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Where do small appliances and electronic devices go?
Phones, chargers, hairdryers, toasters, keyboards and the like are electronic waste (WEEE, «RAEE»): they are taken to the recycling centre or the shop.
What to do
- When you buy an equivalent new appliance, the shop takes back the old one («one for one»).
- Large electronics retailers are normally required to take back very small appliances free of charge as well, with no obligation to buy: check with the shop.
What to avoid
- Do not throw them in residual waste: they contain materials to recover and polluting substances.
- If they contain lithium batteries, do not take them apart and do not crush them.
Why it varies from municipality to municipality
Some municipalities have street containers or dedicated collections for small WEEE. Each municipality chooses with its operator which bins to use and what can go in them.
This page summarises a general, cautious rule: the real rules vary from municipality to municipality and from operator to operator (colour of bags, accepted waste, days, collection points). If in doubt, what your municipality or the service operator indicates prevails.
Check your municipality's rules
Search for your municipality to see the collection calendar, the recycling centre's opening hours and, where available, the link to the official guide.
Other waste
- Nappies and sanitary pads
- Used cooking oil
- Expired medicines
- Used batteries
- Broken glass, mirrors and ceramics
- Light bulbs
- Furniture, mattresses and bulky waste
- Used clothes and shoes
- Coffee capsules and pods
- Pizza boxes
- Polystyrene
- Dog and cat litter
- Milk and juice cartons (Tetra Pak)
- Aerosol cans
- Disposable masks and gloves
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