What we will collect
Yes please:
- Entertainment – cameras, headphones, speakers
- Handheld electronic toys and games
- Health & beauty – hair dryers, straighteners, shavers
- Home – clocks, telephones, torches
- Kitchen – toasters, kettles, blenders
- Tools – drills, electric screwdrivers
- Similar electricals that are smaller than a toaster
No thanks:
- Batteries and vapes
- Electricals larger than a toaster
- Items with hidden batteries, such as electric toothbrushes
- Light bulbs or Christmas lights
- Mobile devices, tablets, cables, or chargers
- Non-electrical items or materials
- TVs or monitors
Please visit our A-Z of Rubbish to find out where you can recycle these items instead.
Recharge repair club at Whitley Bay Big Local
Your small electricals will be given a new lease of life at Recharge, a community repairs club hosted by Whitley Bay Big Local.
Once repaired, the electrical items will be redistributed back into the community, ready for reuse.
Visit www.whitleybaybiglocal.org/repair-communities to find out more.
Recycle your electricals campaign
This is one of over 50 UK projects funded by Material Focus, the not for profit organisation leading the Recycle Your Electricals campaign. We are joining other projects around the country to make it easier for 10 million UK residents to recycle their electricals
This follows the successful introduction of small electricals recycling banks and vape tube collection points across the borough, in which more than 9.5 tonnes of small electricals were collected over 12 months. The scheme, also funded by Material Focus, has now been made a permanent part of the council’s operations.
Use our map of recycling locations to find your nearest recycling point.
Battery and vape recycling
Batteries and vapes can ignite when crushed during the waste collection and sorting process.
Please remember to remove any batteries from your electricals and recycle them separately.
Use our map of recycling locations to find your nearest recycling point.