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Curtains

Can I recycle it?

Clean, lightweight curtains can be recycled as part of your kerbside recycling collection. 

They should be placed on a bag along with other textiles and added to your black box for glass.

Heavyweight curtains should be put in your rubbish bin or can be taken to most local Household Waste Recycling Centres to go in the general waste.

When is my collection day?

Check your collection day

Recycling and waste advice in communal properties and flats may vary.

Useful information

Unwanted curtains in good condition may be accepted by charity shops for re-sale and re-use. You could also try posting them on a selling platforms such as Facebook’s Marketplace or eBay.

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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 FreecycleFreegle.

You can donate usable furniture to community projects like: 

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.

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.

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