Bike recycling: donate it, or scrap the metal at a tip

Give an unwanted bike to a charity or reuse group, says Recycle Now. If it is beyond repair, the metal can be recycled.

• UK

Key facts

• Groups such as The Bike Project collect bikes and parts, then sell refurbished bikes cheaply to people on low incomes.
• Many tips have a mixed metals container for bikes that cannot be fixed.

Last updated: 15 October 2026

Based on Recycle Now's own pages.

Accepted items

• Bikes
• Bike parts

Related item guides

• Bicycles

Other kinds of place

• Tips near you: household waste recycling centres
• Clothes donation bins and clothes banks near you
• Reuse shops and furniture reuse centres near you
• Charity shops and donation points near you

Schemes and collection services

• Recycle Now locator
• Recycle Now: DVDs and CDs
• Recycle Now: furniture
• Recycle Now: hand and garden tools