Can you recycle printers and scanners?
Printers are WEEE: recycling centre, retailer take-back (Currys accepts them), or council small-electricals collection. Remove and separately recycle cartridges via take-back schemes first. Working printers are hard to donate — charities rarely want them — so recycling is usually the honest route.
Tips
- Take cartridges out for freepost recycling first
- Wipe stored wifi credentials on smart printers
Which bin does it go in?
Recycling centre WEEE or retailer take-back
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