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Recycle Postage Stamps

Postage stamps are still around, despite the ever present email. There are charities out there who eagerly accept used postage stamps. They sell them on in bulk to dealers who are willing to pay for such items. Any monies raised goes straight to the charities coffers.

Naomi House Children’s Hospice

  • Time taken:
    5 - 10 minutes to package up stamps ready for posting. May take you a wee while longer to collate stamps from your post!
  • Impact:
    Raises funds for a UK child's hospice that provides support to children and young people with conditions that mean they are unlikely to live to become adults
  • Cost:
    Postage to a UK postal address
  • Pyjama Rating:
    Day clothes and PJs

Categories: Actions, By Category, By Time, Country, Europe, Green, Health & Medicine, Offline, Popular Causes, Quickies!, Recycle, Recycle Postage Stamps, Under 10 minutes, United Kingdom

Find out more about   Naomi House Children’s Hospice

Thatu – Improving South Africa

  • Time taken:
    Under 10 minutes to pop stamp into an envelope in readiness for posting
  • Impact:
    Works to help poorly resourced communities in South Africa so that they can flourish and reach their full potential
  • Cost:
    Postage costs to a UK based address
  • Pyjama Rating:
    Day clothes and PJs

Categories: Actions, Africa, By Category, By Time, Country, Green, Offline, Popular Causes, Poverty, Quickies!, Recycle, Recycle Postage Stamps, South Africa, Under 10 minutes

Find out more about   Thatu – Improving South Africa

Somerset & Dorset Railway Heritage Trust

  • Time taken:
    Under 10 minutes to pop the stamps into an envelope in readiness for posting
  • Impact:
    Raises money to preserve historical trains in the UK for future generations to enjoy
  • Cost:
    Postage costs to a UK based address
  • Pyjama Rating:
    Day clothes and PJs

Categories: Actions, By Category, By Time, Country, Europe, Green, Offline, Popular Causes, Quickies!, Recycle, Recycle Postage Stamps, Under 10 minutes, United Kingdom

Find out more about   Somerset & Dorset Railway Heritage Trust

InterCare – Medical Aid for Africa

  • Time taken:
    Upto 10 minutes to collate stamps. A little longer to pop them in the post
  • Impact:
    Helps to save lives in Africa
  • Cost:
    Postage costs to a UK based address
  • Pyjama Rating:
    Day clothes and PJs

Categories: Actions, Africa, By Category, By Time, Cameroon, Country, Ghana, Green, Health & Medicine, Malawi, Offline, Popular Causes, Quickies!, Recycle, Recycle Postage Stamps, Tanzania, Under 10 minutes, Zambia

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Royal National Institute for the Blind

  • Time taken:
    Upto 10 minutes to collate stamps. A little longer to pop them in the post
  • Impact:
    Helps to improve the lives of blind people and the services the RNIB can offer
  • Cost:
    Postage costs to a UK based address
  • Pyjama Rating:
    Day clothes and PJs

Categories: Actions, By Category, Country, Europe, Green, Offline, Popular Causes, Recycle, Recycle Postage Stamps, United Kingdom

Find out more about   Royal National Institute for the Blind

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds

  • Time taken:
    Frankly speaking, it should take under a minute to cut out the stamp
  • Impact:
    Stops the unnecessary death of albatrosses
  • Cost:
    Postage costs
  • Pyjama Rating:
    Day clothes and PJs

Categories: Actions, Animal Welfare, By Category, By Time, Green, Offline, Popular Causes, Quickies!, Recycle, Recycle Postage Stamps, Under 1 minute

Find out more about   Royal Society for the Protection of Birds