You can donate laptops, smartphones and tablets at any Southwark library or the Southwark Reuse and Recycle Centre.
Community TechAid will securely wipe the data and repair them before donating them to people who are digitally excluded.
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Hazardous, clinical and electrical waste
Find out how to safely and legally get rid of waste that can be harmful. Book a hazardous waste collection.
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Electrical waste
You must not put electrical waste in your household bins. They can cause fires, damage our recycling machinery and are a health and safety risk to our workers.
Electricals are any item with a plug, cable or battery. They're made with valuable resources like oil, gold, and copper. If they're not recycled these resources are lost. Making new electricals also contributes to climate change.
Electrical waste is the fastest growing type of waste in the UK. Recycle your electrical waste and you'll be doing your bit for the planet.
Donate
Sell
You can extend the life of your old items by selling them on the secondhand market in exchange for cash or shop credits.
Find out more about selling your electricals from the Recycle Your Electricals website.
Repair
Find someone to repair and extend the life of your old electrical items. You can:
- search the London Repairs
- bring them along to the next Repair Cafe Nunhead
Recycle small electricals
You can recycle anything smaller than a standard microwave like:
- small kitchen appliances like kettles and toasters
- hairdryers, straighteners and curlers
- radios, mp3 players, speakers, CD and DVD players
- small electrical toys
- small DIY tools like drills and sanders
- personal items like clocks and electronic toothbrushes
Take them to
- your nearest electrical recycling bank
- the Southwark Reuse and Recycle Centre
The electrical recycling bank network is expanding! We aim for every resident to be within a 1km of an electrical recycling bank where possible.
Recycle large electricals
For anything bigger than a microwave, like fridges and washing machines, you can:
- book a large waste item collection
- take them to the Southwark Reuse and Recycle Centre