Small household electricals and electronic equipment (WEEE) are collected weekly. Place them in a clear bag on top of your green rubbish bin or blue recycling bin (or by your sacks) on your collection day.
Household batteries are collected every two weeks. Place them in a clear bag on top of your blue recycling bin lid on your collection day.
Never throw electrical items or batteries inside bins as they're a fire risk.
This page lists the types of small electrical items we collect and how to prepare them for collection.
Top tips:
- use clear plastic bags so we can see the contents (you can use a carrier bag but don't tie it up)
- place all bags on top of any bin lid (or by your sacks) on your recycling collection day
- don't tie bags to bins
- if your items aren't collected, it may be because the compartment on the vehicle is full - present them again on your next collection day
- we don't collect electricals from flats with shared bins, find your nearest recycling points at Recycleyourelectricals.org.uk
Small household electrical items
We collect small electricals that plug in, charge up or are battery-powered, these include:
- CD, DVD and video players
- chargers, leads and cables
- clocks
- electric toothbrushes and razors
- games consoles
- hair dryers and hair straighteners
- irons
- kettles and toasters
- lamps
- landline telephones
- mobile phones
- radios and stereos
- smoke alarms
- vapes (e-cigarettes)
- watches
Small electricals must fit into a standard carrier bag. For example you might fit a toaster, a watch and cables in one carrier bag but need a second carrier bag for a games console.
Please remove any batteries and bag those separately.
Batteries
Batteries are recycled differently and must be put in a separate bag to small eletrical items.
We collect standard household batteries, including 6V, 9V, AA, AAA, Button, C, D, laptop, mobile phone, and lithium batteries.
Tape up the terminals of lithium and button cell batteries before bagging them.
Electricals Take Back Scheme
Under Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) regulations, retailers are legally required to take back used electrical items or contribute to the Distributor Take Back Scheme.
Search for your item at the Waste Wizard
If your item is not listed on our 'What goes' pages (or if the product packaging is confusing) use the Waste Wizard. It tells you how to recycle, donate or dispose of thousands of household and commercial items.
Go to the Waste Wizard at Oxfordshire.gov.ukContact us about Recycling and Waste
Oxford Direct Services (ODS) provides recycling and waste services on behalf of Oxford City Council. These webpages reflect the collection policies agreed. If you're unable to use our online services or can't find the information you need you can email the recycling and waste team.
