Junkbusters

What is Junkbusters?

Junkbusters is a joint project between the Guild of Students and the University. Every year, we go out into Selly Oak and collect your unwanted clothes, books and household items to raise money for the British Heart Foundation - since 2011, we have raised over £135,000!

Our next collections are taking place on the dates below to help you to have a clear out before you leave your student accommodation:

Friday 2nd June – 12:30PM-3:30PM
Friday 9th June – 12:30PM-3:30PM
Friday 16^thJune – 12:30PM-3:30PM
Friday 23^rdJune – 12:30PM-3:30PM
Friday 30^thJune – 12:30PM-3:30PM

Locations:

Bournbrook Pavilion, outside Starbucks (Aston Webb Blvd, B15 2GG)
Corner of Raddlebarn Rd and Bournbrook Rd (B29 7DB)
Corner of Dartmouth Rd and Heeley Rd (B29 6DR)
Corner of Dawlish Rd and Exeter Rd (B29 6EU

So, if you have unwanted items, please do drop them off so they can go to a new home and we can work together to reduce waste.

All you need to do is fill up a bin bag with good quality, unwanted items and bring it to one of our stalls.

What can we collect?

The British Heart Foundation can accept all items except the following:

Duvets
Pillows
Broken or dirty items
Knives
Hangers
Food
Bikes
Helmets

Please ensure that all the items that you are donating are of a good quality standard, which can be of good use to charities.

Junkbusters Float Collection along with Collection bags donated from the local area

Did you know...

1 donation bag could be worth as much as £15 to the British heart foundation
10 donated bags of unwanted items could fund one full day of BHF Heart Nursing Care
100 donated bags could fund a young scientist for a week to help find a cure
1000 donated bags of unwanted items could help up to 40 young heart patients regain their confidence

For any more information, or if you have lots of items to donate but won’t be able to make it to a collection location, please get in touch with the Community Wardens:

Email – community@guild.bham.ac.uk

Social media - @ilovesellyoak