Electrical recycling with school pupils

Watch the YouTube video to see what happens to electrical items passed on for reuse or recycling in Perth and Kinross. 

WEEE Term

These temporary small-WEEE collection containers are grey in colour and have a pink recycling sticker on them.  They are offered to schools and community groups so as to encourage householders to get into the habit of diverting more electrical items away from the general waste bin. Where possible, batteries must be removed from the small-electrical items before they are recycled.  The batteries can be recycled separately (see below). 

• Between October 2021 and January 2022, Bertha Park High School hosted a WEEE Term as part of the wider Climate Change Project.  
• In autumn 2019, Inchture Primary, Abernyte Primary, Errol Primary and St Madoes Primary hosted WEEE Term and together diverted for recycling almost one third of a tonne (340kg) of small-electrical items in one school term, which is the equivalent weight of 4 spotted seals. 

View the  Invitation to host a WEEE Term (PDF) [321KB]  for more information about how to host a WEEE Term, or contact a Waste Minimisation Officer for more information by emailing ZeroWasteCommunity@pkc.gov.uk or phoning 01738 476476.

Schools Adopt-a-WEEE Bank

Permanent pink Small-Electrical Recycling Banks are located in Scone, Oakbank and Auchterarder.  Householders, school pupils, parents and teachers are asked to collect their small-electrical items in a reusable bag at home and then take them to the local WEEE Bank for recycling.  Pupils have been given a battery recycling box so that they can separate the batteries for recycling first. 

• In 2019, ten schools adopted their local WEEE Bank in Scone or Oakbank.  The campaign took place over 3 months of the school term and pupils, staff and parents were encouraged to divert all their small electrical and electronic equipment from landfill, for recycling.  The Waste Services Team monitored the increased tonnage at both WEEE Banks (compared to before the campaign) - and, long term, these pupils and their families adopted the habit of diverting their WEEE for recycling.  

Other places to reuse or recycle WEEE

If you are unsure what to do with your old waste electrical and electronic equipment, you can:

• Check the  Perth & Kinross Charity Shop Map (PDF) [641KB]  for organisations who can reuse your large and small working electrical items locally.
• Large and small WEEE can be recycled at all 9 Recycling Centres across Perth and Kinross.
• Small WEEE can be recycled at the Permanent WEEE Banks at selected Recycling Points.
• Large WEEE such as fridges, freezers, washing machines and tumble dryers can be taken to your nearest Recycling Centre or can be collected via the Council's Bulky Uplift Service.
• Batteries can be dropped off for recycling at Council Recycling Centres, at Perth and Kinross libraries or at any shops, DIY stores and supermarkets which sell them.