GOT ANY UNWANTED WORKING ELECTRICALS AT HOME?
Bring them to #RehomeYourElectricals at the The Old Bath House and Community Centre! We'll pass them on to new owners through local charity partners in the Milton Keynes area.  

Did you know electrical waste (e-waste) is the fastest growing type of waste in the world (UN)? In fact, in the UK we throw out 100,000 tonnes of e-waste per year, and still have a shocking 880 million gadgets gathering dust at home. Despite having life left in them, many of these electricals are hoarded or chucked out, when we could be redistributing them for reuse within our neighbourhoods. 

UNWANTED ELECTRICALS HIDING IN YOUR CUPBOARDS? 
Wolverton Community Fridge will now #RehomeYourElectricals! Just bring them to The Old Bath House and Community Centre! We'll pass them on to new owners through local charity partners in the Milton Keynes area. We're calling for people to dig out their unwanted small electricals and drop off working items at community fridge and repair cafe sessions at The Old Bath House and Community Centre, Milton Keynes. 

• Community Hub - Wednesdays 10:00-12:00
  
• Community Fridge - Saturdays 12:30-13:30
• Repair Cafe - 2nd Saturday of the month
  
  

A team at the community centre will check over donations to ensure items are safe to use and good quality before rehoming them with local community organisations. Any unrepairable electrical items will be recycled responsibly, as anything with a plug, battery or cable contains valuable materials that we can prevent becoming e-waste. Anything with a plug, battery or cable should be recycled so that we don't lose the valuable materials to landfill.

Contact: [email protected] if you would like to get in touch with Lynsey Marriott to either donate or learn how your organisation can help rehome our working electicals.

PROJECT UPDATE
September 2024 - We have relaunched!
During our three-month pilot Rehome Your Electricals was embraced by the people of Milton Keynes. Thank you to our volunteers, partners, charities and funders. What an impact!

WHERE WILL MY ELECTRICAL ITEMS GO? 
We’re rehoming your old electricals with people nearby who need them:

• MK Bus Shelter
• YMCA MK
• Salvation Army - Lighthouse Project
• MK Council (Local Welfare Provision)
• Unity MK
  
• MK ACT

WHAT TO BRING
We’re accepting:

• All small, clean electricals in working condition with power adaptors, such as: 
  
• Kitchen appliances: toasters, microwaves, kettles, blenders etc.  
• Other items: Games consoles, alarm clocks, speakers, televisions, desk lamps, portable heaters, hairdryers etc.
  

ELECTRICALS WE ARE NOT ACCEPTING

• Broken items
• Dirty items 
• Used personal hygiene electricals, such as electric toothbrushes, shavers and epilators 
• Extra large televisions, white goods, computer equipment, phones, laptops, printers, routers and tv freeview boxes
  
• Electrical components including cables and adapters
• Electrical items the project can’t accept can be recycled instead. Anything with a plug, battery or cable is electrical and should be recycled at an e-waste drop off point. 

Click here to find your local recycling points

#RehomeYourElectricals is currently funded by Places for People.

The pilot was funded by the UK-wide Recycle Your Electricals campaign, the UK-wide campaign making it easier to reuse and recycle your old electricals. Recycle Your Electricals is led by the not-for-profit Material Focus. Find out more about their funding here.

Environmental charity Hubbub supported Wolverton Community Fridge and the Old Bath House and Community Centre to pilot #RehomeYourElectricals. Hubbub coordinates the Community Fridge Network and brings together all UK based groups running a community fridge.