Wendy Graham suggests some great ways to pass on your unwanted CD collection.
Donating Your Discs
YOU might well be wondering what to do with old CDs if you are looking to downsize your collection without contributing to landfill.
The problem is that CDs aren’t easily recycled.
Each disc is comprised of various mixed materials, which, for most recycling organisations, is uneconomical to separate into their component parts.
What can you do with your old collection?
One of the easiest ways to pass on your music collection is to use a website that specialises in buying old discs for cash.
UK sites that buy old CDs include musicMagpie, Zapper and Ziffit.
You can enter the barcode of each disc and the site will immediately tell you the price you’ll get for each CD – in most cases a few pence – which you then can accept or decline.
Once done, finalise your order and box them up, ready for collection.
If that sounds like too much hassle, then it might be easiest to give them away free of charge.
Although CDs are no longer the most popular way to listen to music, there is still a market for them.
As such, some charity shops still accept donations of CDs in good condition.
Who knows – that old Elton John album of yours might just be the one to complete a local fan’s collection!
Before you turn up with a box of CDs, phone ahead.
Some shops might not have space for CDs or might not accept them for donation at the moment – particularly if someone else has recently offloaded their collection.
If your local shop doesn’t accept CDs, then try the Buy Nothing or Freecycle websites.
These free-to-join platforms aim to stop people from sending items to landfill by providing a space for people to give things away for free that they no longer need.
Try boxing up your CDs and offering them in bulk, rather than listing each individually, to reduce your workload.
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