Pembrokeshire residents can now recycle small electrical goods as part of their weekly kerbside recycling service.

This initiative aims to reduce the amount of electrical waste going into black bags and instead ensure it is properly recycled.

From now on, household items such as kettles, hair dryers, small toasters, irons, and other similar-sized handheld electricals can be placed loose on top of your recycling containers for collection on your usual recycling day.

Accepted items include:

· Handheld kitchen appliances, kettles and toasters (4 slice max) and small coffee machines

· Hairdryers and hair straighteners

· Handheld power tools

· Radios

· Irons

· Extension leads, power cables and battery chargers

The expanded service also includes e-cigarettes and vapes (with batteries removed). These should be placed in a clear plastic bag and set on top of your containers, following the same process used for household batteries.

Additionally, the range of household batteries accepted for recycling has been extended.

Residents can now include:

· Rechargeable batteries from laptops, mobile phones and power tools

· Lithium button batteries

· Standard batteries (AA, AAA, C, D, DD, 9v)

Please note: Larger electrical items — such as TVs, vacuum cleaners, microwaves, fridges, freezers, air fryers, and car batteries — are not included in this kerbside collection.

Cllr Rhys Sinnett, Cabinet Member for Residents’ Services said: “This expansion to our kerbside recycling will not only allow us to remove electrical waste from our black bags but also see more of these unused items put to a new use.

“We will all have electrical items that are beyond repair and now they can be collected with the usual recycling for processing rather than ending up in landfill.

“Around 75% of old electrical items can be recycled and turned into anything from jewellery, lifesaving equipment to playgrounds.”

“Together, we can reduce waste and protect the environment by recycling electricals responsibly,” added a PCC spokesperson.