Refurbit

14/10/2026

📅 October 14th is International E-Waste Day – but what does that mean?

♻ Put simply, it’s a global initiative that aims to reduce e-waste whether that’s through re-use, refurbishment or recycling.

The focus this year is on ‘Fast Tech’ (similar to ‘Fast Fashion’) which is a growing problem across the world. We’re seeing an increasing number of mass-produced, low-cost devices with short lifespans being thrown away. Items like vapes, handheld fans, light-up gadgets and earphones.

🗑 These items don’t belong in the bin!

In most cases they can be recycled along with your old chargers, cables and other unwanted electrical devices. Every item incorrectly disposed of contributes to landfill and wastes the potential that the item holds. They could even pose a risk to workers handling the waste, as some components can be toxic or prone to causing fires.

We’re trying to make it easier to recycle your devices in Hull and beyond, and we recently partnered with Material Focus to do just that. You can drop your e-waste into our shop, call us for free collections of larger quantities or visit a number of our new drop-off points found here:

https://recycleyourelectricals.org.uk/electrical-recycling-near-me/



https://refurbit.co.uk/international-e-waste-day/

13/10/2026

🔌 Your Great Cable Challenge starter pack is here!

Ready to tackle that drawer of doom, but don’t know where to start? Here’s how to take part:

1️⃣ Gather your unwanted cables - dig out those tangled wires, mystery leads and old chargers you no longer need.

2️⃣ Sort them - check what works, what you still need and use our cable guide to help identify any mystery cables.

3️⃣ Bag them up - gather all your unwanted cables together ready for recycling.

4️⃣ Find your nearest recycling point - use the Recycle Your Electricals Recycling Locator to find your nearest drop-off point.

5️⃣ Head out on your Great Cable Challenge adventure - in many urban areas, one is less than a 15-minute walk away!

Why bother? Cables contain valuable materials like copper, an essential but finite resource that can be recovered and reused to make everything from phones to clean energy technology. 🌍

So this International E-Waste Day, help us rescue those forgotten cables and stop valuable materials being left at the back of your cupboards.

Will you pledge to tackle your drawer of doom and recycle your unwanted cables? ♻️

13/10/2026

For the next couple of days we're manning a booth at the Circular Tech Expo at Farnborough Exhibition Centre. After a long drive down and a hectic morning setting up, we're ready to talk sustainable tech and the positive impact it can have on our communities.

We hope it will be a great opportunity to bump heads with like-minded people and hopefully make some connections along the way. Reducing electrical waste going to landfill is everyone's responsibility and we are much more likely to succeed if we work together. If you happen to be at the expo, we hope to see you there, the sweet treats we brought with us won't eat themselves!

https://www.circulartechexpo.co.uk


https://refurbit.co.uk/refurbit-on-the-road-circular-tech-expo/

09/10/2026

Much like our new locker and storage boxes, our drop-in sessions are also looking a bit more pink and purple!

As well as our normal technical support to help you keep your devices in tip-top shape and make the most of the digital world, we'll also be focusing on the importance of recycling e-waste. We're happy to take any electrical items that you want to recycle and offer advice on how we can all tackle e-waste responsibly (but we'll leave the hypnotism to Hypnocat).

We've already collected a handful of items from our drop-in sessions and Recycle Your Electricals drop-off locations, which will soon be processed by our technicians and hopefully continue to see use by someone else!


https://refurbit.co.uk/hypnocat-joins-us-on-drop-ins/

29/09/2026

Hopefully the first of many, we're looking forward to seeing where this project takes us 😊

Thanks to Councillor Shane McMurray for taking the time to speak to our founder, Sam, about the locker and of course thanks to Recycle Your Electricals for making the project possible!

Let's get recycling Hull ♻

25/09/2026

Great to see the Touchscreen Games Table, freshly refurbished and setup by our technician Simon, getting some use!

Have fun guys 😃

24/09/2026

Thanks for sharing and being a part of this project with us 87 Goodhart Road!

We're excited to see just how much electrical waste we can get recycled and it sounds like there's already been some interest in your location which was great to hear ☺️

23/09/2026

By now we hope you've seen some of the coverage we got in the local paper and online!

Our recycling project in partnership with Material Focus is now in full swing and our bright pink boxes and lockers are awaiting your old, damaged or unwanted electricals, found at a number of locations that may be closer than you think.

But why should you recycle electrical waste? Put simply, electrical waste isn't destined for your bin! If thrown away, electrical waste will end up in landfill meaning all of it's potential use in the future is lost and it will instead contribute towards the current environmental crisis we find ourselves in.

Many components can be recycled or reused to repair other devices even if the original device is faulty. Some devices can even be restored to working conditions and given a second chance at life.

When you leave electrical waste with us we aim to give it that second chance through refurbishment, whether that's selling it discounted on our online store, donating it to good causes like schools and community centres or even using it to teach digital skills and online safety.

So if you feel like helping Hull go green with it's electrical waste, look out for our pink boxes or check the RYE website! https://recycleyourelectricals.org.uk/electrical-recycling-near-me/


https://refurbit.co.uk/refurbit-goes-pink-to-keep-it-green/

18/09/2026

We've now officially launched our project in partnership with Material Focus and their Recycle Your Electricals campaign! We already have years of experience refurbishing and recycling waste electricals from companies across Hull and this project will hopefully make it easier for our communities to get recycling too. Check out our article on Hull Live.

https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/hull-east-yorkshire-news/pink-lockers-popping-up-around-11158709

If you have any old or unwanted electrical devices you no longer need, bring them to one of our new drop-off points or self-service locker. If your device is successfully refurbished it could be used to help someone else access technology who couldn't previously!


https://refurbit.co.uk/introducing-our-new-locker/

18/09/2026

Let's get recycling Hull! ♻

You can now take your electrical items, from toasters to old mobile phones, to be recycled at eight locations around Hull ♻️