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Discarded unwanted electricals are the fastest growing waste stream in the world – and the UK. We are making it easier for everyone across the UK to fix, donate and recycle their electricals.

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Our in-depth research, Industry briefings, targeted investment and inspiring communications are making a difference. Millions more people have started recycling their electricals.

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8 million vapes binned a week

Our latest vape research reveals the extent of the environmental crisis caused by vapes. Legally, every vape seller MUST take-back old vapes for recycling. Read the full media release and download our Vapes briefing paper to understand retailers and producers legal obligations

The vapes crisis
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Electricals Recycling Fund

Launched in August 2022, the fund is currently supporting over 60 projects across the UK  – from expanding recycling collection and drop-off points, to testing new ways to collect more electricals for reuse and recycling.

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27,000+ reuse and recycling points

We’re making recycling information easy to find in our online locator. And we’re adding more recycling locations all the time.

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Our impact

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Recycle Your Electricals

Our award-winning, highly effective messenger HypnoCat has now hypnotised residents in over 200 areas across the UK.

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12 million more people

From the Orkneys to the Isles of Scilly, we’ve funded 60 projects to make it easier for over 12 million more people to recycle their electricals closer to home

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702,500 searches

More and more people are finding their nearest reuse and recycling points on our Recycling Locator

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48% more people

Nearly half the people who see our campaign say they plan to recycle their electricals in future. We’re making electrical recycling the easy and obvious choice for millions of people.

Work with us

We work with hundreds of local authorities, businesses and local communities. Partnership is critical to making it easier for us all to fix, donate and recycle our electricals. We’d love to hear from you if you’re interested in protecting our planet’s precious resources.

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