ASK
If your air fryer is broken, could it be fixed? Could you donate it to a charity? Pass it on to someone you know? Or could you sell your unwanted air fryer?
Recycling air fryers
Recycling or donating an old, unused air fryer is as simple and rewarding as the meals it was designed to cook.
Want to recycle a broken air fryer?
It’s as easy as ABC
BAG IT
Find a box or bag that you can use to stash all your old electrical bits and pieces until you next visit 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. And off you go.
Where can you recycle an air fryer?
Pick the option that suits you
In store
Thousands of shops across the UK will now recycle your old air fryer when you buy a new one from them. Some retailers take back all old electricals for recycling or refurbishment, even if you’re not buying something new. #zerowaste
Where to recycle your air fryer
Easy! Find your nearest electrical recycling collection or drop-off point by simply entering your postcode in our handy locator.
With your recycling collection
Some councils collect electricals for recycling – either with your regular waste collection or by special arrangement. Contact your council or check their website to find out. Use our recycling locator.
Your local recycling centre
All household waste and recycling centres have drop-off points for electricals. Some also have an area for items that can be refurbished to be passed on – in case your not-fully-broken air fryer could go to a new cook.
Recycling banks
Some supermarkets, car parks and designated roadside areas have electrical recycling drop-off points, or ‘bring banks’. Be sure to check if your nearest can take larger items like air fryers.
Did you know?
450,000 air fryers just chillin’
Around 40% of UK households have an air fryer – but nearly half a million of the devices are sitting idle.
Let’s get the most of our unused kitchen appliances by donating or recycling them now.
Air fryer disposal – frequently asked questions
Can I put my old air fryer in the bin?
What does the crossed-out bin icon on my air fryer mean?
The crossed-out wheelie bin indicates that this is hazardous waste. This means you mustn’t put the product in the general rubbish bin. We need to dispose of electrical and electronic appliances properly to avoid polluting the environment and to save some of the planet’s most valuable resources from being lost forever.
Is it OK to leave my old air fryer out on the street for someone to pick up?
If you’ve arranged for it to be picked up by your local council or collection service to be disposed of properly, then that’s okay. But don’t just just leave electrical goods on the pavement – it can lead to valuable and hazardous materials not being managed properly, and it’s considered to be flytipping.
Contact your council, charities or social enterprises in the area to see if they will collect. If you’re buying a new air fryer, the retailer must take your old one back.
Find your nearest drop-off or collection point for electricals by entering your postcode in our recycling locator.
What happens to an old broken air fryer if you recycle it?
When your air fryer – or any other electricals – reaches a recycling centre it may be checked to see if it can be refurbished and passed on. Items that are beyond use are broken down mechanically and by hand. The fragments are sorted into the various materials such as metals and plastics, and are cleaned. Then they go for further processing so that they can be reused in new products or materials. Watch our video on How electricals are recycled.
Is it up to me to take my old air fryer to the dump to be recycled?
If you can, then taking your unwanted air fryer to your nearest waste and recycling centre is an option (check ahead for opening times and rules.) But if this isn’t convenient, see “Who will collect my old air fryer?”, below.
Who will collect my old air fryer?
Your council, charities and reuse organisations might collect from your doorstep or a designated spot near your home. Some provide this service for free, but others will charge. You could hire a licensed waste disposal firm to take your electrical appliances away; this might be an option if you’re having a clear-out. You could also sell your old air fryer via peer-to-peer marketplaces such as eBay and Gumtree, or offer it free on Freecycle or Freegle, where you can ask the new owner to collect it.
Do charity shops take air fryers?
Some charity shops welcome electricals such as kitchen appliances that are in good working order. See our page on donating electricals to charity shops.
Where can I recycle an air fryer that I’m replacing?
Find your nearest reuse and recycling point using our recycling locator. Or, if you’re shopping, bear in mind that retailers now take back old electricals when you’re buying new – that includes old air fryers. You have 28 days to hand your old one over for disposal from the time you buy your new product. Some larger stores will recycle your old appliance even if you’re not buying from them. It’s easier than ever to recycle air fryers.
Find your nearest recycling point
Put in your postcode to find recycling and reuse centres near you
