VHS ,CDs and DVDs and records

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A close friend has died 17th April 2022 and they have loads of the VCRs and dvds and cds and single and albums,is there someone who recycles or takes them to sell no one wants them,I hate to think these all going to landfill its such a waste and I have taken some VCRs to try and take them to charity shops.We are in Dagenham England.
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Have you thought of MusicMagpie? They do take books as well as DVDs and some vinyl and CDs that nobody else seems to want.
You could also try freegle or freecycle. Many people DO want old things and old stuff and equipment. You could always try.
When you say 'VCRs' do you mean the actual machine or tapes? Because they are popular for freeglers in my area, as are DVDs.
To be honest, even though some vinyl records are thought to be worth something these days, in my experience they are not.
I tried all those places that 'take all your vinyl' and spent ages compiling lists of my collection but in the end, nobody wanted them. They were all in excellent condition and some were rare! But they didn't care.
I ended up giving most of them away, some to a keen collector on freegle. I sold one or two on Facebook but didn't get a lot for them. Charity shops didn't want them.
Sadly, nobody wants old vinyl any more, not even to make plantpot holders.
Vinyl is certainly having a revival and taking up more and more space in our local HMV's
Whatever the medium it'll come down to the genre and specific artist.
Video cassettes are harder. See how many fit in a large cardboard box, still small enough to post by Hermes cheaply and do a bulk listing on eBay for a penny start and someone may well take them off you hands, maybe. Only idea I have. Or out a big picture of a pile on Facebook marketplace saying any offers for collection?
If it breaks, well it wasn't working right anyway.