New battery and small electric item household collections coming to Herefordshire

From Monday 7 April 2025, batteries and small items of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) will be collected by bin collection crews as they do their usual rounds.

Electrical items and batteries should never be put into household rubbish or recycling bins as they can cause contamination or a fire. According to the National Fire Chiefs Council, battery fires in bins and at waste sites is at an all-time high and a survey of councils across the UK has found that 94% said that fires caused by batteries in domestic waste were an increasing challenge.

The new service is easy and convenient to use. Simply remove any batteries from your broken small electrical item and place it on top of your bin, and put batteries in a plastic bag also on top of the bin, on either recycling or waste collection day. The bin collection crew will then put them in a separate cage on the collection vehicle and take them for recycling.