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Small appliances

How to dispose of toaster.

Recommended answerA toaster is electrical equipment and should use small-appliance collection or reuse.
Find collection placesBrowse recycling centres

Recommended route

Donate if safe and working; otherwise use electronics collection.

Before disposal or return

  1. Remove loose crumbs.
  2. Keep the plug and cable attached.

Do not

Do not dismantle or place in ordinary rubbish.

Reference sources

U.S. EPA — electronics donation and recyclingOpen source ↗Recycle Now — electrical item recyclingOpen source ↗

Checked 2026-08-16

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