Thank You Dorset!

The Electrical Reuse Project has now come to an end.

Thanks to the support of Dorset residents, volunteer repair cafés, community partners and Material Focus, hundreds of unwanted electrical items were given a second life instead of being thrown away.

While the project has finished, there are still plenty of ways to repair, reuse and recycle your unwanted electricals across Dorset.

Looking to recycle an electrical item today?
See the recycling options below.

About the Project

The Electrical Reuse Project, funded by Material Focus, aimed to reduce electrical waste across Dorset while fostering a community focused on reuse. Free home collections were offered in Dorchester, Weymouth, Blandford, Gillingham, Sherborne, and Wimborne, making it easy for residents to donate unwanted small electrical items. These items were transported to a workshop provided by W&S, where volunteers from local Repair Cafés sorted, tested, and repaired them. Any electricals that were safe and suitable for reuse were then redistributed free of charge at community “Give or Take” events.

What We Achieved

Achievement	Result
Tonnage Collected	4918kg
Items Reused	705
Tonnage Reused	1610kg
Home Collections	116
Community Events	9
Volunteers Trained	12
Cables Recycled	309kg
IT Reused	147kg

Community Impact

Need to Recycle an Electrical Item?

The Electrical Reuse Project has ended and we are no longer offering home collections or Give or Take events.

You Can Still Recycle Electricals:

✅ Take small electricals to your local Household Recycling Centre

✅ Take back to a retailer e.g. Currys, Robert Dyas

✅ Visit a local Repair Café to see if item can be repaired

✅ Donate items to Dorset Reclaim

✅ Visit Recycle | Recycle Your Electricals to find your nearest electrical recycling point

Before You Recycle, Could It Be Repaired?

Many small electrical items can be repaired and continue to be used.

Find your nearest Dorset Repair Café:

Project Partners