Can you recycle games consoles and controllers?

Consoles hold their value: trade in at CEX/GAME, sell online, or donate — even old ones are sought by retro collectors. Dead consoles and controllers are small WEEE for the recycling centre. Wireless controllers contain lithium batteries, so never bin them.

Tips

• Retro consoles can be worth more than you think — check eBay sold prices
• Wipe accounts and deregister before selling

Which bin does it go in?

Trade-in/sell if working; small-WEEE if dead

Before throwing it away, see reuse, repair and donation routes.

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