Which councils collect small electricals from home?
As of 24 Oct 2026. Worked out from each council's own published rules.
Small electrical items, like kettles, toasters and hair dryers, usually in a bag beside a bin. Here's which councils collect them from your home, and where they go if yours doesn't.
England
85 of 295 councils collect small electricals from home, and 13 more if you ask.
Collected from home (85)
- Adur
- Arun
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Bristol
- Broadland
- Bromley
- Buckinghamshire
- Calderdale
- Camden
- Cannock Chase
- Central Bedfordshire
- Chelmsford
- Cheltenham
- Cherwell
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Chesterfield
- Cotswold
- Crawley
- Derbyshire Dales
- Doncaster
- East Devon
- East Staffordshire
- Elmbridge
- Epping Forest
- Forest of Dean
- Gedling
- Gloucester
- Guildford
- Hammersmith and Fulham
- Hart
- Hastings
- Havering
- Herefordshire
- Hounslow
- Lambeth
- Melton
- Mid Devon
- Mid Sussex
- Mole Valley
- North Devon
- North Somerset
- North Warwickshire
- Norwich
- Oxford
- Portsmouth
- Reading
- Redcar and Cleveland
- Richmond upon Thames
- Rother
- Runnymede
- Rushcliffe
- Rushmoor
- Somerset
- South Gloucestershire
- South Oxfordshire
- South Staffordshire
- Spelthorne
- St Albans
- Stafford
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Stratford-on-Avon
- Surrey Heath
- Tandridge
- Tewkesbury
- Tonbridge and Malling
- Torbay
- Torridge
- Tunbridge Wells
- Uttlesford
- Vale of White Horse
- Waltham Forest
- Wandsworth
- Warwick
- Wealden
- West Northamptonshire
- West Oxfordshire
- Wiltshire
- Winchester
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Woking
- Wolverhampton
- Worthing
- Wychavon
- Wyre
Collected if you ask (13)
- Brent
- East Hampshire
- Eastleigh
- Harlow
- High Peak
- Horsham
- Isles of Scilly
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Solihull
- South Norfolk
- Southend-on-Sea
- Sutton
- Waverley
Not collected from home (197)
| Council | Where they go instead |
|---|---|
| Amber Valley | Banks or drop-off points |
| Ashfield | Recycling centre |
| Ashford | Banks or drop-off points |
| Babergh | Recycling centre |
| Barking and Dagenham | Banks or drop-off points |
| Barnet | Recycling centre |
| Barnsley | Recycling centre |
| Basildon | Recycling centre |
| Basingstoke and Deane | Banks or drop-off points |
| Bassetlaw | Recycling centre |
| Bedford | Recycling centre |
| Bexley | Recycling centre |
| Birmingham | Recycling centre |
| Blaby | Recycling centre |
| Blackpool | Recycling centre |
| Bolsover | Recycling centre |
| Bolton | Recycling centre |
| Boston | Recycling centre |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | Banks or drop-off points |
| Bracknell Forest | Banks or drop-off points |
| Bradford | Recycling centre |
| Braintree | Banks or drop-off points |
| Breckland | Recycling centre |
| Brentwood | Recycling centre |
| Brighton and Hove | Banks or drop-off points |
| Bromsgrove | Recycling centre |
| Broxbourne | Recycling centre |
| Broxtowe | Recycling centre |
| Burnley | Recycling centre |
| Bury | Recycling centre |
| Cambridge | Recycling centre |
| Canterbury | Recycling centre |
| Castle Point | Recycling centre |
| Charnwood | Recycling centre |
| Cheshire East | Banks or drop-off points |
| Chichester | Recycling centre |
| Chorley | Banks or drop-off points |
| City of London | Banks or drop-off points |
| Colchester | Banks or drop-off points |
| Cornwall | Recycling centre |
| County Durham | Banks or drop-off points |
| Coventry | Recycling centre |
| Croydon | Recycling centre |
| Cumberland | Recycling centre |
| Dacorum | Banks or drop-off points |
| Darlington | Recycling centre |
| Dartford | Recycling centre |
| Derby | Recycling centre |
| Dorset | Recycling centre |
| Dover | Recycling centre |
| Dudley | Recycling centre |
| Ealing | Banks or drop-off points |
| East Cambridgeshire | Banks or drop-off points |
| East Hertfordshire | Recycling centre |
| East Lindsey | Recycling centre |
| East Riding of Yorkshire | Recycling centre |
| East Suffolk | Banks or drop-off points |
| Eastbourne | Recycling centre |
| Enfield | Recycling centre |
| Epsom and Ewell | Recycling centre |
| Erewash | Recycling centre |
| Exeter | Recycling centre |
| Fareham | Recycling centre |
| Fenland | Banks or drop-off points |
| Folkestone and Hythe | Recycling centre |
| Fylde | Recycling centre |
| Gateshead | Recycling centre |
| Gosport | Recycling centre |
| Gravesham | Banks or drop-off points |
| Great Yarmouth | Recycling centre |
| Greenwich | Recycling centre |
| Hackney | Banks or drop-off points |
