Do not place electrical items in your bin. Instead, you can dispose of them in the following ways:
Abbey Road Refuse and Recycling Centre
You can take small electrical items to the Abbey Road Reuse and Recycling Centre to be recycled, This is not for commercial businesses, schools or anyone with a commercial waste collection.
- mobile phones
- fridges and freezers
- TVs and monitors
- printer cartridges
- small appliances
- large appliances
- low energy bulbs
- fluorescent tubes
You can find the complete list on the Abbey Road Reuse and Recycling Centre website.
Bulky waste collection
When you book a paid-for bulky waste collection, we will collect up to five large or bulky items from your home, including electrical appliances, computers and laptops.
Small items collection
You can arrange to have any of the following small electrical items collected for free from your home:
- Toaster
- Table top griller
- Kettle
- Iron
- Blender
- Radio or camcorders
- Laptop and phones*
- Games consoles
- Hair dryers, straighteners and curlers
- Smoke detectors and thermostats
- Carrier bag of cables, chargers etc.
- Other electricals smaller than 30cm in length, width and height
* Batteries and sim cards must be removed.
Find more information and book a free small items collection
Reduce, reuse and repair
The average home now has almost three times as many energy-using goods compared with the 1970’s.
Rather than buying that new gadget or replacing an item with the latest version, ask yourself if you really need it.
West London Waste have some great ideas and things you could do to reduce and reuse some of the electrical items in your home.