Charity shops
Where to donate or recycle a bike
Give a bike that still rides, or could be fixed, to a bike charity or reuse group. Take a bike beyond repair to a tip for metal recycling.
Bike charities and reuse groups
Bike charities and reuse groups take unwanted bikes and parts and fix them up.
Tips
Many tips have a mixed metal container for bikes that cannot be repaired.
Old bikes help people on low incomes
Recycle Now says groups such as The Bike Project collect unwanted bikes and parts, then sell refurbished bikes cheaply to people on low incomes.
Key facts
- Binmap lists 10 places that say they take bicycles, including 9 tips.
- Another 212 places may take bicycles, but they do not say so. Check before you go.
Last updated: 15 October 2026
Written by Binmap using guidance from Recycle Now and the British Heart Foundation.
Pages from the organisations involved
Advice from national bodies
What to do
- Ask the charity which bikes and parts it takes before you go.
Mistakes to avoid
- The British Heart Foundation cannot accept cycle helmets.
Kinds of place that take it
- Reuse shops
- Charity donation points
- Recycling centres
Other kinds of place
Schemes and collection services
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