Anything that requires batteries or a plug to operate is classfied as electrical or electronic.
Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) is one of the fastest growing waste streams; around 1 million tonnes of WEEE is thrown away in the UK every year.
WEEE contains valuable metals, as well as plastics and other materials that can be recovered through the recycling process and used to make new products.
Broken or unwanted waste electrical items from computers to friges, hairdryers to washing machines of TV's to toasters can be taken to your local Reuse and Recycling Centre
All types of WEEE produced at home can be taken to any these local Recycling Centre listed below.
Kings Road R & R Centre Kings Road, Chingford, London E4 7HR
Leyton R & R Centre Gate Way Road (off Orient Way), Leyton, London E10 5DY
South Access Road R & R Centre
South Access Road, Walthamstow, London E17 9AY