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RECYCLE AT HOME = NO

CDs, DVDs and cassettes cannot be recycled using your council’s collection service.

RECYCLE OUT OF HOME = YES

You can take CDs, DVDs and cassettes to your council-run Household Reuse and Recycling Centre (HRRC), where you will find collection banks. These items will be recycled if possible (although sometime they have to be sent for disposal).

If the items are in good condition, you can donate them to the Community Reuse Shops (donation points are located at each HRRC).

WASTE LESS…

If you have CDs or DVDs you no longer want, you can:

  • Sell them and make some money – CDs, DVDs and computer games that are in good condition can be put back into circulation – your trash will be someone else’s treasure! Try Music Magpie and Zapper.
  • Pass them on – friends and family might want them or you can give them away for free on Freecycle or Freegle. Charity shops are always happy to take donations as well.

Or you can get creative:

  • Cut your discs into small pieces and use them to create a mosaic pattern on picture frames, flower pots or mirrors.
  • Hang them up in the garden – they look pretty spinning in the wind and add some fun to your garden.
  • Use the discs as coasters for drinks.