Can you recycle kettles and toasters?
Small kitchen appliances are classic small-WEEE: take dead kettles, toasters, blenders and air fryers to the recycling centre's small-electricals container, a retailer take-back point, or check if your council runs kerbside small-WEEE collections (a growing number do — often a carrier bag on top of the bin). Working appliances belong at charity shops that PAT-test or on Freecycle.
Tips
- Check if your council collects small electricals kerbside
- Anything with a plug, battery or cable is WEEE — never general waste
Which bin does it go in?
Small-electricals at the recycling centre or retailer take-back
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✓ Checked against current UK guidance: 14 Jul 2026. Spot an error or an out-of-date rule?