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Lucy L
18 yrs ago
We are moving overseas and need to get rid of some old furniture. The pieces are still in good condition so I'd rather not dump them. Does anyone know who I can donate to?
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Ed
18 yrs ago
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Hi Lucy,
There is a charity that collects unwanted goods. Look at their website - www.crossroads.org.hk
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Oski
18 yrs ago
You can try to sell it or give it away. If nobody will take it, then you can call a moving company to get rid of it for you.
HK Crossroads will not pick up large furniture. I have contacted them not more than 3 weeks ago, and no luck. I do not konw what would happen if you deliver it to them.
ppatio, what you said is wishful thinking. It is simply NOT true. Chances are your building security guards carried it to the dump for you. They cannot let loose furniture liter the streets near the building. (litering is illegal in HK.) If they knew it was yours they would come to your door asking you to take care of it and possibly with warning + fine. I think you know it, why else would you do it at night?!
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Oski
18 yrs ago
I am glad you realized what you did is litering not donating. Regardless of what you think the outcome is to your act, it is not recommendable to law abiding citizens. Littering is wrongful act. HK is a small and crowded place. what do you think would happen to this city if many people follows you advice and "donate" their unwanted furnitures on the street.
Since we are on the subject, let me share a little with you all about what happens with large donated items. In my college days, I volunteered once at the Goodwill Industries. (US org similar to HK Crossroads.) I tell ya, most the household stuff "donated"/dropped off by people are junk. The volunteers spend a lot of time and effort driving this stuff to the city dump, paying the dump charges from the precious cash donations that otherwise could have gone to doing real good deeds. So please be thoughtful, and not use the aid agencies as your cost free dumpster.
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"what do you think would happen to this city if many people follows you advice and "donate" their unwanted furnitures on the street."
Yes, it is littering. However it happens all the time and there since there are no piles of furniture lying around I can only conclude that people pick stuff up. "One man's trash is another man's treasure". I assume the finders are happy to get free stuff.
I also don't think you can compare the US and HK that way. The wage disparities here in HK are way bigger, meaning more discarded stuff is re-used. Maybe I'm an optimist but I think ordinary people get to the stuff way before the aid agencies.
That being said, I wouldn't put stuff out "on the street" that isn't in usable condition. And yes, it is littering and illegal. You have been warned.
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Oski
18 yrs ago
If you put a piece of trash/"donation" on the sidewalk or the side of the building, there is a good chance it will be gone the next morning. This is because we have very responsible building maintenance people and street cleaners in HK. Is it possible some needy person took it for good use, well the probability is not zero. However, it far far more likely the good people at building maintenance deposed it for you. If you really want to do it, try ask building management for permission. (not the doorman.) If they let you do it, then it is not littering.
After living in HK for x years, do you really think HK locals have a habit of pick up unwanted junk from the street for their home use?
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"After living in HK for x years, do you really think HK locals have a habit of pick up unwanted junk from the street for their home use?"
Well, having lived in a few countries I must say that I have found old furniture (not broken) on the street always gets picked up within hours, well before any charities or city services would get to them. Why would HK be different.
HAving said that, it is littering.
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