Why children's hospices are paying to throw away your donations

Acorns says it spends about £100,000 a year dealing with donated items that cannot be sold.

Published on RocksNews: 14 Oct 2026, 14:30 UTC
Updated: 14 Oct 2026, 14:30 UTC
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Acorns says it spends about £100,000 a year dealing with donated items that cannot be sold.

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