It is really easy to recycle your old electrical items.
Put your small electrical item(s) in a carrier bag, tie up the bag and place it next to your waste or recycling on your normal collection day.
This can either be your Blue bin or Green bin collection day.
Storage space is limited so please present items individually where possible rather than storing and presenting several items together.
What can be collected
Yes Please
• Kettles, toasters, irons and other small kitchen appliances
• Hairdryers, hair straighteners and hair clippers
• Clocks, watches, calculators and torches
• Remote controllers, mobile phones, cameras and chargers
• Mobile phones and laptop batteries
• Radios, alarms, mini hi-fi's and CD and MP3 Players
• Small electronic toys such as remote control cars
• Power tools, smoke detectors and thermostats
• Any small electrical item with a plug or that uses batteries
No Thanks
• Light bulbs, fluorescent tubes
• Televisions, computer monitors of any size and laptops
• Fridges and freezers
• Washing machines, cookers and microwave ovens
• Anything that will not fit inside a standard-sized carrier bag
• Glass/ceramic electrical items such as slow cookers or glass kettles
Please remember - items that are too large or not listed above will not be collected.
Leave any cables and plugs attached to any electrical items and appliances.
More than one carrier bag needs collecting
Space is very limited on the collection trucks therefore it is preferable if you put the items out as they become unwanted and not store them until you have several items. If more than one bag is put out for collection it will be at the discretion of the collector and the space available on the truck.
Why items need to go in a carrier bag
By putting the items in a carrier bag it not only contains the items in a neat and tidy manner but also enables you to manage and gauge the size of the items that we can take.
Where to leave your items
It is preferable to leave your items at the side of the bin rather than the top for safety reasons. Items could be knocked by passers by or blown off in the wind.