Recycle Your Electricals - WEEE Recycling

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International E-Waste Day 2024

Join The Great Cable Challenge

Got old or broken cables cluttering up your home? They’re full of precious copper that could be recycled and reused.

Join the millions taking one small action to make a big difference, and recycle your old cables this International E-Waste Day. If 1 million of us recycled at least one cable, we could save 5,000kg of copper from going to waste!

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In focus

With the best research and the smartest solutions we’re tackling electrical waste together.

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One mission

Recycle Your Electricals is a UK-wide campaign with one mission – to get the UK reusing and recycling our old, unwanted electricals.

About us

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Simpler than you think

From recycling centres to shops, charities to community drop-off points, there’s over 26,600 locations on our locator to donate or recycle your old electricals.

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Never bin batteries

Hidden batteries inside electricals can spark dangerous fires when crushed in bin lorries and recycling centres. Battery fires also endanger lives and cause serious environmental and health risks.

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Old electricals? What you can do

Anything with a plug, battery or cable can be recycled.

Recycling our old electricals is a win-win

Protecting health and the environment and putting valuable resources back into the economy.

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What’s the problem?

Discarded electricals are one of the fastest growing sources of waste – and a big threat to the environment and human health.

Learn about the e-waste issue

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What you can recycle

Anything with a plug, battery or cable can be recycled – and most of the materials in them can be made into new products.

What can be recycled

How recycling works

From your home to your recycling centre to brand new products – the precious materials in old electricals get a new lease of life.

How recycling works

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Benefits of recycling

Recycling old electricals is better for the planet and your pocket. It means more jobs and saving precious resources.

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DID YOU KNOW?

26,600

WEEE recycling points

There are over 26,600 UK drop-off points for your old electricals. A massive 75% of all materials in your old electrical items can be recycled. Make sure you recycle yours correctly so that they can be repaired, passed on or made into useful things like life-saving equipment, children’s playgrounds – and even new electricals.

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