Luton Borough Council

Small electrical items

How to recycle electrical goods?

Anything with a plug, battery or cable can be recycled and turned into something new.

We are excited to announce the launch of Luton Electricals Recycling project. This initiative made possible through the support of Material Focus Electricals Recycling Fund aims to make recycling of small electrical items more accessible and convenient for residents across Luton.

Help us reduce e-waste and its environmental impact while also freeing up space in your home by bagging your small electricals and bringing them to one of Luton's 60 new drop-off points, which are in local schools, community centres, and libraries.

Do you have any old or unwanted small electrical items that you want to get rid of?

Find your nearest electrical recycling drop-off point

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What can you recycle?

Small electricals items no larger than two sliced toaster (20cm by 20cm). Anything larger please take to one of Luton’s Household Waste Recycling Centres

small radios

hair dryers, hair straighteners

kettles, two sliced toasters

electric toothbrushes

mobile phones

chargers and cables

blenders, bullet juicers

calculators

cameras, small speakers, phones

shavers

irons

small electronic toys and games

anything with a plug or a battery

What we cannot accept

TVs and PC monitors

laptops

household batteries – take them back to local shops

vapes

fluorescent tubes and energy-saving light bulbs

ink cartridges and toners

fridges and freezers

washing machines

dishwashers

cookers

microwave ovens

vacuum cleaners

glass or ceramic electrical items (e.g. slow cookers or glass kettles)

These items can be disposed of at a tidy tip or in a bulky waste collection or at some local shops and retailers