Can you recycle sleeping bags?

Clean, working sleeping bags are among the most-needed donations for homelessness organisations, especially in autumn. Damaged ones can't be recycled (laminated synthetic fill) — general waste, or repurpose the filling.

Tips

• Wash before donating — shelters can't launder at scale

Which bin does it go in?

Homeless charities want clean sleeping bags urgently; unusable ones are general waste.

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

Background: What goes in each household bin?.

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