Charity shops
How to get rid of old duvets and pillows
Take clean duvets and pillows to a Dunelm store with a take back scheme, or offer them to an animal charity. Otherwise they go in your waste bin or to a tip.
Dunelm take back
Some Dunelm stores take clean duvets, pillows and other home textiles. You can also send them from home.
Animal charities
Some animal charities use old duvets and pillows as bedding. Ask your local one.
Waste bin or tip
Anything else goes in your waste bin or to a tip.
Most duvets cannot be recycled
Recycle Now says that apart from take back schemes, duvets and pillows generally cannot be recycled.
Key facts
- Binmap lists 520 places that may take duvets and pillows, but none of them 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
- Wash and dry them first if they are going to Dunelm or an animal charity.
Mistakes to avoid
- The British Heart Foundation cannot accept used pillows, duvets or quilts.
Kinds of place that take it
- Collection services
- Recycling centres
Other kinds of place
Schemes and collection services
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