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Bikes

EVER BOUGHT A BIKE PROMISING TO RIDE it every day, then watched as it gathered dust in the shed? Here's how to put it to better use...

More about people who recycle bikes...
What bike recyclers do
Some bike recyclers teach disadvantaged people valuable bike-fixing skills; some refurbish bikes and send them to the developing world; others use them to encourage healthier living in the local community. Many do a combination of at least two of these.

Some will accept the most dilapidated crunchers from you, but the majority only take them if they are fit to ride. Ring ahead to find out. This isn't a lucrative business and it can cost more to fix an old bike than to replace it. Read more about the tricky world of bike recycling.

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For a UK directory of bike re-use and cycling organisations, go to Bike Recycling.net
Organisationsort iconLocationHow to get it thereWho it serves
Back2BikesStaffordCollection or drop-offLocal community
BarrowmoreChesterCollectionLocal community
Bike RecyclingHeresdon (Canterbury)Collection or drop-offLocal community
Bike Station, TheEdinburghCollection or drop-offLocal community
CART - Christian African Relief TrustHuddersfieldEmail for infoAfrica
Common Wheel Bicycle ProjectGlasgowCollection or drop-offGeneral public
Community Can CycleGlasgowCollection or drop-offLow-income families & children
Cycle MagicLeicesterCollection or drop-offVarious
Cycling Across the AgesLiverpoolDrop-offLocal community
FRAMEHaverfordwest, WalesCollection or drop-offPeople in poor countries
Impact HousingCumbriaCollection or drop-offLow-income individuals
Northside Bike ProjectSunderlandDrop-offYoung people and local community
On Your BikeAberystwythCollection or drop-offUnemployed & people on low incomes
Oxford Cycle WorkshopOxfordDrop-offLocal community
Pedal PowerLancasterDrop-off
Re-CycleColchesterDrop offAfrica
Re-cycle EngineeringLeedsDrop-offLocal community
Recyke y' bikeNewcastleDrop-offLocal community, refugees, developing countries
Tonge BikesBoltonDrop-offLocal young people
Waltham Forest Bike Recycling SchemeWaltham, LondonDrop-offLocal community
WildsideWolverhamptonCollection or drop-offLocal community
Workmatch (Spokes)Kiddiminster, Hereford, Rothdrop-offLocal area
York recycling NetworkYorkDrop-offLocal area