Can you recycle used postage stamps?
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Charities collect used stamps and sell them to dealers — cut them off with a border and post in.
Dozens of UK charities (RNIB, hospices, RSPB) raise funds from used stamps, sold on to collectors by weight. Cut stamps from envelopes leaving a 1cm border. The envelope itself recycles as paper.
Tips
- A kitchen-drawer stamp jar posted annually is free charity money
Which bin does it go in?
Charities collect used stamps and sell them to dealers — cut them off with a border and post in.
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✓ Checked against current UK guidance: 14 Jul 2026. Spot an error or an out-of-date rule?