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.
You can put out:
- irons
- sewing machines
- telephones
- blenders
- cameras
- cassette players
- CD players
- DVD players
- electronic air freshener (remove perfume)
- fans
- hairdryers and straighteners
- electric toothbrushes
- kettles
- radios
- smoke alarms
- toasters
- other small electrical appliance
The general guideline is, if the item fits in a standard supermarket carrier bag, then we can collect it.
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)
- bulbs (fluorescent lamps)
- batteries – these can be recycled at retailers who sell batteries
- TVs
- car batteries
- large vacuum cleaners
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!
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
