The new service allows residents to place items such as kettles, hair dryers, and handheld power tools on top of their recycling containers for collection on their usual recycling day.

Cllr Rhys Sinnett, cabinet member for residents’ services, said: “This expansion to our kerbside recycling will not only allow us to remove electrical waste from our black bags but also see more of these unused items put to a new use.

“We will all have electrical items that are beyond repair and now they can be collected with the usual recycling for processing rather than ending up in landfill.

“Around 75 per cent of old electrical items can be recycled and turned into anything from jewellery, lifesaving equipment to playgrounds.”

The scheme supports the council’s efforts to divert electrical waste from landfill and promote responsible recycling.

Accepted items include small kitchen appliances (up to a four-slice toaster), irons, radios, extension leads, power cables, and battery chargers.

E-cigarettes and vapes can also be recycled through the scheme, but batteries must be removed and the devices placed in a clear plastic bag.

Pembrokeshire County Council has also widened the range of household batteries it will collect for recycling.

Residents can now include rechargeable batteries from laptops, mobile phones, and power tools, as well as lithium button cells and standard AA, AAA, C, D, and 9v batteries.

However, larger electrical items such as TVs, vacuum cleaners, microwaves, fridges, freezers, air fryers, and car batteries are not included in the kerbside collection.

These items should be taken to a Waste and Recycling Centre for proper disposal.

The council is encouraging residents to consider repairing or donating unwanted electricals if they are still in working condition.

According to national research, UK households have an average of 30 unused electrical items stored away, adding up to 880 million items across the country.

Many of these could be given a second life through repair, donation, or resale.

For more information on the new service or to find your nearest recycling centre, visit the council’s website.