Recycling Small Electrical and Electronic Items

Most people try to recycle as much as they can from their household waste, but what about their old electricals? If they are broken or unwanted, they can be easily recycled. We tend to recycle large electrical items like washing machines, but when it comes to small items i.e smaller than a microwave and have a battery or plug, a third of us just throw them in the bin.

All you need to do is drop them off at your local Recycling Centre - visit the Recycle now website and enter your postcode to find out the location of your nearest one and what you can recycle.

What are Small Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment?

A selection of WEEE including fans, lamps and toasters Examples of Small Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (small WEEE) include the following:

Straighteners
Shavers
Electric Toothbrushes
Kettles
Toasters
Coffee machines
Drills
Power Tools
Phones
and much more.......

Facinating Facts

Did you know that on average we have 3 old, broken or unwanted small electrical items lying about our homes?
That means we have around 22 kgs of small electrical products per household!
A typical iron contains enough steel to make 13 food cans!

Small Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Recycling Banks

We are also piloting three small waste electrical and electronic equipment recycling banks in Cheshire East, with the hope of making the recycling of these small electrical items even more accessible. Check out these new banks at Tesco Congleton, Morrisons Crewe and Pool Bank Car Park in Bollington.