Can I recycle it?
We cannot take beds as part of your household recycling collection service, but you can book a bulky waste collection for which there is a charge.
Alternatively, you can take all metal and wood bedframes to any of the Household Waste and Recycling Centres* for free.
You can dispose of plastic/mixed material bedframes at some Household Waste and Recycling Centres*.
You can also use the bulky waste collection service for other items that are too big for your normal rubbish and recycling collections for a fee.
Donate or sell
Charity shops are always grateful for donations of unwanted items in good condition. You could also organise a give and take event or give items away via Freecycle, Freegle.
You can donate usable furniture to community projects like:
- RE:SOURCE in Bodmin
- Heartlands Furniture in Pool
- GOFA in Penzance
- Cornwall and Plymouth Furniture Reuse Project.
Or sell your spare stuff at garage sales and car boot sales or on eBay. If you can transport items yourself, most towns have their own auction rooms. They are also a good way of selling and buying second hand items.
Bulky waste collection:
You can use our household bulky waste collection service for items that are too big for normal collections.
There is a charge for this service.
Household Waste and Recycling Centres
View our Household Waste Recycling Centres to find
- location maps
- opening times
- materials accepted
You can also find your nearest centre by entering your postcode on our my area page.
For safety reasons, no public pedestrian access is allowed through the entrance or exit gates at any of our household waste recycling centres.
Only waste from households in Cornwall can be taken to these sites. Commercial waste is not accepted at any recycling centre.
