We collect small electrical appliances in clearly marked plastic bags.
These should be placed alongside your recycling boxes, which we collect every week. You can use our online tool to look up your collection day.
What you can put out
The general guideline is, if the electrical item fits in a standard supermarket carrier bag, then we can collect it.
You can use our Waste Wizard to look up specific items and see how you can recycle them.
Cables must be contained inside the bag as well as all batteries removed. If an item is not presented this way, we will not collect it.
You can't put out:
- anything that won't fit inside a carrier bag (including the cable)
- vapes (see specific information about recycling vapes)
- batteries – these can be recycled at retailers who sell batteries
If you're not sure if we'll collect your electrical item, you can use our Waste Wizard to look up the item and see how to recycle it.
Why you should recycle electrical appliances
Around 75% of all materials in electrical items can be recycled. They get turned into useful things like life-saving equipment, children's playgrounds and even new electricals.
Empty your cupboards and drawers of unwanted electical items and recycle them!
Recycling vapes
In the UK we buy half a billion vapes a year and throw away 3 million every week. This includes rechargables, single-use and rechargable vapes with a single-use chamber.
Vapes can be easily recycled.
Visit Recycle Your Electricals to find a place to recycle vapes near you.
Alternative ways to recycle electrical appliances:
- donate, sell or give away unwanted items if they're in good working order
- take large electrical items to the Reuse and Recycling Centre
- get large electrical items collected using our bulky waste collection service
- look for other ideas for reuse or repair on Recycle Now
