Small electricals recycling
You can now recycle your unwanted small electricals at new recycling banks across the borough.
Collections for more than 80,000 households will start from Monday 10 June 2024.
What you can recycle
You can recycle the following small electricals through our recycling banks:
- Blender
- Bread maker
- Cables
- Cameras
- Chargers
- Compact vacuum cleaner
- Computer keyboards
- DVD and VHS recorders
- Electric kettle
- Electric toothbrush
- Electrical tools
- Electrical toys
- Hairdryers
- Irons
- Mobile phones (erase any data first)
- Personal grooming appliance
- Radios
- Small coffee machines
- Small laptops (erase any data first)
- Small toasters (two slice)
- Tablets (erase any data first)
Vapes, loose/removable batteries, and light bulbs cannot be recycled. Visit Recycle Your Electricals to find out how to recycle these items elsewhere.
Dimensions
You can recycle small electrical items that are no larger than 25cm (length) x 25cm (width) x 25cm (height).
You can use a plastic bag to put your small electricals in, if you have one, especially if you need to contain any leads.
Larger items will not be accepted at the recycling banks or in collections.
Using a recycling bank
Recycling banks are available in 26 locations, including all libraries, across the borough.
The new banks allow local residents to bring unwanted or broken small electrical appliances and drop them off for recycling.
Most electrical items with a plug, battery, or cable can be recycled at the recycling banks.
Locations
Recycling banks can be found at all libraries across the borough, as well as the following locations:
- 29 Nightingale Lane, SW12 8SY
- Ryde Vale Estate entrance, SW12 9HE
- Condell Road, junction with Thessaly Road, SW8 4JA
- Battersea Park Rd, junction with Havelock Terrace (under the railway bridge), SW8 4AG
- Outside Copeland House - Garratt Lane, SW17 0LY
- Buckhold Road, junction with Neville Gill Close, SW18 4BS
- 35 Putney Bridge Road (opposite corner to The Queen Adelaide Pub), SW18 1NP
- 249 Garratt Lane (outside Brocklebank Health Centre), SW18 4DU
- 1 Redgate Terrace, Lytton Grove, SW15 2ES
- Opposite 225 Upper Richmond Road, junction with Charlwood Road, SW15 6TL
- Winstanley Road, junction with Darien Road, SW11 2EJ
- Henry Prince Estate, junction off of St. John's drive and Garret Lane, SW18 4EH
- Falcon Road, opposite Lavender Terrace (Santander bikes parking), SW11 2PE
- Montford Place junction with Princes Way, SW19 6QL
Leaving items out for collection
We are rolling out small electrical collections to more than 80,000 households across the borough.
The new service allows residents to recycle unwanted or broken electricals.
Collections will start from Monday 10 June 2024, on your usual collection day.
How to leave items out
Small electricals will be collected weekly on your usual collection day.
Make sure your items are available for collection by 6.30am on your collection day. They can be placed by the front entrance of your property along with any clear recycling sacks and/or rubbish.
You can use a plastic bag to put your small electricals in, if you have one, especially if you need to contain any leads.