Recycling IT equipment and smart devices

The smart thing to do with your old laptop, phone or other devices is fix them, pass them on or recycle them.

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Smart device recycling near me

Recycling IT equipment and smart devices

How to delete your data

Old laptops, mobile phones and other smart devices contain mountains of valuable data. Before recycling or passing them on, make them safe. The details vary for different devices – but the basic steps are simple.

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Step 1

Back up important files, such as documents and photos.

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Step 2

Sign out of all accounts on your device, and destroy your data by following our guide.

Data Deletion Guide
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Step 3

Remove any SIM or memory cards, if possible. Now use our handy locator to find your nearest repair, reuse or recycling point.

Recycling locator

DID YOU KNOW?

Waterproof phones

An astonishing 100,000 phones are dropped down the toilet every year in Britain. Lucky then that we’re following Japan’s model, where 90% of phones are waterproof because people like to take them everywhere – including the shower! If your phone gets a dunking it can’t recover from, remember: anything with a plug, battery or cable can be recycled.

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Find your nearest recycling point

If the 31 million laptops lying idle in UK homes were recycled they could provide enough aluminium to produce 159,000 bikes; enough steel to make 12,000 playground swings; or enough plastic to make nearly 5 million life-saving defibrillators.

IT and smart devices FAQs

Is there mobile phone recycling near me?

Yes! Across the UK there are thousands of places to recycle old electricals, including old mobiles. Find your nearest recycling point using our recycling locator.

What should I do with old phones and other IT equipment?

If a device is still working, there are lots of great charity schemes that can sell or pass it on, to help vulnerable people. If it’s beyond repair, find your nearest recycling point.

 

Can you recycle a printer?

Before recycling a printer, it’s good to check if it can be repaired or reused. If it’s beyond repair, use our recycling locator to find out where to recycle your printer locally.

Is there laptop, computer and PC recycling near me?

Before recycling your device, check whether it could be repaired or reused. If not, find your nearest recycling point using our recycling locator.