Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) recycling
Recycle your small electrical and battery operated items at your local collection point and give them a chance to become something new.
What you can recycle
Small electrical and battery items include:
- Freeview boxes
- CD players and radios
- Remote controls
- Electronic toys
- Headphones
- Hairdryers
- Hair straighteners/Curling tongs
- Hair trimmers
- Electric shavers
- Electric toothbrushes
- Kettles
- Digital alarm clocks
- Irons
- Toasters
- Sandwich makers
- Electric scales
- Blenders
- Power tools
- Sat Navs
- Digital cameras
- Handheld game consoles
- Tablets and phones
- Extension leads
If the item you are looking to recycle isn't small enough to fit in a carrier bag, please recycle it at one of our Household Waste Recycling Centres.
We do not offer secure data removal or confidentiality of data, therefore it is your responsibility to ensure your information is removed before depositing any item for recycling or reuse.
Where the local collection points are
- Age UK County Durham Superstore, Mandale Business Park DH1 1TH
- Blackhall Community Centre, Hesleden Road, Blackhall Colliery TS27 4LG
- Burnhope Community Centre, Langley Ave, Burnhope, DH7 0AG
- Business Durham, Consett Business Park, Villa Real, Consett, DH8 6BP
- Business Durham, Tanfield Lea Business Centre, Tanfield Lea, Stanley, DH9 9DB
- Citizens House, Station Rd, Consett DH8 5RL
- Clayport Library, 8 Millennium Place, Durham DH1 1WA
- Consett Computers, Inside Morrisons, Front St, Consett, DH8 5RE
- Dean Bank and Ferryhill Literary Institute, St. Cuthbert's Terrace, Ferryhill DL17 8PP
- Durham County Carers, Enterprise House, Enterprise City, Meadowfield Ave, Spennymoor DL16 6JF
- Eden Hill People Centre, Eden Lane, Peterlee, SR8 5DJ
- Escomb Village Hall, High Escomb, Bishop Auckland DL14 7ST (Only open for collections Wednesday's 9.00am to 10.30am)
- Ferryhill Leisure Centre, Lambton Road, Ferryhill, DL17 8TB
- Glenroyd House, Medomsley Road, Consett DH8 5HL
- Great Lumley Community Centre, Front St, Great Lumley, Chester-Le-Street DH3 4JD
- Horden Centennial Centre - Seventh Street, Horden, Peterlee SR8 4LX
- MAC Security and Fire Ltd, Hownsgill Drive, Consett DH8 9HU
- Newton Aycliffe Library, Leisure Centre, Beveridge Arcade, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 4EH
- Oakerside Community Centre, Oakerside Dr, Peterlee SR8 1NR
- Ouston Community Centre, Iris Cres, Ouston, Chester-le-Street DH2 1RJ
- Pelton Community Centre, Front Street, Chester-le-Street DH2 1DE (Please contact centre about opening hours)
- Peterlee Library, Leisure Centre, St Cuthberts Way, Peterlee, SR8 1AF
- Quaking Houses Village Hall Association, Second Street, Quaking Houses, Stanley DH9 7HQ (Only open for collections Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 10.00am to 2.00pm)
- REfUSE Café 143b Front Street, Chester-le-Street DH3 3AU (Only open for collections Tuesdays to Saturdays 10.00am to 4.00pm)
- Rendles Furniture, 56-58 Front Street, Consett, DH8 5AL
- Shildon Alive, 91-95 Church Street, Shildon DL4 1DT
- Shildon Town Council - Council Offices, Civic Hall Square, Shildon DL4 1AH
- Shotton Community Hub, Bridge Road, Shotton Colliery, Durham DH6 2PQ
- Spennymoor Leisure Centre, High St, Spennymoor, DL16 6DB
- Spennymoor Youth and Community Centre - Rushmoor, Merrington View, Spennymoor DL16 6PP
- Stanley Library, The Louisa Centre, Front St, Stanley, DH9 0TE
- St Catherine's Community Centre, South Street, Crook, DL15 8NE
- St John's Church, Crossgate Peth, Neville's Cross, County Durham DH1 4DU
- Teesdale Leisure Centre, Strathmore Rd, Barnard Castle DL12 8DS
- The Activity Den, Tanfield Lea, Stanley, DH9 9LU
- The Brockwell Centre, 2 Craghead Road, Chester- le-Street DH2 2NH (Currently closed due to Covid-19)
- The Cornforth Partnership, Cornforth House, 68 High St, Cornforth, Ferryhill DL17 9HS
- The Fulforth Centre, Front Street, Sacriston, DH7 6JT (Please contact centre about opening hours)
- The Greenhills Centre, Stephen's Terrace, Wheatley Hill, DH6 3JS
- The Lisa Dixon Centre, Burt Close, Haswell, Durham DH6 2DA
- The Robin Todd Centre, Front Street, South Hetton DH6 2TH
- Tudhoe Community Centre, St David's Close, Tudhoe DL16 6TA
- Ushaw Moor Community Garden, Rear of Durham Road, Ushaw Moor, Durham, DH7 7LF (Only Open for collections Saturday's 10.00am-12.00pm)
- Witton-Le-Wear Community Centre, School St, Witton-le-Wear, Bishop Auckland DL14 0AS
- Woodhouse Close Church Community Centre, Proudfoot Drive, Bishop Auckland, DL14 6PD
- YMCA Teesdale Community Cafe, Lipscomb Hall, Cockfield DL13 5DL
How to enter the competition
Recycle at your local collection point and enter our free monthly competition to be in with a chance to win a prize courtesy of our partners at AO.com.
To enter our monthly competition, contact us by email with the name of the item you recycled (e.g. kettle) and the collection point reference number (the container at each collection point has a number e.g. number 1). You will then be entered into that month's free prize draw. Winners will be picked at random and notified by email.
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Items that are working and in good condition
If you have items that are unwanted but in working order/good condition, these can be donated to your local reuse charity. Visit Reusing furniture and household items or Recycle for County Durham on Facebook for more information.
How to recycle larger electrical items
Larger electrical items such as TVs and laptop computers can be recycled at any of the household waste recycling centres. Visit Recycling centres (tips) for more information.
Why you should recycle
For every item we recycle, we are reducing the need to use raw materials, which helps save energy and precious resources. Metal can be recycled endlessly, without loss of quality. Did you know, recycling just one toaster will create enough steel to make 25 new cans?
- Waste Management
- Waste Management
- 03000 26 1000
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Our address is:
- Durham County Council
- County Hall
- Durham
- County Durham
- United Kingdom
- DH1 5UQ
- /recycleforcountydurham on Facebook
