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Commercial Bike Repair | Computer Repair | Domestic Appliance Repair | Hearing Aids | Knife-sharpening | Mobile Phones Repair | ReFill Services | Reuse Services | Spectacles | Textiles
Commercial Bike Repair
Clive Mitchell Cycles (Truro)
all types of bicycles maintained and serviced. Specialists in electric bikes https://www.clivemitchellcycles.co.uk
Cog Cycle Repair & Design (Penryn)
will tackle any task from small repair right up to complete restoration (inc. wheel building). Recycles used or worn out bike parts into art or everyday items. http://www.cogcyclerepairanddesign.co.uk
Cycle Solutions (Penryn)
repair and maintenance service for all types of bikes (including electric). Run a Bike to Work Scheme. https://www.jubileewharf.co.uk/workshops/cycle-solutions
Dead Sailor BMX (Truro)
specialists in BMX service and repairs https://www.deadsailorbmx.co.uk
E-Bike Solutions
Based in Longdowns near Penryn, E-Bike Solutions are a mobile ebike service covering a wide area. Bosch-trained technician working in the cycle industry for over 40 years. Service & repair most makes. Phone 07468 462766 or email darrellpink@hotmail.co.uk
Halfords (Truro)
service and repair packages available for all types of cycles (and electric bikes. Free bike health check also on offer https://www.halfords.com/locations/truro-store/
Top Gear Electric Bikes & Scooters (Penryn)
provide a maintenance and repair service for all types of electric bikes and pedal bicycles https://www.cornwallelectricbikes.co.uk
Computer Repair
(See also in our guide under Repair Cafes and, for the adventurous, online resources such as iFixit.com)
Falmouth Computers (based Mabe)
Offers fast and expert computer – PC and laptop – repairs and services, including upgrades, servicing, networking, virus and malware removal, data recovery and more. Visit https://www.falmouthcomputers.co.uk for full details of services and contact details, and see testimonials here
Truro Computer Services (Truro)
Based at 21, River Street, TCS offers a range of Desktop and Laptop Sales and Repair Services. Also will take in old tech for recycling/disposal under WEEE regulations. Visit https://www.trurocomputerservices.co.uk for the full range of services and contact details
Domestic Appliance Repair
A1 Appliances
specialists in domestic appliance repairs (and sales/installations). Based in Falmouth but covering all of West Cornwall, an express repair service is available during the working week for appliances of virtually all makes and models. See website https://www.a1appliancecare.co.uk
King Appliance
Located in Threemilestone (Truro) https://threemilestone.cylex-uk.co.uk/company/king-appliance-service-16245133.html
Hearing Aids
W.J.Angove and Son (Falmouth)
Support a national scheme to recycle unwanted/used hearing aids. Hearing aids donated to Hearing Aid Recycling are repurposed and redistributed to those in need overseas. Drop them off at Angove’s premises at 16/17 Webber Street or post them: https://hearingaidrecycling.co.uk/donate-hearing-aids-uk/post-them-to-us/
T.Cooke Funeral Directors (Falmouth)
They also participate in the Hearing Aids reuse/recycling scheme. Drop off at 4 Quarry Hill, or post using this link, where you can also find more information
Specsavers (Falmouth)
will also accept unwanted Hearing Aids – call in for more information
Knife-sharpening
Zoltan the Sharpener
operates at various local locations including farmers’ markets, and also offers a mobile doorstep service. Contact Zoltan Sipos via his website below if you are in need of knives, scissors, garden tools, and/or woodworking tools sharpening. https://zoltanthesharpener.co.uk
Mobile Phones Repair
(See also in our guide under Repair Cafes and, for the adventurous, online resources such as iFixit.com)
RC Mobile (Falmouth)
RC Mobile is an experienced and reliable mobile phone and tablet repair business based at 16, St.George’s Arcade since 2001. Accessories and Unlocking Service available. Visit https://rcmobile.co.uk for contact details – note closed on Wednesdays
Cornwall Phone Repairs (Truro)
Trading as Mobile World at 9-11 Pannier Market, Lemon Quay, Truro TR1 2LW (opposite Marks and Spencer) have also been in the repair business since 2001. They provide accessories and unlocking services and will also take in unwanted/old mobiles and tablets for wiping clean and recycling through Evergreen Recycling. For more details visit https://www.cornwallphonerepairs.co.uk or call 01872 276888 for more information.
