Recycling doona

Does anyone know if I can recycle my duck down doona. I live on the Mornington Peninsula and cannot travel to Melbourne.

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And any other types of doona fillings too please - a bit bulky for landfill & the recycling bin…

Interesting question and I haven’t heard of anyone taking old doonas and recycling them.

Options may include:

  • contacting specialist adventure gear stores to see if they know of are interested in recycling the feather
  • putting an advertisement on GumTree/MarketPlace to see if anyone needs down feather doona (for free). If one is reconditioning their own doona or down products (e.g. sleeping bag) or making a down item, they might be interested. If you know the grade of down, it would help informing others when advertising.

Polyester/wool fillings can be used for pillows/craft so maybe ask a local craft group or also advertise online like for the down.

Let us know how you get on…

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You can get doonas and pillows rejuvenated. As an example Superior Quilt in Reservoir does good work on down pillows in my experience for very reasonable prices. I note you cannot travel to Melbourne, but search for a closer provider if that might be an interesting proposition.

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Thanks very much for all your suggestions. I am not very mobile and the covering of the doona is stained despite dry cleaning, so some of these do not work for me. I have found out from my local Lincraft store that homeless shelters will take it. Op shops won’t.

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Thanks fantastic and far better than seeing it go to landfill.