About the shop
The shop offers free and low-priced preloved items, and includes upcycling, reuse and recycling collection, and workshops. Proceeds from sales go towards running costs and future Darebin Hard Rubbish Heroes’ events, which include raising funds for local charities. The shop is volunteer led and run.
The reLOVE Pop-up provides an opportunity for usable, preloved items to be rehomed. It's just one of the options for rehoming usable preloved items instead of putting them on the nature strip for Darebin hard rubbish collection and risking them being crushed and going to landfill.
Other options include donating and selling to other organisations. Read some of the suggestions on the Darebin City Council website.
DHRH is running this project as a pilot to test the feasibility of an ongoing repair, reuse, recycle and upcycle space.
Rehoming – no longer accepting donations as we're closing on 30 July.
We're no longer accepting donations because we're closing on 30 July. The shop has been a two-month pilot project.
Items we were accepting:
We will accept items in good condition with all working parts. We cannot accept anything with rips or stains, chips or cracks, rust, mould or damp. Large items can’t be accepted as we don’t have the space.
Accessories: hats, scarves, glasses, bags, jewellery, belts etc
Art and craft supplies, paints, pencils, brushes, canvases, papers, tools
Kitchenware: crockery, cutlery, utensils, pots and pans, bakeware
Décor: small decorative homewares such as cushions, paintings, picture frames, figurines, throw rugs, mats, vases, clocks, lamps
Electrical appliances – small only, such as toasters, kettles, irons
Fabric and sewing supplies, buttons, threads etc
Games & puzzles
Gardening: tools, pots - not lawn mowers or wheelbarrows - too big for our small space!
Jewellery
Luggage: carry-on size suitcases (not huge ones!), backpacks
Napery: tablecloths, table napkins, runners, placemats, tea-towels
Sports equipment: rackets, balls,
Stationery
Toys – small, clean, good condition and kids’ dress ups
Items we weren't accepting:
Alcohol
Baby goods – consider donating to Big Group Hug – send photos to donategoods@biggrouphug.org
Bean bags
Books - we are only accepting very good condition children's books now.
Bikes
Cassette tapes
CDs
Crockery with chips or cracks
Clothes or shoes
DVDs
Fans: pedestal fans
Food or drink – consider donating to a local food pantry – ask on your local good karma network for locations.
Fireworks/Explosives/Guns or toy guns
Furniture – consider donating to RIMERN – send photos to donatedgoods@rimern.org.au
Gas bottles
Large household appliances such as microwaves, fridges, computers, TVs – consider donating to RIMERN – send photos to donatedgoods@rimern.org.au
Large luggage
Lawn mowers, compost bins
Medicines
Manchester (bedroom linen) unless new
Mattresses
Mobility aids
Pillows
Plants
Textbooks
Toy guns
Toys that are big such as doll’s house, slides, toy kitchens
Tyres
Upcycling
We are selling products made by local makers from preloved materials.
Charity and recycling collection
A charity and recycling collection station is available for residents to drop off hard-to-recycle items. DHRH and Span Community House Thornbury are delivering these to appropriate reuse and recycling streams.
Charity and recycling collection has been a feature of previous DHRH events and has resulted in significant amounts being saved from landfill.
Items you can drop off at our collection station
Please note that we're collecting and distributing these items to others who use or recycle them – we're not processing any materials.
Please only bring items on the list below as we're a collection point and not a recycling facility, and we're volunteer-run so we don't have the resources to deal with other items.
Bread tags for Aussie Bread Tags for Wheelchairs
Corks for DHRH projects -and for members to take
Egg Cartons for Span composting system
Elastic bands – for Birds & Beans Community Café Reservoir Community House
Fridge magnets for DHRH for kinder/childcare projects
Incomplete games & game pieces for DHRH member to create full games
Linen (manchester and napery) for Team Jake
Mobile phones (Undamaged) for Domestic Violence Safe Phone Program
Moisture absorbing sachets
Plastic bottle tops for local business recycling program
Plastic cards (old credit/loyalty cards) for Span Precious Plectrums
Plastic containers mismatched tops and bottom for Span/DHRH Useful Tubs Project
Prescription glasses for Specsavers/other recycling programs
Tote bags/Handbags for Share the Dignity
Towels for pet rescue and Team Jake
Workshops
Workshops will be offered after-hours or on weekends. These will include:
hard-rubbish-preparation information sessions – to provide advice about alternatives to putting items out for hard rubbish/landfill
repair workshops, for example, replacing cords on small electrical items such as lamps (cutting cords from usable items is a problem during hard rubbish time, possibly for collection of copper in the cords)
upcycling workshops for participants to create items from rescued materials.
Workshops will be offered from mid-June.
Community notice board
A community notice board will be a prominent feature in the shop to promote local charities who rehome preloved items, such as RIMERN and Big Group Hug.
We invite local repair, recycling and upcycling businesses to promote themselves on the notice board.
If you work with or represent a care agency, charity or business that rehomes preloved, or offers repair and refurbishing services please contact us if you'd like to be included. You may even run a small local removal service that may be of interest to locals needing to rehome large items.
Get in touch via emaildhrh@gmail.com if you need accessible access.