| Halton | Recycling centre |
| Harborough | Banks or drop-off points |
| Haringey | Banks or drop-off points |
| Harrow | Banks or drop-off points |
| Hartlepool | Banks or drop-off points |
| Havant | Recycling centre |
| Hertsmere | Banks or drop-off points |
| Hillingdon | Banks or drop-off points |
| Hinckley and Bosworth | Banks or drop-off points |
| Hull | Recycling centre |
| Huntingdonshire | Banks or drop-off points |
| Hyndburn | Recycling centre |
| Ipswich | Banks or drop-off points |
| Isle of Wight | Recycling centre |
| Islington | Banks or drop-off points |
| Kensington and Chelsea | Banks or drop-off points |
| King's Lynn and West Norfolk | Recycling centre |
| Kingston upon Thames | Banks or drop-off points |
| Kirklees | Recycling centre |
| Knowsley | Recycling centre |
| Lancaster | Banks or drop-off points |
| Leeds | Recycling centre |
| Leicester | Recycling centre |
| Lewes | Recycling centre |
| Lewisham | Banks or drop-off points |
| Lichfield | Recycling centre |
| Lincoln | Recycling centre |
| Liverpool | Recycling centre |
| Luton | Banks or drop-off points |
| Maidstone | Recycling centre |
| Maldon | Recycling centre |
| Malvern Hills | Recycling centre |
| Manchester | Recycling centre |
| Mansfield | Recycling centre |
| Medway | Recycling centre |
| Merton | Recycling centre |
| Mid Suffolk | Recycling centre |
| Middlesbrough | Recycling centre |
| Milton Keynes | Recycling centre |
| New Forest | Recycling centre |
| Newark and Sherwood | Recycling centre |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme | Recycling centre |
| Newham | Banks or drop-off points |
| North East Derbyshire | Banks or drop-off points |
| North East Lincolnshire | Recycling centre |
| North Hertfordshire | Recycling centre |
| North Kesteven | Recycling centre |
| North Lincolnshire | Banks or drop-off points |
| North Norfolk | Recycling centre |
| North Northamptonshire | Recycling centre |
| North Tyneside | Banks or drop-off points |
| North West Leicestershire | Recycling centre |
| North Yorkshire | Recycling centre |
| Northumberland | Recycling centre |
| Nottingham | Banks or drop-off points |
| Nuneaton and Bedworth | Recycling centre |
| Oadby and Wigston | Banks or drop-off points |
| Oldham | Recycling centre |
| Pendle | Recycling centre |
| Peterborough | Recycling centre |
| Plymouth | Recycling centre |
| Preston | Recycling centre |
| Redbridge | Recycling centre |
| Redditch | Recycling centre |
| Reigate and Banstead | Recycling centre |
| Ribble Valley | Recycling centre |
| Rochdale | Recycling centre |
| Rochford | Banks or drop-off points |
| Rossendale | Recycling centre |
| Rotherham | Recycling centre |
| Rugby | Recycling centre |
| Rutland | Recycling centre |
| Salford | Recycling centre |
| Sandwell | Recycling centre |
| Sefton | Recycling centre |
| Sevenoaks | Recycling centre |
| Sheffield | Recycling centre |
| Shropshire | Recycling centre |
| Slough | Recycling centre |
| South Cambridgeshire | Recycling centre |
| South Derbyshire | Recycling centre |
| South Hams | Recycling centre |
| South Holland | Recycling centre |
| South Kesteven | Recycling centre |
| South Ribble | Banks or drop-off points |
| South Tyneside | Recycling centre |
| Southampton | Recycling centre |
| Southwark | Banks or drop-off points |
| St. Helens | Recycling centre |
| Staffordshire Moorlands | Recycling centre |
| Stevenage | Recycling centre |
| Stockport | Recycling centre |
| Stoke-on-Trent | Recycling centre |
| Sunderland | Recycling centre |
| Swale | Banks or drop-off points |
| Swindon | Recycling centre |
| Tameside | Recycling centre |
| Tamworth | Recycling centre |
| Teignbridge | Recycling centre |
| Telford and Wrekin | Recycling centre |
| Tendring | Banks or drop-off points |
| Test Valley | Recycling centre |
| Thanet | Recycling centre |
| Three Rivers | Recycling centre |
| Thurrock | Recycling centre |
| Tower Hamlets | Recycling centre |
| Trafford | Recycling centre |
| Wakefield | Recycling centre |
| Walsall | Recycling centre |
| Warrington | Recycling centre |
| Watford | Recycling centre |
| Welwyn Hatfield | Recycling centre |
| West Berkshire | Banks or drop-off points |
| West Devon | Recycling centre |
| West Lancashire | Recycling centre |
| West Lindsey | Recycling centre |
| West Suffolk | Banks or drop-off points |
| Westminster | Banks or drop-off points |
| Westmorland and Furness | Recycling centre |
| Wigan | Recycling centre |
| Wirral | Recycling centre |
| Wokingham | Recycling centre |
| Worcester | Recycling centre |
| Wyre Forest | Recycling centre |
| York | Recycling centre |
Not enough data yet: Stroud.
