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How to recycle electrical appliances

Find out how you can recycle your electrical items.

Small electrical appliances

Any household electrical and electronic item that operates on a battery or has a plug and is smaller than 60cm in length and under 30cm in width and height, can be put in our on-street small electrical appliances recycling bins.

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Image of bin for small electrical appliances

Locations

The locations of our recycling bins for electrical appliances are:

NW1

NW6 

NW8

SW1

W1

W2

W9

W10

What you can put in the small appliance recycling banks

You can use our recycling banks for:

  • phones and chargers
  • remote controls
  • VCRs
  • digiboxes
  • electronic toys
  • kettles
  • hairdryers
  • electric toothbrushes
  • shavers
  • hair straighteners
  • irons
  • small DIY tools
  • clocks
  • radios
  • cables
  • keyboards, mice, speakers etc

Please note that electrical items need to be under 60cm in length and under 30cm in width and height.

Do not place other items such as clothes, batteries, and lightbulbs in the banks.

What you can't put in the recycling banks

You can't use the recycling bins for:

  • TV monitors
  • computers*
  • light bulbs
  • batteries
  • anything that will not fit in the chute (over 40 cm or 16" in size)

* Although computers can be recycled in these bins, there have been cases of theft from the bins. We are not liable for the theft of personal data from your equipment if placed in the recycling bins. We recommend that to recycle your computer, you use your retailer's take back scheme, arrange a bulky waste collection with us, or take your computer to the household waste recycling centre at Smugglers Way.

Other options

Electrical appliances that are in a good working condition can be donated or given to someone else.

You may be able to trade in your gadgets or mobile phones. Please visit Recycle Now(link is external) for more information about what you can do with your phone.

Published: 8 January 2021

Last updated: 9 September 2024