What is electrical equipment made from?

Electrical equipment like fridges, kettles and toasters are a mixture of glass, plastic and metal.

Our electronic devices such as smart phones and computers can also include valuable metals like gold and platinum.

This makes recycling electricals complicated because these materials need to be separated.

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Reduce

Find out how to reduce electricals

Reuse

Find out how to reuse electricals

Recycle

Find out about recycling electricals

Activities

3Rs Activities at Home: A Great Electrical Treasure Hunt

29 June 2020/by Lucy Mottram

Electrical Equipment Worksheets KS2

Electrical Equipment Worksheets

Electrical Equipment Worksheets KS3/4

Hidden Treasure Hunt

2 April 2026/by Lucy Mottram

Electrical Equipment Worksheets KS1

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Over 75% of the materials in our old electricals can be reused.
Sharks and rays have organs that can detect weak electric fields!
The first electrical appliance was the toaster, which was invented in the 1890s.
The amount of energy used by a circuit is measured in watts. You might see lightbulbs labelled with different amounts of watts. The higher the number, the more energy that bulb will use.
The Energy Saving Trust (EST) estimated in 2013 British households wasted a combined £68m a year in energy costs, by overfilling their kettles. The study of 86,000 British homes showed 40% boiling water five or more times a day.