Give away and dispose of things properly in Berlin
Where should it go? Passing something on means others keep using it – at drop-off points and clothing banks. Disposing of it means the material is recycled – at recycling centres, hazardous waste collection and take-back in shops. Both routes will appear here, each with opening times and what is not accepted.
8 places
Recycling centre / hazardous waste · public
BSR-Recyclinghof Behmstraße
Berlin city cleaning recycling centre with hazardous waste drop-off.
- Address
- Behmstraße 74, 10439 Berlin (Pankow)
- Opening hours
- Check times with the provider — Check opening hours on the BSR website.
Dispose of
Drop off hazardous waste
- Items
- not stated by the provider
- Costs
- free of charge
- Conditions
- Free of charge for private households up to 20 kg per substance per day.
- Accepted
- Including paints, varnishes, solvents, old medicines, household and car batteries, alkalis and acids, spray cans.
Recycling centre / hazardous waste · public
BSR-Recyclinghof Plus Gradestraße
Berlin city cleaning recycling centre with hazardous waste drop-off.
- Address
- Gradestraße 73, 12347 Berlin (Neukölln)
- Opening hours
- Check times with the provider — According to BSR open 12 hours a day – check exact times there.
Dispose of
Drop off hazardous waste
- Items
- not stated by the provider
- Costs
- free of charge
- Conditions
- Free of charge for private households up to 20 kg per substance per day.
- Accepted
- Including paints, varnishes, solvents, old medicines, household and car batteries, alkalis and acids, spray cans.
Drop-off point / clothing bank · public
NochMall – Warenannahme
Drop-off point of the BSR second-hand department store; accepted items are sold there.
- Address
- Auguste-Viktoria-Allee 99, 13403 Berlin (Reinickendorf)
- Opening hours
- Mon–Sat 10:00–18:00 — Public holiday today – check holiday hours with the provider
Give away (drop-off)
Drop off used goods (direct delivery)
- Items
- Textiles and shoes, Electrical and electronics, Furniture, Household and tableware, Tools and garden, Books, media and games, Children’s items and toys
- Costs
- not stated by the provider
- Conditions
- For furniture, send photos to the provider beforehand.
- Accepted
- Furniture, electrical appliances except large white goods, clothing and textiles, children’s items, books and media, tableware and decor, tools, household and garden.
- Not accepted
- Mattresses and futons, printers and cartridges, fridges and dishwashers, CRT and plasma screens, loose cables, gas cartridges, dismantled items, baby carriers, child car seats.
Second-hand / used-goods store · non-profit/initiative
Oxfam Shop Berlin-Kreuzberg
Second-hand shop accepting donations in kind; surpluses fund the work of Oxfam Germany.
- Address
- Bergmannstraße 15, 10961 Berlin (Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg)
- Opening hours
- Mon–Fri 11:00–18:00 · Sat 12:00–17:00 — Public holiday today – check holiday hours with the provider
Give away (drop-off)
Donate clothes and household items
- Items
- Textiles and shoes, Household and tableware
- Costs
- not stated by the provider
- Conditions
- Up to one hour before closing; clothing only in season; manageable amounts.
- Accepted
- Clothing, nearly new shoes, bags, jewellery, tableware and household goods, toys, books, CDs/DVDs.
- Not accepted
- Furniture, carpets, curtains, bicycles, electrical appliances, prams and child seats, magazines and encyclopaedias.
Second-hand / used-goods store · non-profit/initiative
Oxfam Shop Berlin-Schöneberg
Second-hand shop accepting donations in kind; surpluses fund the work of Oxfam Germany.
- Address
- Rheinstraße 22, 12161 Berlin (Tempelhof-Schöneberg)
- Opening hours
- Mon–Fri 10:00–18:00 · Sat 10:00–14:00 — Public holiday today – check holiday hours with the provider
Give away (drop-off)
Donate clothes, home textiles and household items
- Items
- Textiles and shoes, Household and tableware
- Costs
- not stated by the provider
- Conditions
- Up to 30 minutes before closing; clothing in season; manageable amounts.
- Accepted
- Clothing, nearly new shoes, bags, jewellery, tableware, bed and table linen, toys, books, CDs/DVDs.
- Not accepted
- Furniture, carpets, curtains, bicycles, electrical appliances, prams, magazines, antiquarian books, cameras.
Drop-off point / clothing bank · non-profit/initiative
Platane 19 – Spendenannahme
Drop-off point for donations in kind for the Platane 19 second-hand shops.
- Address
- Pestalozzistraße 60, 10627 Berlin (Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf)
- Opening hours
- Mon–Fri 10:00–16:00 — Public holiday today – check holiday hours with the provider
Give away (drop-off)
Drop off donations in kind
- Items
- Textiles and shoes, Furniture, Household and tableware, Books, media and games, Children’s items and toys
- Costs
- free of charge
- Accepted
- Clothing (in-season only, cleaned), children’s clothing, fabrics, shoes, bags, household goods, music and films, jewellery, games, pictures, furniture.
- Not accepted
- Books stored in cellars, encyclopaedias, travel guides older than 10 years, bed linen, cosmetics and toiletries, electrical items and cables, damaged goods.
Second-hand / used-goods store · non-profit/initiative
Rumpelbasar Zehlendorf
Non-profit second-hand bazaar (association). Address as listed in the Senate’s “Give away instead of throwing away” dataset.
- Address
- Am Stichkanal 2–4, 14167 Berlin (Steglitz-Zehlendorf)
- Opening hours
- Tue 09:30–11:30 · Wed 17:00–19:00 — Public holiday today – check holiday hours with the provider
Give away (drop-off)
Drop off clothing donations
- Items
- Textiles and shoes
- Costs
- not stated by the provider
- Conditions
- Donations accepted Tue 8–11:30 am, Wed 4–7 pm. Intake may be paused when donations are high. Pick-up possible according to the provider.
- Features
- pick-up
- Accepted
- Only well-kept, wearable clothing.
Drop-off point / clothing bank · non-profit/initiative
TEXTILHAFEN – Spendenannahme der Berliner Stadtmission
Central drop-off for clothing donations; passed on to the clothing bank, the rest to the charity shops.
- Address
- Storkower Straße 139 D, 10407 Berlin (Pankow)
- Opening hours
- Mon–Fri 09:00–16:00 · Sat 10:00–15:00 — Public holiday today – check holiday hours with the provider
Give away (drop-off)
Hand in clothing donations in person
- Items
- Textiles and shoes
- Costs
- not stated by the provider
- Conditions
- Up to 5 bags or sacks; larger amounts only by arrangement. Please do not leave clothing donations at the clothing bank itself.
- Accepted
- Wearable clothing according to the provider’s list of needs.
- Not accepted
- Bath mats, duvets and pillows, textiles with pet hair, dirty or heavily worn wool and fleece blankets.