Cornwall residents can recycle unwanted or broken small electrical items at several libraries and leisure centres across the Duchy until January.

Cornwall Council has teamed up with REPIC to provide temporary collection points for small electrical items, including most items with a plug, battery, or cable.

The collected items will then be sent away and recycled.

Electricals the size of a toaster or kettle, or smaller, can be put in the boxes.

Examples include old chargers, mobile phones, cables, hair stylers/driers, handheld kitchen equipment, electrical games, keyboards, speakers, radios, and DVD players.

However, vapes, electrical cigarettes, lightbulbs, loose batteries, or large appliances should not be included.

Councillor Carol Mould, portfolio holder for neighbourhoods at Cornwall Council, said: "I’d like to thank REPIC for providing these boxes and arranging the collections.

"Most of us will have a few broken items in the home which we keep meaning to take to the household recycling centre.

"This is a brilliant initiative, and I hope people make the most of it while it’s in place."

Graeme Milne, chief executive at REPIC, said: "As an industry, we’re united in raising awareness about the importance of recycling end-of-life electricals.

"With 823 million electrical items lying unused in homes, the launch of these collection points will provide an essential service for residents to safely and responsibly recycle.

"It's a simple but effective way for everyone to contribute to reducing the environmental impact of electronic waste, while also enabling the recovery of valuable materials that can be reused."

The boxes can be found at the following locations:

Leisure centres

  • Bodmin Leisure Centre
  • Bude Leisure Centre
  • Camelford Leisure Centre
  • Carn Brea Leisure Centre
  • Helston Leisure Centre
  • Launceston Leisure Centre
  • Lux Park Leisure Centre (Liskeard)
  • Newquay Leisure World
  • Penzance Leisure Centre
  • Saltash Leisure Centre
  • St Austell Leisure Centre
  • St Ives Leisure Centre
  • Truro Leisure Centre
  • Wadebridge Sports and Leisure Centre

Libraries

  • Bodmin Library
  • Callington Library
  • Camborne Library
  • Helston Library
  • Launceston Library
  • Newquay Library
  • Lostwithiel Library
  • Penryn Library
  • Penzance Library
  • Perranporth Library
  • Redruth Library
  • Saltash Library
  • St Agnes Library
  • St Columb Library
  • St Ives Library
  • St Just Library
  • Torpoint Library
  • Truro Library
  • Wadebridge Library
  • East Mobile Library service