Portsmouth City Council charity collections are up and running — and every household in the city can use them, completely free of charge. Anglo Doorstep Collections holds a confirmed working partnership with Portsmouth City Council, which means residents across Portsmouth have direct access to a doorstep reuse service that picks up unwanted items straight from outside their front door. No trips to a charity shop, no awkward drop-offs: simply book, bag up, and leave your items out on the agreed day.
Getting started with free charity collections in Portsmouth City Council couldn’t be more straightforward. The entire process is managed online, and most bookings take only a few minutes to complete.
Our drivers collect a wide range of reusable household items across Portsmouth. Below are the eight headline categories; a fuller itemised list appears automatically beneath the boxes. A few practical examples: a bag of jumpers and t-shirts, a box of paperbacks, a bundle of towels, or a carrier of old CDs — all perfectly suited to this service. Please stick to the categories shown, as there are some items we are unable to accept.
Tops, trousers, dresses, suits, hoodies, cardigans and more
Shoes, boots, sandals and trainers in wearable condition
Novels, non-fiction, children’s books and textbooks
Toys and games in good, complete condition
Handbags, rucksacks, holdalls and shoulder bags
Belts, scarves, hats, jewellery and small accessories
Music CDs, DVDs, Blu-rays and video games
Bed linen, towels, tablecloths and similar household textiles
As well as the items above, Portsmouth City Council residents can also donate:
Reuse sits at the top of the waste hierarchy — above recycling — because it extends the working life of products and avoids the energy and resources needed to manufacture replacements. Portsmouth City Council’s support for doorstep donation collections in Portsmouth City Council’s area reflects a genuine commitment to waste reduction, circular economy goals and responsible consumption across the city.
By channelling reusable goods back into the market rather than letting them reach disposal routes, the partnership directly supports:
That last point matters in particular: Anglo Doorstep Collections provides Portsmouth City Council with structured reuse data that feeds directly into WasteDataFlow reporting, helping the council accurately monitor and evidence reuse activity taking place across its area. This supports performance tracking, waste prevention initiatives and environmental reporting at a local authority level.
Across our full network — which now spans more than 67 UK council partnerships including Portsmouth City Council — Anglo Doorstep Collections completes over 500,000 household collections every year, rehoming more than 12,000 tonnes of reusable goods annually. Over £460,000 has been raised for charitable causes through the service, and more than 62,000 trees have been planted through associated environmental initiatives.
Portsmouth City Council is an active part of that network. Every booking made by a Portsmouth resident contributes to those national figures while generating genuinely local impact: tonnes diverted from disposal in the city, charitable funds directed back into community causes, and measurable CO₂ savings from avoided disposal and new-product manufacture.
Feedback from households using Portsmouth City Council charity donations collections consistently highlights a handful of things that make the service stand out:
Anglo Doorstep Collections runs one of the United Kingdom’s largest household reuse collection networks. Operating in partnership with local authorities from Southampton to Manchester, Exeter to Newcastle-under-Lyme, the organisation collects reusable goods from residents’ doorsteps, routes them into verified reuse markets and provides councils with the data they need to report on local reuse performance.
The service is free for all residents in partnering council areas, including every household within Portsmouth City Council’s boundaries. No catch, no charge — just a straightforward way for Portsmouth people to clear space at home while doing some genuine good.
Portsmouth City Council residents can book a free doorstep charity collection online in minutes. Pack up your unwanted clothes, footwear, books, toys, bags and more — then leave the rest to us.