Croydon Council has offered old furniture from its Taberner House offices to charities and schools ahead of its move to new headquarters later this year.
Not-for-profit organisations located within the borough can apply to receive desks, chairs, cupboards, tables and other items for free when the council moves into Bernard Weatherill House during September and October.
Councillors in April approved controversial plans to spend £3.1m on furnishing their new headquarters, rather than move old furniture from Taberner House next door.
The council then said "existing fixtures, fittings and equipment will have outlived their useful life and would have needed replacing regardless".
Furniture unsuitable for donation will be recycled, the council said.
Organisations can see a list of available furniture and request items at www.croydon.gov.uk/furniture before Friday, August 23.
The council will begin to move into Bernard Weatherill House next month
Councillor Sara Bashford, cabinet member for corporate and voluntary services, said: "We want to make sure that all the furniture in Taberner House can be reused, and if it can’t, that it is recycled.
“This is a great opportunity for charities and schools to pick up furniture free-of-charge, and we urge them to come forward to make their claim."
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