OUR MISSION

Pyrmont Cares Inc. (PCI) is a registered charity with deductible gift recipient status, that aims to help relieve poverty across greater Sydney by providing household goods, furniture and whitegoods to those in greatest need. We focus on the sustainability and environmental impact of our activities.

For more information about us and our current reports, click here. 

HOW WE HELP

We work with more than 40 social work agencies in the City of Sydney. Since 2012, we have provided thousands of pieces of furniture, whitegoods and other household items to over 500 people, significantly reducing the amount of unwanted material going to landfill. Our clients are often setting up home after a major disruption in their lives, a period of homelessness, arriving in Australia as a refugee, leaving a home as a result of domestic violence or rehab or from a period in detention.

Check here for where we collect and deliver

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How does it work?

Pyrmont Cares collects quality recycled furniture and whitegoods from these inner city areas:

Alexandria, Annandale, Balmain, Beaconsfield, Birchgrove, Camperdown, Centennial Park, Chippendale, Darlinghurst, Darlington, Dawes Point, Elizabeth Bay, Enmore, Erskineville, Eveleigh, Forest Lodge, Glebe, Haymarket, Kings Cross, Leichhardt, Lilyfield, Marrickville, Millers Point, Moore Park, Newtown, Paddington, Petersham, Potts Point, Pyrmont, Redfern, Rosebery, Rozelle, Rushcutters Bay, St. Peters, Stanmore, Surry Hills, Sydney CBD, The Rocks, Ultimo, Waterloo, Woollahra, Woolloomooloo and Zetland. 

You can also look at our collection area map . 

If we do not collect from your suburb, check the collection area for Generous and Grateful who also recycle furniture to people in need.

What do we collect?

PCI collects furniture and whitegoods for redistribution to our clients.

Currently we particularly need:

washing machines; chests of drawers; small sofas; small dining tables (2-4 seat)

We don’t collect: mattresses, beds, clothing, soft furnishings, wardrobes, office furniture or sofas longer than 2 metres or which convert into a bed.

For mattress collection and recycling or other goods we cannot redistribute, check the City of Sydney collections or call them 02 9265 9333. Consider selecting a bed retailer that recycles!

We have a limited storage facility and therefore only keep a very small stock -collecting and delivering where possible within the same week.

Do you have a Donation?

Please use the button below to tell us what goods you have and where you are. If we can accept your donation and we can find your goods a new home, we'll arrange to collect them on a Tuesday. Final acceptance is at the discretion of the truck driver. Goods that are too large, torn, stained or otherwise damaged are likely to be rejected. White goods and televisions must be confirmed to be in good working order as we do not repair these items.

HOW TO APPLY FOR FURNITURE OR WHITE GOODS

Unfortunately WE HAVE STOPPED ACCEPTING NEW REQUESTS FOR GOODS, SINCE BY EARLY DECEMBER WE HAD ALREADY RECEIVED MORE REQUESTS THAN WE COULD HANDLE BEFORE OUR END OF YEAR SHUTDOWN (WHICH GOES FROM MID DECEMBER UNTIL THE START OF FEBRUARY).

All requests for furniture and whitegoods need to be made through authorised agencies in the City of Sydney. 

If you need furniture or whitegoods and you live in the City of Sydney or Inner West areas shown on the map, please speak to your case worker or social worker and ask them to contact us.  

The agencies that Pyrmont Cares works with include: 

Aftercare Australia, Bobby Goldsmith, Brown Nurses, Catholic Cares Over 55`s, City West Housing, Common Ground, Camperdown, Glebe House, Haymarket Centre, Homeless Connect, Hopestreet, Mercy Arms, Metro Housing, Mission Australia, Stepping Out, New Horizons, Reconnect Inner City, Redfern Health Centre, Richmond PRA, Salvation Army, St. Vincent de Paul, Twenty 10, Uniting Care Harris Centre, Wayside Chapel, Weave, Youth off the Streets, YWCA 

Please note that only clean, sanitised mattresses and bed bases are provided.  There is a charge for these, at cost. We invoice the Agency making the request, and must receive payment before the delivery can proceed.  The current cost is specified on the request form. 

Please use the Request Furniture Online button below to request furniture. It can be used on a PC, smartphone or tablet.

If you have any questions, please email us by using our contact page

NOTE THAT WE DO NOT DELIVER GOODS DURING OUR SUMMER SHUTDOWN, WHICH STARTS ON THE THURSDAY DATED 13TH TO 19TH OF DECEMBER (DEPENDING ON THE YEAR).
OUR OPERATIONS RESUME ON THE FIRST TUESDAY AFTER THE 26TH OF JANUARY.
WE DO NOT DELIVER GOODS DURING A PANDEMIC LOCKDOWN.

AGENCIES ONLY: If you had problems requesting furniture online please use our contact page to describe the problem.