Can you recycle bicycles?

Bike re-use charities (The Bike Project, local community bike workshops, many recycling centres' reuse shops) refurbish donated bikes in any condition. Truly dead frames go in the scrap metal container. Never in household bins.

Tips

• Search 'bike recycling [your town]' — most areas have a workshop that collects

Which bin does it go in?

Bike recycling charities refurbish almost anything; scrap metal container as a last resort.

Before throwing it away, see reuse, repair and donation routes.

Background: The decluttering disposal checklist.

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