Several other mobile phone shops in Falmouth and Truro offer sales, accessories and repairs – search the web for details
Changing or Recycling Mobile Phones:
Which Magazine offers comprehensive advice on the best ways of recycling or changing your mobile phones. A wide range of charities will take your old mobile or tablet to raise funds e.g. Oxfam, British Heart Foundation, Air Ambulance, Barnado’s to name just a few. Call into local charity shops to check. It is highly recommended that you wipe your old mobile clean of data before parting with it, whether donating or exchanging for a new model.
Research Group – Material Focus – has calculated that the UK buys more than a billion tech items including USB sticks, earphones,cables, miniature fans, adaptors and phone-chargers every year, and bin around half of them, not to mention laptops, old mobile phones and associated stuff. A lot of these items can be reused or recycled – notably the special metals like copper, gold, platinum and cobalt which can be used again. Do think of using household recycling centres or Curry’s, Treliske Retail Park, Truro, for recycling old tech free of charge, or donating to local charities – see this guide for examples.
ReFill Services
Archie Browns (Truro)
provides a refill service in store offering a wide range of loose dry foods (rice, porridge oats, pulses, seeds etc) plus personal care and home cleaning products. Bring your own (clean) reusable container. Full details https://www.archiebrownscornwall.co.uk
Incredible Bulk
Cornwall’s only mobile zero waste shop and home delivery service. Selling loose, package free food and home products at various locations across the Truro/Falmouth/Penryn catchment area, customers are able to use reusable containers rather than single-use packaging. For more details visit https://www.mobilezerowasteshop.co.uk
Re-Uz
Organizing an event and want to cut down on waste (disposable cups)? Check out https://re-uz.com/en/solutions-and-universes/ and their circular economy credentials here https://re-uz.com/en/recyclability/
The Body Shop (Truro)
Now under new ownership at 8, Pydar Street, the Body Shop has a Refill Scheme for shampoos, conditioners, shower gels and handwashes. Supplied in a 300ml aluminium dispensing bottle for refilling which gives customers an extra 50ml free, and £1 discount for each refill. Sign up to their Loyalty Club for double points on every purchase. More details https://www.thebodyshop.com/blogs/about-us/our-refill-scheme or call 01872 262962
The Natural Store (Falmouth)
stocks an extensive range of personal care and home cleaning products. Washing up liquids, laundry liquids, fabric conditioner, shampoos, body wash and conditioners – most well-known Eco brands available. Also white vinegar. They also have a wide range of herbs and spices. Bring your own container for refilling. https://naturalstorecornwall.co.uk for more information and contact details
Reuse Services
See also under TGtW Textiles/Clothing for the full list of local Charity Shops accepting reusable/recyclable clothes/textiles and Clothing Banks
Kernow Reuse Shops
There are now two new Kernow Reuse Shops at local House Waste Recycling Centres where a range of household items can be brought for repurposing. Check http://suezcornwall.co.uk/what-we-do/recycling/falmouth-and-penryn and/or http://suezcornwall.co.uk/what-we-do/recycling/truro. A third Reuse Shop has also opened at United Downs HWRC. For an insight into the Circular Economy strategy now adopted by Suez see https://suezcornwall.co.uk/what-we-do/re-use/
Spectacles
i Buntu Opticians (Truro)
At 66 Lemon Street, Truro accepts unwanted spectacles, complete and in good condition. These are sent on to SpecSort in York where members of Rotary York Ainstey sort, clean, and grade before sending to Africa see here. For details of opening times visit https://www.ibuntu.co.uk
Reynolds and Slater (Falmouth)
At 23-27, Berkeley Vale, Falmouth they support the National Lions Club and their Sight Projects across the world by taking in used/unwanted spectacles for reuse / recycling (without cases/cloths). These are collected by the local Lions Club and forwarded for processing at one of two Lions recycling centres upcountry. For more details visit https://lionsclubs.co.uk 
Glasses can also be posted direct to Lions Clubs National Headquarters British Isles, 257 Alcester Rd, South Kings Heath, Birmingham B14 6DT See also Hard-to-Recycle “Contact Lens and Spectacles” for other Local Opticians in both Falmouth and Truro who will take unwanted spectacles for recycling
Textiles
See under Textiles / Clothes
January 2026
TGtW: Working Towards a Local Circular Economy