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You might be surprised at the value hidden in our old electricals – and the benefits of recycling them.
What’s the issue?Recycle Your Electricals campaign
Recycle Your Electricals is a UK-wide campaign encouraging and supporting more people to reuse and recycle their old electricals – saving precious resources from being lost forever.
The Little Spring Clean
Revved up for recycling?
Let the former Blue Peter presenter Konnie Huq and professional declutterer Nicola Lewis help you make sense of that tangle of small old electricals hiding away in our homes.
Coronavirus and recycling your electricals
Decluttering? Don’t bin your old electricals; gather up, prepare and store them in a bag until after lockdown. You’ll find step by step information on the site to help you prepare your items ready to recycle or pass on. In the meantime, please follow the Government guidelines on going out. Stay safe, and stay at home.
Smart devices and IT
Lighting
Small household appliances
Personal grooming appliances
DIY and power tools
Toys and leisure equipment
Audio and AV equipment
Large household electricals
TV and display equipment
Garden power tools
Exercise equipment
DID YOU KNOW?
What you can do
Prepare
See how easy it is to get your unwanted electricals ready to pass on or recycle – we walk you through it.
Prepare your itemsDo it
It’s never been easier to find a recycling point near you. Just put your postcode into our recycling locator. If your local council doesn’t offer kerbside collections, get everything prepped now for recycling later.
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Transforming waste into national pride
Japan has spent the last 2 years collecting small old electricals from all over the country ahead of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games. 80,000 tonnes of old electricals, previously regarded as waste, are being turned into 5,000 gold, silver and bronze medals for Olympians and Paralympians to wear with pride.
