UK households could put old toasters and hairdryers on the kerbside for pick-up under the proposals.

Kerbside collections for small electrical goods such as toasters and hairdryers could be rolled out across the UK from 2026 under government proposals to boost recycling.

Ministers are also considering drop-off points in retailers where households can recycle unwanted items for free.

And shops and online sellers would be made to pick up unwanted or broken larger electrical items such as fridges when delivering replacements.

A 10-week consultation is taking place.

  • DeluxeparrotEnglish
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    11 months ago

    I agree. I have no idea why refuse isn’t dealt with nationally. Collections handled by local council but processing and policy dealt with nationally.

    Then everything wouldn’t need to be labelled with probably recyclable.