Don’t forget! Small electrical items can be recycled on top of blue bins in Rushcliffe
Last updated: 3/3/2025
Residents in Rushcliffe are being reminded they can place small electrical items on the top of their blue bin!
Rushcliffe Borough Council (RBC) is seeking to increase the number of items that be reused and recycled and since it launched the service in October 2024, is one of the few local authorities in the County to currently offer the kerbside collection.
Many of the items the authority collect can otherwise end up being disposed of in the grey waste bin so the service, which collects Waste Electric and Electronic Equipment (WEEE), is aimed at recycling smaller appliances.
All items must be placed on top of the blue recycling bin and never be placed in the bin under any circumstances.
The list of accepted items is below:
- Kettles
- Toasters
- Irons
- Lamps - must have bulb removed and lampshade where possible
- Hairdryers
- Straighteners
- Hair clippers
- Shavers
- Electric toothbrushes
- Games consoles
- Digital clocks
- Digital watches
- Remote controls
- Torches
- Calculators
- Laptops and tablets
- Cameras and camera chargers
- Mobile phones
- Radios
The Council’s waste teams will collect the items at the same time or on the same day as the blue bin collection and they will be recycled at local contractors where other blue bin waste is sorted.
Residents are advised to fully wipe and remove any data cards from laptops, tablets, cameras or phones before being left on a bin to be recycled.
For larger electrical items including microwaves, fridges and freezers please either book a bulky waste collection or take them to one of Nottinghamshire's 12 recycling centres where they will be separated for recycling.
Items with built-in batteries do not need to be removed before recycling and removable batteries such as AAA, AA and 9V are as ever requested to be left in a separate bag on the top of any coloured bin.
Cllr Rob Inglis, RBC’s Cabinet Portfolio Holder for Environment and Safety said: “This is a brilliant recycling service and we thank the thousands of Rushcliffe residents who have already played their part to ensure items can be recycled successfully. We collected nearly two tonnes of items in just the first two weeks of the collections!
“It will ensure these smaller electrical items are recycled responsibly that can often contain rare and valuable raw materials.
“We want to continue to make inroads into ensuring ever more items can be recycled whilst ensuring valuable raw materials in smaller electricals are responsibly disposed of, helping our Environment priority as a Council and our Carbon Clever values.
“Please remember to place the small items on top of the blue bin and never in the bin.”
Further plans to potentially introduce kerbside glass collections and food waste at home will be confirmed soon. Changes will be made in due course in line with central government’s requirements under the new Environment Act.