Cathy Crichton: SPCA general manager of retail on the unusable donations driving up rubbish fees
Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive · Newstalk ZB
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Op-shop rubbish fees are piling up as people dump masses of 'unusable' items outside.
The SPCA says it's spent $250,000 this year.
Retail general manager Cathy Crichton says the charity's grateful to receive donations of quality items - but people also leave damaged or unhygienic items it must throw away.
She says binning large items like mattresses can cost a lot.
"That, in itself, is eroding the good work that our volunteers and team members are doing and building fundraising - and that's the commercial challenge."
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