CD, DVD and record recycling: sell or donate

Unwanted CDs, DVDs and records can go to a charity shop, or be sold on sites like Zapper and Ziffit, says Recycle Now.

• UK

Key facts

• Some tips accept discs, but this varies across the country. Check with your council.
• Tips and charity shops now rarely accept VHS tapes and cassettes. Recycle Now says most go to landfill.

Last updated: 15 October 2026

Based on Recycle Now's own pages.

Accepted items

• CDs
• DVDs
• Records

Restrictions

• VHS tapes and cassettes are rarely accepted.

Related item guides

• DVDs and CDs

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: bicycles
• Recycle Now: furniture
• Recycle Now: hand and garden tools