Compact Discs (CDs)

Let your CDs live on after the music’s died!

Can I recycle CDs?

No. Your local recycling centre or kerbside scheme won’t accept compact discs for recycling. However, there are other organisations that will recycle them for you:

A mug of black coffee sits on a coaster made of an old CD

Your old CDs can come in handy around the office.

What else can I do with them?

CD re-used in the garden

You can also donate or sell your CDs, or re-use them in a creative way.


  • Donate them! Give them to a charity shop, school or jumble sale.
  • Sell them! If your CDs aren’t damaged, you might want to put them back into circulation, either by trading them in at a local record dealer or on the internet.

Re-use your CDs

  • CDs can be covered in felt and used as coasters.
  • You can use your old CDs to deter birds from your plants by hanging them in your garden.
  • Create a shiny windchime with several old CDs

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