What do I do with it?
Recycle at home or at a recycling centre.
- put clean and dry clothes and textiles in a tied plastic bag
- put the bag on top of your black recycling box at home, or
- take it to a Household Waste and Recycling Centre
We take:
- clothes
- paired shoes
- handbags
- hats
- belts
- household textiles, like
- duvet covers
- blankets
- towels
- lightweight curtains
We don't take:
- duvets and pillows
- odd shoes
- workwear or school uniform
Duvets and pillows should be put it in your rubbish bin or taken to a recycling centre.
Donate, sell or repair
Before you throw something away or recycle it, could it be reused instead?
You could:
- donate to a charity shop
- donate to a Kernow Reuse Shop (at our HWRCs)
- visit a repair cafe for help fixing or mending items
- give it away on sites like Freecycle, Freegle or Facebook Marketplace
- donate to local community projects like:
- RE:SOURCE (Bodmin)
- Heartlands Furniture (Pool)
- GOFA (Penzance)
- Cornwall and Plymouth Furniture Reuse Project
- Sell items at car boot sales, online (eBay) or through a local auction room
Household waste and recycling centres (HWRCs)
We have 14 Household Waste and Recycling Centres across Cornwall. You can find opening times and a list of accepted items for each site using the button below.
You can find your nearest HWRC by entering you postcode on our My Area page.
You need to book a slot to visit some sites.