Electricals

What to do with Electrical items

There is around £17 billion worth of old or unwanted electricals in UK homes. Many of these items can be repaired, donated or sold, but all electrical items can be recycled. In fact, if we recycled our old electricals it would cut as much CO2 as taking 1.3 million cars off the road.

Recycling not only saves resources, cash and protects the environment, it also stops electricals causing dangerous fires in bins and waste vehicles and waste facilities. Electricals, vapes and batteries that are disposed of incorrectly lead to fires in general waste and mixed recycling facilities each year in the UK. It's really important to dispose of electricals separately and never put them in a bin.

Luckily in Bucks we have lots of options for how you can safely recycle your electricals and keep their valuable components in use. 

Small electrical items -on top of your bin lid on collection day, all 10 Household Recycling Centres 

Batteries - on top of your bin lid on collection day, all 10 Household Recycling Centres & most Supermarkets or shops which sell batteries 

Vapes - on top of your bin lid on collection day, all 10 Household Recycling Centres & most Supermarkets

Large electrical items - all 10 Household Recycling Centres, or book a bulky waste collection via the council

Find your nearest household recycling centre or book a bulky waste collection.