Published 26th Mar 2023, 11:45 BST

The pilot in Bradford sees a Currys Collects electric van driving around the city collecting unwanted tech from people's front doors, in exchange for £5 Cash for Trash vouchers.

Disregarded electrical and tech is the fastest-growing waste stream in the UK, with 155,000 tonnes of e-waste thrown in household bins every year, according to the Environmental Audit Committee’s Electronic Waste and the Circular Economy report.

Currys Collects is d esigned to raise awareness of how to correctly dispose of tech devices.

(Left to right) Bradford local Cleo Mcgee with Duncan Farrant and Izzy Williams from Currys collect old and unwanted tech from households in Bradford as part of ‘Currys Collect’ a new pilot door-to-door tech recycling service to raise awareness of e-waste. Picture: Nigel Roddis/PA Wire.

Items that Currys will be collecting include anything that houses wiring or batteries, included but not limited to; batteries, chargers, cables, beauty appliances such as straighteners and hair dryers, and kitchen appliances like kettles and toasters.

Mandeep Gobindpuri, head of circular economy at Currys, said: "We know that people want to recycle – our survey found that 84 per cent of the nation said they would recycle their old tech – but more than half either don’t know how to or lack the means to do so.

"Our new service aims to address both issues by collecting and educating the public. And what better time than spring to look into your cupboards for all those idle cables, outdated phones, broken remotes and used batteries.”

Currys launches home collection service in Bradford for recycling old technology