Can you recycle yoga & exercise mats?
🚫 Not recyclable
General waste — foam mats (PVC/TPE) have no recycling route; animal shelters take clean ones.
Exercise mats are foamed PVC or TPE — unrecyclable. Animal shelters use them as kennel liners; gardeners use them as kneelers. Then general waste.
Tips
- Cut into kneeling pads and draught excluders
Which bin does it go in?
General waste — foam mats (PVC/TPE) have no recycling route; animal shelters take clean ones.
Before throwing it away, see reuse, repair and donation routes.
Background: What goes in each household bin?.
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✓ Checked against current UK guidance: 14 Jul 2026. Spot an error or an out-of-date rule?