How to Recycle a Piano

Aging pianos are becoming increasingly difficult to dispose of responsible, so companies like Pianocycle were formed to address that need. For a small moving fee, they'll pickup your piano either re-home it or methodically break the instrument down. The metal gets recycled while the wood is donated to woodworking hobbyists.

Learn more about Pianocycle here, and check out more stories from our Summer 2025 Issue, “Consumption,” here.

Director: Tom Schmidt

Camera and Audio: Mark Brown

Sound Design: Nick Mihalevich