How to recycle a breadmaker

Has the love for your breadmaker gone stale? Time to pass it on or recycle it.

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Electricals recycling near me

How to recycle a breadmaker

It’s as easy as ABC

ASK

Has your breadmaker really made its last loaf? If it’s faulty could you fix it at a repair shop? Maybe donate the appliance to a charity shop, or to someone who wants a secondhand breadmaker? Or could you sell your bread machine?

BAG IT

If you do want to dispose of your breadmaker, find a bag or box to store it until you’re ready to go to the recycling centre – or until collection day if you have one.

CHECK

Find your nearest recycling point. Simply enter your postcode in our recycling locator. It’s that simple.

Where can you recycle breadmakers?

Pick from this growing list of options

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In store

Thousands of shops across the UK will now recycle your old bread making machine when you buy a new one. Some retailers take back all old electrical goods for recycling or refurbishment even if you’re not buying anything. #zerowaste

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Where to recycle your breadmaker

Easy! Find your nearest electrical recycling collection or drop-off point by simply entering your postcode in our handy locator.

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With your recycling collection

Some local authorities collect kitchen gadgets and other electricals for recycling, either with your regular waste or by special arrangement. Contact your council: check their website to find out how. Or use our recycling locator.

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Your local recycling centre

All household waste and recycling centres have drop-off points for unwanted electricals. Some have an area for items that can be refurbished to be passed on – maybe your not-fully-broken breadmaker could go to a new home.

DID YOU KNOW?

Your breadmaker could rise again

The valuable materials in your unwanted breadmaker can be put to good use.

Plastics, stainless steel, aluminium and ceramic can all go into new products such as life-saving medical technology or children’s playground equipment.Over 18 million unused kitchen appliances are gathering dust in UK homes when they could be donated or recycled.

Find your nearest recycling point

Put in your postcode to find recycling and reuse centres near you