Scotland
2 of 32 councils collect small electricals from home.
Collected from home (2)
- City of Edinburgh
- East Ayrshire
Not collected from home (30)
| Council | Where they go instead |
|---|---|
| Aberdeen City | Banks or drop-off points |
| Aberdeenshire | Recycling centre |
| Angus | Recycling centre |
| Argyll and Bute | Recycling centre |
| Clackmannanshire | Recycling centre |
| Dumfries and Galloway | Banks or drop-off points |
| Dundee City | Recycling centre |
| East Dunbartonshire | Recycling centre |
| East Lothian | Recycling centre |
| East Renfrewshire | Banks or drop-off points |
| Falkirk | Recycling centre |
| Fife | Recycling centre |
| Glasgow City | Recycling centre |
| Highland | Recycling centre |
| Inverclyde | Recycling centre |
| Midlothian | Recycling centre |
| Moray | Recycling centre |
| Na h-Eileanan Siar | Recycling centre |
| North Ayrshire | Recycling centre |
| North Lanarkshire | Recycling centre |
| Orkney Islands | Recycling centre |
| Perth and Kinross | Recycling centre |
| Renfrewshire | Recycling centre |
| Scottish Borders | Recycling centre |
| Shetland Islands | Recycling centre |
| South Ayrshire | Banks or drop-off points |
| South Lanarkshire | Banks or drop-off points |
| Stirling | Recycling centre |
| West Dunbartonshire | Recycling centre |
| West Lothian | Recycling centre |
Wales
8 of 22 councils collect small electricals from home.
Collected from home (8)
- Bridgend
- Conwy
- Denbighshire
- Merthyr Tydfil
- Newport
- Pembrokeshire
- Torfaen
- Vale of Glamorgan
Not collected from home (14)
| Council | Where they go instead |
|---|---|
| Blaenau Gwent | Recycling centre |
| Caerphilly | Recycling centre |
| Cardiff | Recycling centre |
| Carmarthenshire | Recycling centre |
| Ceredigion | Recycling centre |
| Flintshire | Recycling centre |
| Gwynedd | Recycling centre |
| Isle of Anglesey | Recycling centre |
| Monmouthshire | Recycling centre |
| Neath Port Talbot | Recycling centre |
| Powys | Recycling centre |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf | Recycling centre |
| Swansea | Recycling centre |
| Wrexham | Recycling centre |
Northern Ireland
1 of 11 councils collect small electricals from home.
Collected from home (1)
- Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon
Not collected from home (10)
| Council | Where they go instead |
|---|---|
| Antrim and Newtownabbey | Recycling centre |
| Ards and North Down | Recycling centre |
| Belfast | Recycling centre |
| Causeway Coast and Glens | Recycling centre |
| Derry City and Strabane | Recycling centre |
| Fermanagh and Omagh | Recycling centre |
| Lisburn and Castlereagh | Recycling centre |
| Mid and East Antrim | Recycling centre |
| Mid Ulster | Recycling centre |
| Newry, Mourne and Down | Recycling centre |
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Sources
- Each council's own website. Our item pages and council pages link the council page each answer comes from.
- Find your council on GOV.UK