For bikes in decent condition you can sell online.
If you need to make space and are happy not to make money from an unwanted cycle, Freecycle is an option or otherwise a number of local charities will take cycles off your hands and put them to good use.
Local-ish to us are:
https://www.recyclebikehub.com
A volunteer group that repairs, recycles and resells bikes that are in reasonable condition – their workshop is in Winchester. They will take children’s cycles as these have a high turn-over. All the money made goes to the local children’s hospice Naomi House and Jack’s Place. Bikes not fit for re-sale will be used for parts and waste metal is sold for scrap.
https://www.halfords.com/bikes/services-advice/re-cycle.html
Halford’s work with Re-cycle.org to send cycles to Africa. Local drop-off points are Halford’s stores at Eastleigh, Waterlooville and Winchester.
http://www.newforestbikeproject.org/
A not-for-profit community and social enterprise based in New Milton. They will take old bikes and cycling paraphernalia to refurbish and sell on / give to people who have been referred.
The Sue Ryder charity will accept cycles for their cycle workshop, you can drop off at the Fratton Park centre in Portsmouth – they ask that you ring them first: 02392 294501
https://www.sueryder.org/shop-with-us/find-a-shop/fratton-park-furniture-portsmouth
Salvation Army Retail shops in Portswood, Southampton or Eastleigh will also take cycles if they are suitable for re-sale.
If a bike is beyond salvageable Hampshire County Council household recycling centres will take them.
Old and damaged tyres, inner tube and electric bike batteries:
Many cycle shops and cycle repair shops will have a drop off point for national tyre recycler Velorim, in south Hampshire these include:
Giant in Southampton
Decathlon in Portsmouth
Rideride in Southampton
Monty’s Cycle Hub in Southampton
There is a small fee (pence for tyres and inner tubes, £25 for batteries) for dropping off your cycle waste but in return Velorim pledge that:
- Zero waste will be dumped in landfill
- Zero dumped overseas
- Zero carbon released through incineration
Instead Velorim have been experimenting with ways to turn them into products used for safety flooring, insulation and the rubber can be turned into branded butylene and SBR types of rubber – styrene-butadiene rubber refers to a group of synthetic rubbers derived from styrene and butadiene.