Scheme launched to repurpose unwanted items

Councillors Stephen Simkins, right, and Bhupinder Gakhal launched the scheme in Wolverhampton

A scheme has been launched to encourage tip users to help struggling families by granting a second life to unwanted but reusable items.

People visiting the household waste and recycling centre on Shaw Road, Wolverhampton, will be able to leave any such items at a drop-off point under the Too Good to Chuck initiative.

The goods would then be found a new home with another household. Items with minor yet fixable damage would be repaired before distribution.

City of Wolverhampton Council leader Stephen Simkins, who launched the scheme on Thursday, urged people to not simply throw away things that could be used to "help other families in the city".

"In these continuing tough financial times, we all need ways to make the most of our homes without spending a fortune," he explained.

Items that can be donated include wooden or metal furniture, bicycles, crockery, cutlery and decorative pieces such as mirrors or pictures.

The council added, however, that anything electrical would not be accepted, along with soft furnishings or heavily damaged items.