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Small Electrical Items

If you have a kerbside collection (green boxes and blue sacks), you can recycle small electrical items (see list below) free of charge, with your kerbside recycling.

Please put your items on top of your green recycling box for 7am on your scheduled collection day - please do not put them into a bag.

Small electrical items placed out for recycling must be smaller than W:17 x H:10 x D:12 inches / W:43 x H:25 x D:30 centimetres.

 

Yes please:
  • Small kitchen appliances (for example toasters, kettles, food blenders, coffee machines)
  • Home appliances (such as irons, fans, radios, lamps, clocks, DVD players)
  • Personal care/grooming appliances (including shavers, electric toothbrushes, hair dryers/curlers/straighteners)
  • Small electrical DIY tools
  • Cameras
  • Games consoles
  • Tablets/e-readers
  • Laptops/ laptop chargers
  • Computer keyboard and mouse
  • Small printer/ shredder 
  • Christmas lights, fairy lights, solar-powered lights (LED only)
  • Children’s electronic toys (such as remote control car)
  • Plug in/digital clocks
  • Fire / CO2 alarms
  • Watches
  • Calculators
  • Torches
  • Remote controls
  • Radios
  • Mini hi-fis
  • MP3 players
  • Cassette players
  • Small sewing machines
  • Wires, plugs and chargers

 

Please remember:

We do not collect batteries as part of this service. You can dispose of batteries at supermarkets.

If your item has an easily detachable battery, please remove it before putting out for collection and dispose of the battery safely.

If the item has a light bulb, please remove before recycling.

For safety reasons, we would not take a separate part of the item that is glass/ china or that may break and cause a potential safety risk to the collection staff.

Make sure you have removed personal data from laptops and tablets etc. 

Visit www.recycleyourelectricals.org.uk for lots more information on recycling electrical items. 

If you have communal waste and recycling facilities, please visit https://www.recycleyourelectricals.org.uk/ to find your nearest electrical recycling point.

If you have any large household items that need to be collected, you can use our bulky item collection service. Alternatively you can take them to a local Household Recycling Centre