Recycling your old electricals is easy!
Why recycle?
Unwanted electrical equipment is the UK’s fastest growing type of waste.
Many electrical items can be repaired or recycled, saving natural resources and the environment. If you do not recycle electrical equipment will end up in landfill where hazardous substances will leak out and cause soil and water contamination – harming wildlife and also human health.
We’re proud to support your local authority in providing local recycling facilities for electrical equipment.
To remind you that old electrical equipment can be recycled, it is now marked with the crossed-out wheeled bin symbol. Please do not throw any electrical equipment (including those marked with this symbol) in your bin.
What is WEEE?
How are we helping?
In the UK, distributors including retailers must provide a system which allows all customers buying new electrical equipment the opportunity to recycle their old items free of charge. As a responsible retailer, we have met the requirements placed on us by financially supporting the national network of WEEE recycling centres established by local authorities. This is achieved through membership of the national Distributor Take-back scheme (DTS).
To find more information on WEEE recycling and to locate your nearest recycling centre please visit the Recycle More website.
Ireland
Oral-B is a member of WEEE Ireland, a compliance system licensed in Ireland that looks after the collection, treatment and recycling of electric and electronic equipment (EEE) at the end of its life cycle. Where applicable, the prices of EEE items you buy from Oral-B for delivery in Ireland include contribution to this system, to ensure that Waste of Electric and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) is collected and recycled in a responsible manner.
If you've ordered electrical or electronic equipment falling under the WEEE legislation from Oral-B for delivery to an Irish address, you may send your old device or equipment to a recycling centre where it'll be treated and recycled in an environmentally friendly manner. You can start your WEEE request here.
If you want to dispose of used EEE, please note that you can't do this through the regular household waste. Information about where to hand in WEEE can be found at: http://www.weeeireland.ie/household-recycling/where-can-i-recycle/.
