Request Small Electrical Waste Collection

This is a free collection service for small waste electrical items that will fit in a standard-sized carrier bag.

This service is not for loose batteries or vapes. Please use local recycling bins, such as those found in most supermarkets.

Please place your small electrical items inside a carrier bag, tie it up and place somewhere easily accessible within the boundary of your home, not on the pavement.

Remember to remove all personal data from your electronic devices before you recycle them.

The collection date options you can choose from will be based on your postcode and the respective day we are collecting in your postcode area.

Once booked, we will collect from the location you specify on the date you have selected.

This service is not currently available for residents in flats or flats above shops. Small electrical items can be taken to any of the recycling centres in North London or one of the on-street facilities - please find your nearest at https://www.nlwa.gov.uk/places-to-recycle

9 Glasslyn Road, Hornsey, London, N8 8RJ

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  • Small handheld items that require a plug or battery to use
  • Small kitchen appliances (kettle, toaster, iron etc)
  • Hair dryers, hair straighteners, hair clippers
  • Clocks, watches, calculators and torches
  • Remote controls, laptops, mobile phones, cameras and chargers
  • Radios, mini hi-fis, CD and MP3 players
  • Electric toothbrushes
  • Small electronic toys, e.g. remote control car, games console
  • Small electrical DIY tools

  • Loose batteries
  • Items too big to fit in a standard-sized carrier bag
  • For larger items, please use our bulky waste collection service or take them to your local reuse and recycling centre


This is a free service. All your small electrical items we collect will be processed for recycling by our partner organisation, SWEEEP Kuusakoski, in Kent. Recycling your small electricals is important so precious resources can be reused rather than losing them forever and mining for more.

Small electricals cannot be put in your recycling bin and should not be put in your general waste bin.

Veolia is the data processor. We take your privacy seriously and will only use your personal information to deliver the service you have requested. We will not share your data with anyone else except for purposes required or allowed by law, such as for the protection of fraud. Find information about how we handle your personal information