Richmond upon Thames Borough Council and Anglo Doorstep Collections operate a confirmed working partnership — and for residents across the borough, what that means is straightforward: free charity collections in Richmond upon Thames Borough Council are available right now, booked online and carried out directly from your doorstep. No trips to a charity shop, no queues, no cost. Anglo Doorstep Collections actively covers this council area, collecting unwanted reusable household items and channelling them into reuse markets where they can do genuine good.
Eight categories of reusable household goods are accepted through this service. Clothing is the most commonly donated item — coats, jackets, dresses, jeans, jumpers, cardigans and more are all collected. Beyond garments, the service extends to footwear, books, toys and games, bags, accessories, CDs, DVDs and games, and linen and towels. Each item collected is routed away from disposal and back into use.
Tops, trousers, dresses, coats, jackets, suits and more
Shoes, boots, trainers and sandals in reusable condition
Fiction, non-fiction, children’s books and reference titles
Children’s toys and games in good, reusable condition
Handbags, rucksacks, holdalls and shoulder bags
Scarves, belts, hats, gloves and jewellery
Music CDs, DVDs and video games for reuse
Clean bed linen, towels and similar household textiles
As well as the items above, Richmond upon Thames Borough Council residents can also donate:
The process has been kept deliberately simple so that any household in the Richmond upon Thames Borough Council area can take part without fuss.
Collections are free of charge for every Richmond upon Thames Borough Council resident. There is no minimum donation, and you do not need to be present when the driver calls.
Reuse sits above recycling in the waste hierarchy — extending a product’s life avoids the energy and resource cost of processing it as waste altogether. Richmond upon Thames Borough Council supports this service because it helps the borough reduce waste, improve reuse rates and work towards circular economy objectives. Encouraging residents to donate rather than discard connects directly with the council’s environmental commitments and its duty to report reuse performance accurately.
Anglo Doorstep Collections provides Richmond upon Thames Borough Council with WasteDataFlow-ready reuse reporting, giving the council clear visibility of reuse activity taking place across the local authority area. That data feeds directly into:
Richmond upon Thames Borough Council is one of more than 67 local authority partnerships that Anglo Doorstep Collections holds across the United Kingdom — a network that also includes neighbouring authorities such as the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, Elmbridge Borough Council and the London Borough of Wandsworth. Collectively, the service carries out over 500,000 household collections every year, rehomes more than 12,000 tonnes of reusable goods annually and has raised over £460,000 for charitable causes and community projects. More than 62,000 trees have been planted through associated environmental initiatives.
Every collection in Richmond upon Thames contributes to those figures — diverting goods from disposal routes, generating value for charitable causes and recording measurable environmental benefits.
Convenience is a significant factor. Rather than transporting bags of unwanted clothes, hoodies, skirts, shoes and books to a charity shop, residents simply leave them on the doorstep. Beyond that, the reasons people across Richmond upon Thames Borough Council use the service regularly include:
Anglo Doorstep Collections operates one of the UK’s largest household reuse collection networks. Over 500,000 household collections are completed each year, with upwards of 12,000 tonnes of reusable goods rehomed annually. The service is free for residents and is designed to help local authorities like Richmond upon Thames Borough Council improve reuse performance, engage their communities and capture the reuse data needed for accurate environmental reporting.
Richmond upon Thames Borough Council charity donations collected through this service are handled responsibly — sorted, assessed and directed into reuse markets so that items genuinely reach people who need them.
Richmond upon Thames Borough Council residents can book a free doorstep collection today. Pack up your unwanted clothing, footwear, books, toys, bags and more — and let Anglo Doorstep Collections take care of the rest, at no cost to you.