Can disposable gloves be recycled?

Yes, so long as they are not contaminated; nitrile, vinyl and latex gloves can be recycled.

Yes, so long as they are not contaminated by clinical waste or chemicals, most disposable gloves can be recycled.

Unigloves works in partnership with Ellie's Fund to recycle nitrile, latex and vinyl gloves, and help raise money to fund research into brain tumours.

You can find out more about Ellie's Fund here, and about our glove recycling programme here.