Thousands of DVDs dumped outside charity base

A charity has urged people not to use their sites as a "dumping ground" after about 2,500 DVDs were left at the back of one of its bases.

Cornwall Hospice Care said the DVDs, some of which it said were illegal copies, were left in an electrical goods skip outside its Bodmin donation centre in two separate incidents over the weekend and on Wednesday.

The charity said in a message on its Facebook page many of the legitimate DVDs had become unsaleable as they had been rained on or were broken.

It added while it was not clear if this was fly-tipping or a genuine donation, sorting the issue had cost the charity money as the DVDs had to be put in a bin it must pay to have emptied.

The charity said on Facebook: "You can only donate to our donation sites when they are open.

"Please do not use us as a dumping ground."

The charity is running a campaign to encourage people to only donate items that they or a family member might buy.

It said about 40% of items handed in cannot be sold due to their quality, condition or for health and safety reasons.

It added a full list of what items it can accept and where and when people could donate them was available on its website.

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