Every bike you collect changes a life.

Across the UK, thousands of bikes sit unused in garages and sheds. Across rural Africa, people walk for hours each day just to reach school, work, or a clinic.

One bicycle can close that gap — turning a two-hour walk into a twenty minute ride, and opening the door to education, income, and healthcare.

By organising local bike collections, your club can help rescue bikes from landfill and give them a second life where they’re needed most.

Rotary Club of Maidstone Riverside - 26 Oct 2024 Collection 1

This is a win-win-win exercise. You get to declutter. You help the environment by avoiding waste and landfill. Most important, you make a difference in the world.

Geoff
Weald of Kent Rotary Club

What we found was that many people had good quality bikes lying unused and were genuinely grateful to Rotary for providing an easy way to put them to good use.

Andy
Rotary Club of Berwick-upon-Tweed

Rotary Impact in Action

The impact so far: 16 Rotary Clubs across the UK have donated over 3,500 bikes. Each one helping someone reach school, get to work, or access healthcare.

The growing support from Rotary Clubs is incredible, and we’re deeply grateful for their dedication. We look forward to continuing these impactful partnerships.

Get Your Club Involved

Organise a Bike Collection

One of the biggest ways your Rotary Club can support Re-Cycle is by organising a local bike collection.

It’s a fantastic way to bring your community together while helping give unwanted bikes a second life. Encourage local residents to donate bikes that still have life left in them, and we’ll work with you to make the event a success.

The bikes you collect can help improve access to education, healthcare and employment for people in Africa, while also keeping perfectly usable bikes out of landfill here in the UK.

Invite Us to Speak

We visit Rotary Clubs to share the story of Re-Cycle and the impact that bicycle reuse has on communities across Africa.

Whether you’re looking for a guest speaker for a club meeting or an event, we’d be delighted to talk about our work, our impact, and how your members can get involved.

Make a Financial Donation

Every donation helps us collect, prepare and ship more bikes to our partners across Africa.

While our volunteers generously give their time, there are still essential costs involved in transporting bikes, maintaining our warehouse, and getting bikes to the communities that need them most.

Your Rotary Club can help more bikes reach more people.