Can I recycle stamps?
Yes. If they are still attached to envelopes, stamps can be recycled with the rest of your paper. Or you can collect stamps for charities.
Stamps
Stamp out waste!
A kilo of stamps can raise enough money to feed a puppy for a day, with the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association
How should I recycle stamps?
If you want to recycle your stamps for charity: find a local stamp collection scheme, at a school, church or community centre. Or start your own!
- Save all of your stamps, especially commemorative and foreign stamps.
- Cut around the stamps, leaving a 5mm border.
- Separate stamps if you can, into UK and foreign boxes
Charity schemes
Charities sell the stamps to dealers (per kilo) and use the money to fund their projects. Many charities will be glad to receive your stamps, here are a few examples:
- Guide Dogs for the Blind Association can supply collection boxes and posters. Your stamps will help to feed and train guide dogs.
- Your stamps can save the albatross with the RSBP!
- Oxfam can use your stamps and foreign coins.
- You can also post your stamp collection to Leukaemia Care.
- Royal National institute of Blind People are also collecting stamps.
