Can I recycle it?
Games and toys are not collected as part of your recycling collection.
If your games and toys are still in good condition, you could consider selling them, passing them on, or donating them to a local charity shop.
If you are not able to donate or sell them, it may be possible to recycle some parts of the games and toys, including batteries, which can be recycled at one of our Household Waste and Recycling Centres.
Which container?
Games and toys that are no longer useable can go in your wheelie bin or protective sack.
When is my collection day?
Useful information
Donate or sell
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
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
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.