As we approach the end of term, you’re probably starting to pack up to move out of your accommodation or student house. Find out about where you can donate unwanted items as well as Canterbury City Council’s Bin Amnesty.
KSU Donation drive
Kent Students’ Union is making it even easier to give back to the student community. On Wednesday and Thursday, they are doing donation drives for the Campus Pantry and Freecycle, so you can donate food and homeware items. You can donate:
- Unopened, in-date, non-perishable food items to the Campus Pantry
- Clean, usable homeware items (kitchen utensils, plates, bowls, books, décor etc)
Donation points
- Tuesday 10 June – Park Wood, 11:00 – 13:00 and 14:00 – 16:00
- Wednesday 11 June – The Plaza (outside The Venue), 11:00 – 13:00 and 14:00 – 16:00
Other places to donate on campus
You can donate clothes, shoes and homewares to Parky’s, the charity shop on campus. Parky’s supports the Parkinson’s Centre for Integrated Therapies, helping people affected by Parkinson’s Disease.
We also have British Heart Foundation recycling points across campus, located near accommodations. You can drop off clothes and shoes into the donation banks.
Canterbury City Council Bin Amnesty
Each year Canterbury City Council run a bin amnesty where they collect rubbish on additional days to support students moving out of the city.
This year the bin amnesty will run from 16 June for 2 weeks. If you place your rubbish in the bin amnesty streets included 2025 during this time, it will be collected. The Council has asked that you ensure that bags are double bagged and tied tightly so that foxes and seagulls do not rip open the bags.