Checking your furniture items have fire safety labels
If you are donating upholstered furniture to our stores, you must make sure that:
- there is a fire safety label firmly attached or sewn into every item you donate
- there are no rips or tears that expose the inner fabric, as this means it no longer meets fire safety standards.
Our van crews cannot accept items that do not meet this criteria.
Upholstered furniture made before 1950 does not need a fire safety label and can still be donated.
What is upholstered furniture?
Upholstered furniture has cushioning, padding or fabric covering.
Examples include:
- sofas
- armchairs
- mattresses
- dining chairs with cushioned seats or backs
- cushioned headboards.
Watch our fire safety labels video
What does a fire safety label look like?
Furniture and furnishings
Mattresses
Where you can find a fire safety label
You can find fire labels:
- underneath cushions
- underneath items of furniture
- sewn into cushion covers
- on mattresses and bed bases.
What to do if an upholstered item doesn’t have a fire safety label
If your upholstered item doesn’t have a fire safety label this means we will not collect it. You can:
- contact your local council to collect it
- find a recycling service near you.