Can you recycle electric toothbrushes and shavers?
Small-WEEE point — the sealed battery makes them a fire risk in bins
Electric toothbrush handles and electric shavers contain sealed rechargeable batteries, so they must never go in any household bin — they're a known cause of bin-lorry fires. Take them to small-electricals collection points (recycling centres, supermarkets, Boots' recycling scheme). Brush heads go to oral-care TerraCycle schemes or general waste.
Tips
- Boots' in-store recycling takes electric toothbrush handles
- Brush heads: TerraCycle oral-care points or general waste
Which bin does it go in?
Small-WEEE point — the sealed battery makes them a fire risk in bins
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Background: Batteries, vapes & electricals: the fire-risk items.
Also searched as: electric shavers, sonicare, oral-b handles.
✓ Checked against current UK guidance: 14 Jul 2026. Spot an error or an out-of-date rule?