circular economy benefits are concrete. Items collected across Brighton and Hove are channelled directly into reuse markets, extending their useful life and reducing demand for newly manufactured goods. Charitable causes benefit from the value generated, and the city as a whole moves closer to its waste-reduction ambitions.
Anglo Doorstep Collections operates one of the UK’s largest household reuse collection networks. Each year we carry out over 500,000 household collections, rehome more than 12,000 tonnes of reusable goods, raise upwards of £460,000 for charitable causes and have contributed to the planting of more than 62,000 trees through environmental initiatives. We work in formal partnership with over 67 local authorities — including councils such as Lewes District Council, Eastbourne Borough Council and Horsham District Council — providing WasteDataFlow-ready reuse reporting that helps councils understand and evidence reuse activity in their areas.
Residents across the Brighton Hove City Council area benefit from exactly the same professional, free doorstep service that those partner-council communities receive — the same booking system, the same trained drivers and the same commitment to maximising the life of every item collected.
Founded to make reuse as easy as possible for householders, Anglo Doorstep Collections has grown into one of the UK’s foremost household reuse services. Our network spans hundreds of council areas, and our reporting capabilities allow local authorities to incorporate reuse data directly into WasteDataFlow submissions — providing better visibility of reuse activity alongside traditional recycling and waste figures.
For residents, the proposition is simple: unwanted but reusable items are collected free from outside your home, routed into second-hand markets, and the value generated supports charitable and community causes. Every collection in the Brighton Hove City Council area contributes to that national picture.
Residents across the Brighton Hove City Council area can arrange a free doorstep collection today. Pack up your unwanted clothing, footwear, books, toys and more — and let us do the rest.