The National Association of Charitable Recycling Organisations Inc. (NACRO) is the peak organisation that represents Australia’s charities and charity op shops that recycle clothing, furniture, household and workplace goods to provide for the disadvantaged and fund vital community programs.
2017 NACRO National Conference
Dates: Monday 16 and Tuesday 17 October 2017
Venue: Sir Stamford Circular Quay, Sydney
The NACRO National Conference is held each year to share information on the latest developments relevant to charitable recyclers. Set the date in your diary. Details of speakers and the program will be announced by the end of May 2017.
Luv op shops
Australia’s charity op shops play vital roles in Australian communities.
All proceeds from your donations and purchases at charity op shops support the wonderful work undertaken by these charities in your community.
Parting with out-of-fashion / wrong size / no-longer-needed but still good quality clothes and household goods is so much easier when you know you are helping others less fortunate in your community when you donate to your local charity op shop.
Give yourself a little retail therapy that is guaranteed to do good – discover the fun of op shopping.
Declutter, help others and shop!
Whether its the house or garage declutter or shopping for gifts, there’s one place near you where you can do both and help others at the same time … your local charity op shop.
Charity op shops have great gifts and it’s so much fun to hunt for them! And make sure your lucky friend or loved-one knows how their gift is helping others.
At the same time, why not donate some of your own “loved-but-no-longer-needed” clothing and household goods to your favourite charity op shop.
All the proceeds from sales go towards funding the wonderful services provided by the charity. Items are also distributed to people in need due to a personal crisis or emergency.
Learn more about donating goods to charity op shops here …
Find a charity op shop near you or arrange pick-up at this link …
Donations, not rubbish please
Giving unusable or broken goods and rubbish to a charity bin or op shop is not a donation – it is dumping waste on a charity that then has to use its funds to pay to dispose of your waste. That’s money that should be used to help others.
Australia’s charity recyclers stand to lose millions of dollars each year disposing of rubbish and unusable ‘donations’. Make your donation count by following these simple tips:
1.Ask yourself, would you give this item to a friend in need (ie it’s clean, undamaged, good quality)
2.Donate direct to the op shop during operating hours or call to arrange pick-up for larger items
3.Put rubbish and damaged items in your rubbish bin.
To help you make the right decisions when cleaning out your home or office, please take a moment to watch this engaging video produced by the NSW EPA and spread the message to your friends and colleagues, or visit our webpage How to make your donation count
Volunteer
Some 70,000 volunteers support the operations of charity op shops around Australia. Meet some of these amazing people here …
