Anything with a plug, battery or cable can be reused or recycled

Find your nearest donation or recycling point

Nottingham tech donation

Donate your old laptops, tablets and smart phones

We’re excited to be working with Nottingham City Council, Reconome, and Good Things Foundation on a pilot project to encourage Nottingham residents to donate their unused tech and give it a second life.

For those who can’t donate in Nottingham, use our Locator to find your local donation point.

In focus

With the best research and the smartest solutions we’re tackling electrical waste together.

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One mission

Recycle Your Electricals is a UK-wide campaign with one mission – to get the UK reusing and recycling our old, unwanted electricals.

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Simpler than you think

From recycling centres to shops, charities to community drop-off points, there’s over 26,600 locations on our locator to donate or recycle your old electricals.

Find a recycling centre
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Never bin batteries

Hidden batteries inside electricals can spark dangerous fires when crushed in bin lorries and recycling centres. Battery fires also endanger lives and cause serious environmental and health risks.

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Old electricals? What you can do

Anything with a plug, battery or cable can be recycled.

Recycling our old electricals is a win-win

Protecting health and the environment and putting valuable resources back into the economy.

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What’s the problem?

Discarded electricals are one of the fastest growing sources of waste – and a big threat to the environment and human health.

Learn about the e-waste issue
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What you can recycle

Anything with a plug, battery or cable can be recycled – and most of the materials in them can be made into new products.

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How recycling works

From your home to your recycling centre to brand new products – the precious materials in old electricals get a new lease of life.

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Benefits of recycling

Recycling old electricals is better for the planet and your pocket. It means more jobs and saving precious resources.

Learn about the benefits of recycling

DID YOU KNOW?

26,600

Electrical recycling points

There are over 26,600 UK drop-off points for your old electricals. A massive 75% of all materials in your old electrical items can be recycled. Make sure you recycle yours correctly so that they can be repaired, passed on or made into useful things like life-saving equipment, children’s playgrounds – and even new electricals.

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