Electric Items

Yes electrical items can be reused and recycled. Please note electric items include any item with a plug or takes batteries.

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 the new Brighton & Hove City Council electric recycling bins which are due to be installed throughout the city in the next 4 to 6 weeks (April / May 2024)
  • TechTakeback offer a doorstep collection service to Brighton & Hove residents. They now focus on laptops and desktop computers only. See the list below.

    Laptops including;
    Windows Laptops
    Apple MacBooks
    Chromebooks
    Microsoft Surface

    Desktop Computers including;
    Windows PCs
    Apple Mac / iMac
    All-in-one PCs

  • 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.