What we do (and don't) collect
The Bower can arrange to collect your unwanted goods for
free! (Though many customers do feel happy to make a $5
donation, which certainly helps immensely with the cost of
running our truck)
However, as we are small and have limited space there are
some things we can't take. Also, because we only have one
truck, we can only pick up in a limited area, on three days a
week. Contact the Bower for more information. People are
more than welcome to donate by calling first, then bringing
in their re-usable goods during retail opening hours. Please
bear in mind, that while we can take goods at the door, it
does remain at our discretion.
Due to insurance restrictions our workers are not allowed to
carry large objects up or down stairs. We simply don't move goods on staircases at all.
Until the day when we might establish a larger repair centre, we cannot take non-working
appliances such as fridges, washing machines, etc. However we do offer a new Referral Service that
might be able to find an alternative home for your goods.
Either way, call us: 9568 6280
We Can Collect:
• Bed bases
• Bicycles and bike parts
• Bookcases
• Bric-A-Brac (vases, trophies, sewing goods, tea spoons, candelabra, etc)
• Chairs
• Desks
• Dressers
• Electrical Appliances (in clean and very good working order)
• Fridges (that are working, with good seals, and plugged in and running, when we come to collect
them)
• Hardware (vices, workbenches, handles, knobs, screws, bolts, etc.)
• Paints (tins and tubes of usable paint, not dried old remnants)
• Rugs and Hall Runners (in reasonable condition only)
• Tables (bedside, coffee, dining, work benches and so on)
• Tools (especially hand style workshop and gardening tools)
• Sporting goods ( mostly bat & ball stuff, but also surfboards, roller skates, fishing tackle, etc.)
• Wardrobes and Cupboards
• Household Building materials (doors, windows, sinks, toilets, basins, roofing iron, timber, etc)
• and most other reusable household items, in good clean working order
We Don't Collect:
• 70s Type Stereos and Radiograms (very hard to find new owners for)
• Some electrical appliances
• Automobile and/or parts (Just not our thing)
• Books (Try St Vinnies, Gleebooks or Goulds)
• Bulk Building waste (we’re reuse, not recycling. But we do have a Construction&Demolition
Directory)
• Chipboard / Particleboard (and MDF) Based Products (try Reverse Garbage instead)
• Clothing (Smith Family and St Vinnies do it better)
• Computers (Not at moment, unless iMac or above, for possible Bower use)
• Doors (until we have more room, or unless they are solid Cedar doors)
• Exercise Equipment (Weights are OK, but not ‘Ab’ercisers and the like)
• Glass (until we can make the storage area safer)
• Kid’s Cots, Prams & Bassinetts, Etc (too many safety issues)
• Mattresses (for health reasons)
• Microwaves (we don't have out testing device anymore)
• Roof Tiles & Standard House Bricks (slow moving space hogs)
• Sofas (only when they’re in good nick, and we have room for them — rare!)
• Stoves (Gas OR electric, we can’t test either)
• Single Lounge Chairs (Like armchairs, we can’t find customers for them)
• Washing Machines (we can’t test them)
• Watercooler Air Conditioners
• Windows (will be OK again, when we can make the storage area safer, and more accessible)
• Wooden Case TVs (no-one buys them anymore)
And other items at the discretion of Bower staff
Where We Collect:
These suburb lists are not absolute but generally reflect our zone boundaries
Local Bower Area (next to Marrickville) — each Tuesday
Ashbury, Belfield, Belmore, Camperdown, Campsie, Canterbury, Chippendale, Clemton Pk,
Darlington, Enmore, Erskineville, Lakemba, Newtown, Petersham, Stanmore, Summer Hill,
Sydenham, St Peters, Tempe
North-West — every second Wednesday
Abbotsford, Annandale, Ashfield, Balmain, Burwood, Canada Bay, Croydon, Croydon Park, Dobroyd Pt,
Drummoyne, Enfield, Five Dock, Glebe, Haberfield, Leichhardt, Lilyfield, Pyrmont, Rodd Point,
Rozelle, Russell Lea
East — every second Wednesday
Alexandria, Banksmeadow, Beaconsfield, Bellevue Hill, Botany, Bondi, Bondi Junction, Bronte,
Camperdown, Chifley, Clovelly, Coogee, Daceyville, Darlinghurst, Eastlakes, Edgecliff, Hillsdale,
Kensington, Kingsford, La Perouse, Malabar, Maroubra, Mascot, Matraville, Pagewood, Paddington,
Phillip Bay, Port Botany, Randwick, Redfern, Rose Bay, Rosebery, Surry Hills, Sydenham, Vaucluse,
Waterloo, Waverley, Woollahra, Zetland
South Zone — each Monday
Allawah, Arncliffe, Banksia, Bardwell Park, Beverly Hills, Beverly Park, Bexley, Bexley North,
Blakehurst, Brighton-le-Sands, Carlton, Connells Point, Dolls Point, Earlwood, Hurlstone Park,
Hurstville, Hurstville Grove, Kingsgrove, Kogarah, Kyeemagh, Mortdale, Oatley, Penshurst,
Ramsgate, Rockdale, Sandringham, Sans Souci, South Hurstville, Turella, Undercliffe
These lists are a guide and not exhaustive of suburbs.
Note that we cannot pickup south of the Georges River (i.e. cut off Blakehurst/Sans Souci) north
west of Ashfield, nor north of the Parramatta River/ Sydney Harbour
Delivery Costs (inc. GST)
$25 Local Bower Area (as above) - for up to 3 ordinary items
$35 Other areas listed above - for up to 3 ordinary items
$50
• for Items deemed Extra Heavy or Awkward by Bower staff
• for over 3 ordinary items
Other Areas may be negotiated
We have contact details for third party transport services, that might be able to assist outside of
Bower deliver areas or days.