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Recycling electrical equipment
Please do not throw items marked with this symbol in your bin. Recycle
your electricals and electronic devices
free
at your local recycling
centre. Search for your nearest recycling centre by visiting
Why recycle?
Unwanted electrical equipment is the UK’s fastest growing type of
waste.
Many electrical items can be repaired or recycled, saving natural
resources and the environment. If you do not recycle, electrical
equipment will end up in landfill where hazardous substances will leak
out and cause soil and water contamination – harming wildlife and
human health.
RNIB are proud to support your local authority in providing local
recycling facilities for electrical equipment.
To remind you that old electrical equipment can be recycled, it is now
marked with the crossed-out wheeled bin symbol. Please do not throw
any electrical equipment (including those marked with this symbol) in
your bin.
What is WEEE?
The Waste Electrical or Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive
requires countries to maximise separate collection and environmentally
friendly processing of these items.
How are we helping?
In the UK, distributors including retailers must provide a system which
allows all customers buying new electrical equipment the opportunity to
recycle their old items free of charge.
