Eastbourne Borough Council has placed reuse firmly at the heart of its environmental ambitions — and through a confirmed working partnership with Anglo Doorstep Collections, those ambitions now translate into something immediately practical for residents. Eastbourne Borough Council charity collections are fully active across the borough, meaning households can arrange a completely free doorstep pick-up of unwanted reusable items without leaving home. Whether it’s a pile of clothes that no longer fit, bags of books that have been read, or toys the kids have grown out of, this service is already here, already free, and ready for you to use today.
Getting started takes just a few minutes. The entire booking process happens online, and once confirmed, all you need to do is prepare your items and leave them outside on the agreed collection day. Our driver does the rest — no heavy lifting, no trips to a donation point, no cost to you whatsoever.
Anglo Doorstep Collections accepts a wide range of reusable household items from Eastbourne Borough Council residents. Clothing is among the most popular — coats, jackets, jeans, dresses, hoodies, cardigans, suits and more can all go in your collection bags. Equally welcome are footwear, books, toys and games, bags, accessories, CDs, DVDs, linen and towels, and much more. Below are the eight headline categories we collect across the borough.
Tops, trousers, dresses, coats, jackets, suits, hoodies and more
Shoes, boots, trainers and sandals in reusable condition
Fiction, non-fiction, children’s books and educational titles
Children’s toys and games in good, reusable condition
Handbags, rucksacks, holdalls and shoulder bags
Belts, scarves, hats, jewellery and other wearable accessories
Music CDs, DVDs and video games for reuse
Bed linen, towels and other household textiles
As well as the items above, Eastbourne Borough Council residents can also donate:
Reuse sits above recycling in the waste hierarchy. By extending the useful life of products — keeping garments, books, toys and household textiles circulating rather than heading to disposal — Eastbourne Borough Council is actively pursuing circular economy goals that reduce environmental impact across the borough.
The partnership with Anglo Doorstep Collections is one concrete way those goals reach residents directly. Rather than requiring householders to seek out donation points, the service removes every barrier: it is free, it comes to your door, and it turns decluttering into a meaningful contribution to local waste reduction targets.
Every collection completed in the Eastbourne Borough Council area contributes to outcomes that stretch well beyond a single household. Across our national network — which includes partnerships with over 67 local authorities, including neighbouring councils such as Hastings Borough Council, Lewes District Council and Rother District Council — Anglo Doorstep Collections completes more than 500,000 household collections each year, rehoming upwards of 12,000 tonnes of reusable goods in the process.
Charitable causes benefit too: the service has generated over £460,000 for charities and community projects nationally. Environmental initiatives connected to the service have also funded the planting of more than 62,000 trees. Each booking made by an Eastbourne Borough Council resident adds to that collective impact.
One practical dimension of our partnership that benefits Eastbourne Borough Council directly is the provision of WasteDataFlow-ready reuse reporting. Anglo Doorstep Collections supplies the council with structured data on reuse activity taking place across the local authority area — information that would otherwise be difficult to capture and quantify.
That reporting supports several of the council’s operational and strategic priorities:
The simplicity of the service is what residents value most. There is no need to travel, no queuing at a charity shop drop-off, and no cost involved at any point. Booking takes minutes online, and the collection happens at your doorstep on a date that suits you.
Anglo Doorstep Collections operates one of the UK’s largest household reuse collection networks. Working in confirmed partnership with Eastbourne Borough Council and more than 67 other local authorities nationwide, we provide a free, doorstep-level service that helps councils increase reuse performance, engage their communities and capture reliable reuse data. Our drivers collect, sort and route items into reuse markets — giving unwanted goods a second life and generating support for charitable causes along the way.
Eastbourne Borough Council residents can arrange a free doorstep charity collection in minutes. Pack your unwanted clothing, footwear, books, toys and more — we’ll come to you at no cost.