Electric Items

Yes electrical items can be reused and recycled.

REUSE
As long as your electrical items are in good working order then you can sell them or give them away;

  • You can donate them to a charity shop.
  • You can sell them at a car boot sale or use a number of online platforms including Gumtree, Friday-Ad, Facebook selling pages and other online platforms. 
  • You can also give them away for free through Freegle.

RECYCLED
Where?

  • The most convenient way to recycle your small household electric items is through TechTakeback who offer a new doorstep collection service to Brighton & Hove residents. Collections are for small items and include;
     
    • PCs
    • Laptops
    • Tablets
    • Smartphones
    • Mobile Phones
    • Cameras
    • Sat navs
    • Video & Audio
    • Digiboxes
    • E-readers
    • Games Consoles
    • Remote controllers
    • Telephones
    • Powered Toys
    • PC accessories
    • Network routers
    • Swicthes
    • Network devices
    • Small home items
    • Small power tools
    • Flat screen TV & Monitors [working only]
    • Microwave ovens [working only]
    • Toasters [working only] 
  • Please take them to the Brighton Household Waste & Recycling site on Wilson Avenue or the Hove Household Waste & Recycling site on the Old Shoreham Road. See here for exact locations and opening times. For more details contact City Clean on 01273 292929. They accept;
     
    • TVs
    • monitors
    • small electrical items (including mobile phones and hairdryers)
    • large electrical items (including washing machines and dishwashers)
    • cables and leads
    • fridges and freezers
    • household batteries
    • car batteries
    • energy saving light bulbs
    • fluorescent tube light bulbs

If you don’t have transport, then please contact the council as they run a Bulky Waste Collections Service. They charge for this service, but discounts are available for people over 60 and those receiving certain benefit payments.

DID YOU KNOW?

  • All electrical items are part of WEEE which stands for Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment. WEEE includes most products that have a plug or need a battery.
  • Every year an estimated 2 million tonnes of WEEE items are discarded by householders and companies in the UK.
  • You can read more about WEEE regulations here.