Treetops Hospice Trust
As of , Treetops Hospice Trust publishes donation guidance covering 10 of the 110 items in this directory: 10 they can't accept.
Runs a free furniture and electrical-item home collection service — most of their published item rules relate to that service. The Ilkeston shop currently cannot take donations.
Baby & children
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Can't accept
Listed under "Items that we cannot collect" (furniture collection service, van crews). Cots named as an example of children's items refused.
Their wording
“Children's items such as cots or prams”
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Can't accept
Listed under "Items that we cannot collect" (furniture collection service, van crews). Prams named as an example of children's items refused.
Their wording
“Children's items such as cots or prams”
Furniture
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Can't accept
Also listed as "Upholstered items without fire safety labels" in the "Items that we cannot collect" list. Requires a fire safety label firmly attached or sewn into every item, with no rips or tears exposing the inner fabric; van crews can't accept items that don't meet this. Applies to the free furniture collection service (van crews).
Their wording
“By law, we cannot sell upholstered furniture in our stores without a fire safety label.”
Electrical
2-
Can't accept
Listed under "Items that we cannot collect" (furniture collection service, van crews).
Their wording
“Gas cookers”
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Can't accept
Their van crews can't collect hard-wired electrical heaters — wording broader than storage heaters alone.
Their wording
“Hard-wired electrical heaters”
Safety equipment
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Can't accept
Their wording
“Safety equipment, such as helmets or harnesses”
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Can't accept
From their furniture-collection can't-collect list; harnesses are named in the same bullet.
Their wording
“Safety equipment, such as helmets or harnesses”
Sharps & weapons
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Can't accept
From their furniture-collection can't-collect list; flammables and hazardous liquids are covered separately.
Their wording
“Weapons, flammables or hazardous liquids.”
Restricted materials
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Can't accept
Listed under "Items that we cannot collect" (furniture collection service, van crews).
Their wording
“Ivory or fur”
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Can't accept
Listed under "Items that we cannot collect" (furniture collection service, van crews).
Their wording
“Ivory or fur”
Other things they mention
More rules from their donation guidance, in their own words — these don't have their own page on this site yet:
- Can't accept Flammables or hazardous liquids — “Weapons, flammables or hazardous liquids.”
- Can't accept Used personal items — “Used personal items”
- Can't accept Oil-filled heaters without a thermostat — “Oil-filled heaters without a thermostat”