Alternative Ways to Recycle
Only Donate If Brand New
For hygiene reasons, many thrift shops and secondhand stores such as Goodwill won’t accept pillows or cushions unless they’re still inside their packaging.
Save Pillow Cases From a Landfill
Donate your pillow cases to USAgain, who accepts household textiles. Simply make sure your pillow cases are clean and dry and in a tied plastic bag. Find your closest drop box here.
Ways to Reuse
Use as Packing Material
Old pillows and cushions make great packing material, especially for items that need to be handled more carefully.
Use as Pet Beds
Try turning barely-used pillows and cushions into a bed for your pet, or check to see if an animal shelter or animal sanctuary could use them. The Humane Society will not accept them, but other shelters or sanctuaries often do.
Fluff Up Another Pillow
If you have multiple pillows that have lost their loft, combine them! Add the stuffing from one pillow to another. This also works for sofa and chair cushions that have sagged over time, as well as stuffed toys.
Create a Floor Cushion
Large floor cushions are great for movie or game nights where lots of people want to get comfortable and lounge in one room. You can buy a pre-made cushion cover or make your own. Get more details from Home Edit.