Can I recycle it?
Televisions are not currently collected as part of your recycling collection.
You can take your televisions for recycling at your local Household Waste Recycling Centre (except Dudnance Lane, Pool)
Televisions are dismantled and shredded to separate and recover the materials inside. Recovered materials can include cables and printed circuit boards, plastic, ferrous and non ferrous metals, and glass.
Once materials have been separated, they are sent for recycling to produce new electronic and electrical equipment.
Retailer take-back
Buying a new electrical item from the high street?
- shops will recycle your old electrical item for free when you buy a new one
- you have 28 days to return it
- some stores accept small items without a purchase
- check with your local store before visiting
Find out more about recycling your electricals
Donate or sell
Before you throw something away or recycle it, could it be reused instead?
You could:
- donate to a charity shop
- donate to a Kernow Reuse Shop (at our HWRCs)
- visit a repair cafe for help fixing or mending items
- give it away on sites like Freecycle, Freegle or Facebook Marketplace
- donate to local community projects like:
- RE:SOURCE (Bodmin)
- Heartlands Furniture (Pool)
- GOFA (Penzance)
- Cornwall and Plymouth Furniture Reuse Project
- Sell items at car boot sales, online (eBay) or through a local auction room
Household Waste and Recycling Centres
We have 14 Household Waste and Recycling Centres across Cornwall. You can find opening times and a list of accepted items for each site using the button below.
You can find your nearest HWRC by entering you postcode on our My Area page.
You need to book a slot to visit some sites.