Decluttering and the secret thrower - Recycle Your Electricals

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Living with a hoarder

It’s rubbish. But help is on the way.

Some of us are secret throwers

We get it – no one wants to look at their partner’s old clutter. So more than half of us (54%) secretly bin our partners’ old belongings.

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Some of us are hoarders

And among the things we’re hoarding or secretly dumping are small old electricals that can be recycled and put to good use again.

But not all clutter is the same

So when having a Little Spring Clean – together or not – let’s remember that anything with a plug, battery or cable can be recycled.

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It’s the electricals that should be separated

Get top tips on sorting and recycling electricals – from decluttering pro Nicola Lewis and personal money guru Paul Lewis.

Little Spring Clean

We make no secret of this

You can find your nearest reuse and recycling point using our easy postcode locator.

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secret throwers even ditch their partner's old wedding suit

DID YOU KNOW?

Eight in 10 of us have been decluttering in lockdown this year

And nearly 60% of us confess to being secret throwers, ditching our partner’s hoarded treasures – photos, shoes.

Even wedding suits.

The thing nobody’s talking about?

– the sheer volume and value of electricals we secretly dump.

Cables, games consoles, laptops, tablets. And they could all be recycled.

Find your electrical recycling point

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Hold it all together

Show the hoarder in your life how much you care, with a Zandra Electrical Tote.

The waste-busting fashion icon has designed this ethically-traded organic cotton tote especially for you – and your partner – to recycle your electricals as part of the Little Spring Clean.

You might already have a bag at home that would do the job. But if you buy a Zandra Electrical Tote all profits go to Waste Aid, a charity working to beat poverty, pollution and climate change.

Buy the Zandra Electrical Tote

How to help a hoarder declutter

Recycling electricals has never been easier – or more stylish

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ASK

Are there batteries or bulbs in those old devices? If so, remove them before recycling. Destroy personal data on smart devices and computers and take out memory cards.

Delete your data

BAG IT

Get hold of an exclusive Zandra Rhodes Electrical Tote to store those old electrical bits and pieces until you can go to the recycling centre – or until collection day, if you have one.

Buy a bag

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CHECK

Check our recycling locator to find your nearest repair, reuse or recycling point. Some councils collect from your home. Otherwise keep those electricals in your Zhandra Rhodes Tote until you can visit a drop-off point.

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