Donate your Plate
Are you moving out of halls and don’t know what to do with all of your odd bits of kitchenware? Perhaps you’re joining us in September, and would like to avoid the costs of new bowls and plates?
Donate Your Plate is the answer to unwanted move-out waste and initial move-in costs!
Our annual scheme offers you a place to donate any unwanted kitchen waste – from forks and spoons to pots and pans. So, if you have any perfectly good items that could be useful for someone when you leave them behind, donate them now.
We will be holding collection points from 4 May 2026 in the Richmond Building entrance, Senate House, and in Stoke Bishop Halls of residence.
The aim of the campaign is to collect items that The British Heart Foundation is unable to sell in the shops, therefore combatting the waste produced when first years move out of halls. All items collected will then be offered to new and returning students in Welcome Week – creating a sustainable cycle! In 2025 we collected/ gave out around 2000 items to over 700 students.
See an example of one of the collection boxes alongside a Swap Shop collection box below:
So, what can you donate?
When you're choosing which of your unwanted kitchen items to donate, please use the following guidance:
You can donate
- Mugs, plates, and bowls not in full sets
- Forks and spoons not in full sets
- Pots and pans without lids
- Vegetable peelers
- Bottle openers
- Chopping Boards
- Sieves and colanders
You can't donate
- Knives
- Electrical items
- Broken items
- Dirty items
- Complete sets of crockery
- Duvets and pillows
Where and when can I donate my plate?
Collection points can be found in the following places from 4 May - 6 September:
- Richmond Building entrance
- Senate House (Lower Ground Floor)
Collection points can be found in the following places from 4 May - 26 June
- Hiatt Baker – By the post room (at the bottom of the stairs)
- Wills Hall – By the stairs leading to the catering hall
- Churchill Hall and The Holmes – Catering Hall
- Badock Hall – In the JCR room
- Durdham Hall – Inside the social space
Don't forget about the Swap Shop
If you're having an end of term clear-out then you can also donate clothing to the Bristol SU Swap Shop (in Living Room 1).
