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Bins & Waste

Small Electrical Item Bins

We have installed 22 street bins around Huntingdonshire where you can recycle small electrical items.

All bins will accept items smaller than a microwave.

Don't leave any excess or large electrical items on the street next to the bin. Large items should be taken to a recycling centre or you can book a bulky waste collection.

The small electricals bins can be found at the following locations and may be a large or small bin, depending on the location:

Estate Office, The Incubator, The Boulevard, Alconbury Weald Enterprise Campus, PE28 4XA (Large Bin)

Brampton Memorial Centre, Thrapston Road, Brampton, PE28 4TB (Small Bin)

Buckden Village Hall Car Park, Burberry Road, Buckden, PE19 5UY (Large Bin)

Bushmead Primary School, Bushmead Road, Eaton Socon, St Neots PE19 8BT (Small Bin)

Crosshall Junior School Academy Trust, 446 Great N Rd, Eaton Ford PE19 7GG (Small Bin)

Great Staughton Primary School, The Causeway, PE19 5BP (Small Bin)

Church Street Car Park, Hampton Close, PE28 9HB (Large Bin)

Bridge Place Car Park, The Avenue, PE29 2AF (Large Bin)

St Mary's Centre, Bay Tree Cottage, 1 Chapel Lane, PE28 2AY (Small Bin)

Coneygear Centre, Buttsgrove Way, PE29 1PE (Small Bin)

Hinchingbrooke Country Park, Brampton Road, PE29 6DB (Small Bin)

One Leisure, St Peter's Road, PE29 7DA (Small Bin)

St Germain Street Car Park, St Germain Street, PE29 3FG (Large Bin)

Thongsley Fields Primary and Nursery School, Buttsgrove Way, PE29 1PE (Small Bin)

Kimbolton School, Newtown, Kimbolton, Huntingdon PE28 0HY (Small Bin)

One Leisure, Abbey Road, PE26 1DP (Small Bin)

Methodist Church, 4 The Waits, PE27 5BY (Small Bin)

One Leisure, Westwood Road, PE27 6WU (Small Bin)

One Leisure Outdoor, California Road, PE27 6SJ (Small Bin)

Thorndown Primary School, Hill Rise, PE27 6SE (Small Bin)

One Leisure, St Barford Road, Eynesbury, St Neots, PE19 2SA (Small Bin)

Amenity Centre, 48 High Street, PE7 3LU (Small Bin)

Benefits of recycling small electricals

  • More sustainable - recycling creates a cleaner environment

  • Salvage precious metals from old electricals

  • More jobs - recycling old electricals creates new jobs in electrical recycling and reuse

  • More space - recycling old electricals creates more space for households.

What can I put in the recycle bins?

You can put items smaller than a microwave in the bins, including:

  • chargers and cables

  • adaptors and extension leads

  • laptops and tablets

  • electric razors

  • electric toothbrushes

  • hairdryers, curlers and straighteners

  • kitchen appliances

  • anything with a plug, battery or cable.

What can't I put in the recycle bins?

Please do not put any of the following items in the bins:

  • vapes

  • loose batteries

  • lightbulbs

  • plastic bags or black bags

  • general waste

  • recyclables.

Recycling vapes and batteries

Vapes and batteries can be recycled at all our household waste and recycling centres.

All retailers that sell vapes are legally required to offer vape takeback schemes. Most shops that sell household batteries have collection bins for used batteries.

Find your nearest recycling point for vapes and batteries. 

Items bigger than a microwave

We can remove bulky household waste which is over 25kg and/or does not fit in your wheeled bin. View what the bulky waste collection includes.