Upholstered seating

Upholstered seating includes:

• Sofas, sofa beds and settees
• Armchairs
• Upholstered kitchen and dining room chairs
• Upholstered stools and foot stools
• Padded seating for garden furniture
• Home office chairs
• Futons
• Bean bags, floor and sofa cushions
• Electrical recliner chairs
• Child car seats and highchairs with upholstering

This includes any part made of or containing leather, synthetic leather, other fabric, or foam.

What does not count as upholstered seating?

The following items are not included in this guidance and are accepted at all of our recycling centres:

• Mattresses
• Curtains and blinds
• Beds
• Deckchairs
• Items that are not upholstered, for example, a wooden chair without a cushioned or textile back, seat, or arms