Should you have a bicycle or parts you wish to dontate, there are various organizations listed on this page under each state. International Organisations follow these. Many of these organisations operate via volunteers so have limited resources. Bikes can be picked up from people but where possible it is greatly appreaciated when they can be dropped off. They are always looking for people to get involved or assist with donations of bicycles. Assistance with transporting bikes is always needed. Should you have difficulty locating an organization near you, feel free to contact me and I will find your nearest group.
NSW
Bicycle Recycling Network - Accpets bikes/parts to be redistributed to the various community programs operating in Sydney. Based in the Parramatta area. Phone 0410019714.
www.bikeclub.wordpress.com The Nunnery at Waterloo, Sydney. Meets Monday and Wednesday afternoons. www.unswbikeclub.wordpress.com UNSW Bike Club. Learn how to repair your bike, join their bike bus or get involved with their various activities.
MTC Work Solutions - Will take adult bikes, frames and parts to be refurbished for low income members of the community and also to use to make wheelchairs. They are based in Cantebury, Sydney. Ph 9787 4855
Mary MacKillop Outreach, The Men's Shed - Will take adult bikes and frames, converting them into wheelchairs for people in developing countries. No childrens bikes accepted. Volunteer program for people with disabilities, older/retired men and war veterans. Located in Petersham, Sydney. Ph 02 9568 0247.
www.hawkesburyskills.org.au Provides bicycle recycling and loan bikes to people within the local community at Richmond, Sydney. They also accept donations of bicycles.
http://newcastlebikeecologycentre.blogspot.com/The Newcastle Bike Ecology Centre - Your local environmental, not-for-profit, community based, sustainable transport, no green-wash cars, bikefun centre, Push bike co-op. We take pre-loved bikes & parts that are then restored by volunteers. Free workshops on how to fix bikes, cycling tips & traffic skills. If you want a bike, we help you recycle one for free! Volunteers welcome to help save the world through BIKEFUN! 106 Robert St Islington Ph 49616582
Northern Territory
www.asyass.org.au Deadly Tredlies Youth Bicycle recycling program in Alice Springs.
www.stbedes.melb.catholic.edu.au Takes used bikes to be repaired and used for school Bike Education and Cycle On programs. Located in Mentone.
Bikes For Life Project A Work for the Dole Project teaching peopel to fix bikes. Bikes are then donated to migrant families and schools. Email cvgt@cvgt.com.au
www.msa.monash.edu.au/transport The Bikery. Takes old bikes to be fixed and sold cheaply to students and staff. Located in Clayton.
www.ourcommunity.com.au Lists organisations Australia wide who deal with the recycling of bicycles through various programs.
International Organizations
www.p4p.org Pedals for Progress (PfP) collects used bicycles and bicycle parts in North America, and donates them to qualified non-profit agencies in Latin America, the Caribbean, coastal Africa, and the South Pacific. Partner agencies recondition PfP-donated bicycles and make them available to disadvantaged populations for productive use.
www.bikesnotbombs.org Bikes Not Bombs is a non-profit organization working for alternative transportation and community development. The group operates the Bicycle Recycling and Youth training Centre in Roxbury, MA, to promote environmental education, meaningful employment, and safe sustainable communities both in Roxbury and abroad.
