What you can (and can't) donate to StillUseful
A plain-English list of the items we can rehome across the West Midlands, the ones we have to turn down, and the fire-safety label rule that catches most people out.
28 July 20265 min read
The journal
Practical guides from the StillUseful workshop: what you can donate, how eligibility tiers work, office clearances and ESG receipts, and what happens to a donated laptop.
How our three eligibility tiers work — and why they exist
Tier 1, 2 and 3 explained: what proof is needed, why most items need none at all, and how referrals from support workers unlock higher-value items.
10 July 20264 min read
Turning an office clearance into an ESG line item
How West Midlands businesses divert desks, chairs and monitors from skips, and receive a weight-based impact receipt they can put straight into an annual report.
19 June 20266 min read
What actually happens to a donated laptop
From intake bench to a family's kitchen table: the eight-step refurbishment process behind every piece of tech StillUseful passes on.
30 May 20265 min read
Quietly: arranging help for someone who would never ask
How anonymous nominations work, what the family is told, and the dignity rules we hold to when we approach someone on a neighbour's behalf.
8 May 20264 min read