

Small Appliances & Electronics (Broken)
Recyclable?
Blue Bins & Chutes
Other Recycling
Recommended
Repair
Before you throw your item out, consider whether it can be fixed. Items that don't have a lot of computer components are often easily repairable. Or better yet, learn to fix it yourself at the next Repair Kopitiam.
Repair Kopitiam

SG Hacks: Repairs, Fixes & Cool Ideas

Love Your Barang? Fix Your Barang!

Alternative
Specialised Recycling
Small appliances are Non-regulated e-waste. There are special bins for such items! Non-regulated e-waste bins are dotted around the island.
See the providers below for more info on these bins.
Do NOT put in e-Waste bin! Non-regulated e-waste cannot be put in the blue bin or the 3-in-1 eWaste bins.
Metalo Non-regulated e-waste bins

KGS Non-Regulated e-Waste Bins

SGRecycle Virogreen e-waste Bins

Alternative
Specialised Recycling
In addition to unregulated e-waste bins, there are various places you can take these items to get recycled.
These options are particularly useful for those items that are too big to fit into the bins mentioned above.
Cash for Trash

Tzu Chi Sustainability Day

Karung Guni

Alternative
Freecycle / Give Away
There is even an FB freecycle group for broken appliances. People may want it for parts or to try repair it.
Info & Insights
If your appliance is working, see here: Small appliances (Working)
These kinds of electronics are “non-regulated e-waste.”
Non-regulated e-waste* includes but is not limited to…
- Game consoles (Xbox, Playstation, PS3), keyboard and mouse, docking stations, game controller
- Kindle, Kobo, Nook, e-reader
- Telephone (home, office), calculator, clocks, CCTV
- Power supply, wires, cables, chargers, torch light
- Headphones, earbuds, air-pods, camera, projector, Bluetooth speaker
- Home systems (sound systems: amplifier, speaker, woofer, sound bar)
- Thumb drive, portable hard disk, PCB board, SD cards
- Rice cooker, electric kettle, hair dryer and straightener, air fryer, other small appliances
- Fan, vacuum cleaner
- Small medical equipment (blood pressure monitor, blood glucose monitor)
- Smart watches and digital watches
- Small misters, dehumidifiers, steamers
- Electronic Safe
- Digital Locks
- Battery Charger
Confused? You are not alone. Read this: Understanding e-Waste.
It can be very difficult for some items to know if they are considered regulated or not. Just try your best.