Whitehorse News - September 2023

Burwood East’s Susan Tan was blown away by the service provided through Council’s free HomeCycle service, a feel-good alternative to putting your items in hard rubbish.

Susan discovered HomeCycle when she was preparing to revamp her lounge and kitchen and needed to get rid of some hardly used items. 

HomeCycle collects preloved clothing, bikes, furniture and household items and donates them to local charities to be reused and repurposed. 

Susan said the team came and collected her items from her door and every part of the process was “stress free and manageable”. 

She said it was a “wonderful” way to stop her much-loved hi-fi system and tv entertainment unit from ending up in landfill. 

“To me that was just wasteful and didn’t make sense as they were in pristine condition and could be of use to someone who needed these items but could not afford them,” Susan said.  

HomeCycle is one way you can support those doing it tough and reduce the impact on the environment. 

More than 70 per cent of items collected in Whitehorse since January have been kept out of landfill and rehomed to communities that needed them most.  

Find out more about HomeCycle and book your free collection