How to Donate Small Electricals From Home
You can donate small electricals without leaving the house. Our free doorstep collection for small electricals picks them up from your door, and it takes little more than checking your gadgets work and packing a bag. Here is how to donate small electricals from home, one step at a time.
- Six simple steps
- Bags out by 7am
- No need to be in
- You choose the charity
Step by step
How to donate small electricals from home
Sort out what you’re giving
Go through your drawers, cupboards and shed and pull out the working gadgets you no longer use. Phones, tablets, laptops, headphones, speakers, toasters, blenders, kettles and hand power tools such as drills are all welcome. A few electricals can’t be collected, such as TVs, microwaves, printers, lamps and light bulbs. Check what electricals can I donate? before you start.
Check they work
We only collect electricals in working order, so they can be used again. Plug each one in or switch it on to be sure. Give it a quick wipe, and empty out anything such as crumbs from a toaster. For phones, tablets and laptops, clear your data and sign out of your accounts first: how to do that is on old phones, tablets and laptops.
Pack them up
- Use strong bags, or boxes a driver can lift, and tie or close them.
- Keep cables, chargers and plugs with the gadget they belong to. A phone with its charger is far more useful to its next owner.
- Keep remotes, attachments and lids together too, such as the jug and blades of a blender.
- Put heavier items, like a drill or a kettle, at the bottom so lighter gadgets aren’t crushed.
- Keep anything that isn’t electrical, such as books or clothes, in a separate bag or box.
Book your collection
Book online. Enter your postcode and you’ll see the dates we are collecting near you. Then:
- Pick a date. Tomorrow’s collections stay open until 4pm today, if we are near you tomorrow.
- Tell us where your donations will be: on the doorstep, in the porch, with a concierge, or somewhere else you describe.
- Tell us if there will be more than 20 bags or boxes, so we can make sure the van has room.
- Choose your charity: RSPCA, Action for Children, Together for Short Lives or Advance, or plant trees with Ecologi.
You’ll get a confirmation email straight away with a link to manage your booking.
The evening before
We email you an estimated arrival window for the next day, with a link to follow the driver on a live map.
Collection day
Put your bags out by 7am. You don’t need to be at home. The driver picks them up, and we let you know once your donation has been collected.
Changing or cancelling
Move your collection to another date or cancel it with the “Manage my booking” link in your confirmation email, by signing in to My Account, or in the Anglo Doorstep app.
What happens next
Your electricals go back to our warehouse, where they are sorted by hand and what can be used again is passed on. Follow the whole journey on what happens to my electricals.
Worth the effort
Why donate your electricals this way
It helps people and the planet
Material Focus estimates that 880 million unused electrical items are kept in UK homes, about 30 per household. Yours can go to someone who will use them, raise money for your chosen charity and stay out of the bin. See who your electricals help.
A clearer home
That drawer of old chargers and gadgets gets emptied, and it feels better knowing they are going somewhere useful. Why working gadgets deserve better than the bin is on why electricals shouldn’t go in the bin.
We come to you, regularly
We collect across most of England and South Wales, visiting towns and cities often, so you can donate when it suits you. See the areas we cover, or electrical donations in Yorkshire.
Curious what your clear-out could save? Try our green calculator for an estimate.
Ready to donate your small electricals?
It’s free, you don’t need to be at home, and you choose the charity your donation supports.