Electrical recycling

Where to take chargers & cables

Find the best recycling, take-back or collection option for chargers and cables using electrical recycling drop-offs and recycling centres.

Use this page to choose the best option for chargers and cables using electrical recycling drop-offs or recycling centres, then check the key rules before you travel.

Helpful notes for this item

  • 1,837 mapped places currently match chargers and cables on Binmap.
  • The main place types for this item are electrical recycling points and recycling centres.
  • The mapped results most often resolve through recycling centres, glass bottle banks, and clothes and textile banks.
  • Accepted-material wording on the mapped results most often mentions Household batteries, Glass bottles and jars, Small electricals, and Clothes.
  • 2 scheme or service pages are linked directly for this item.

Last checked: 26 Apr 2026

Sources: source pages

Coverage: 6 related schemes

National guidance

Recycle Now electrical items

Chargers, leads and extension cables count as electrical waste and should go to electrical recycling rather than scrap, mixed recycling or household bins.

Recycle Your Electricals cable guide

Chargers, leads and extension cables count as electrical waste and should go to electrical recycling rather than scrap, mixed recycling or household bins.

Best option for where to take chargers & cables

  • Where to take chargers & cables pages start with the item itself, then show the usual destination types, linked services and mapped examples.
  • 1,837 mapped places currently match chargers and cables on Binmap.
  • The main place types for this item are electrical recycling points and recycling centres.
  • The mapped results most often resolve through recycling centres, glass bottle banks, and clothes and textile banks.

What the linked sources say

  • This guide starts with official and scheme guidance for chargers and cables, then uses nearby results to show the closest practical drop-off or collection options.
  • Useful linked schemes on this page include Recycle Your Electricals locator, Boots electrical recycling, and Recycle Now vape disposal guidance.
  • Check the linked guidance before travelling if the item has safety, retailer take-back or booking rules.

How to use this page

  1. Bundle loose cables so they do not tangle around other waste during transport.
  2. Take chargers and cables to an electrical drop-off, retailer take-back or recycling centre that accepts small WEEE.
  3. Keep damaged battery chargers separate if they look scorched or unsafe.

Common mistakes

  • Do not treat cables as ordinary metal waste just because they contain wire.

Place types

  • Electrical recycling points
  • Recycling centres

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