6 Best E-Waste Recycling Options in Singapore (2026)

Old laptops, routers, phones, batteries and broken small appliances should not go into the general bin, and Singapore now has several separate routes for getting rid of them properly. Some are free public drop-off bins, some are retailer take-back counters, and others are recyclers that mainly serve offices with data-security needs. This list covers seven operators and programmes, with each description based on what the operator or the National Environment Agency says on its own page. Start by checking what you are throwing away and how big it is, then match it to the route below, because accepted items differ between bins, drives and depots.

ALBA is the operator the National Environment Agency lists as appointed to collect regulated household electrical and electronic waste under Singapore's producer responsibility scheme. Its website describes e-bins at supermarkets, malls, community centres and HDB void decks, quarterly collection drives run with town councils, and doorstep collection of large household appliances, with a Step Up app for the programme. NEA's page says the bins take small ICT items, certain battery types and small bulbs, while bulkier appliances go through drives, doorstep pickup or ALBA's depot in Tuas. Fees and schedules change, so check ALBA's own site or app before booking. It is the natural first stop for ordinary household e-waste that fits through a bin slot.

Tuas (depot); bins islandwide
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Singtel's support page sets out how it handles e-waste for customers who are already dealing with the telco. It says it offers one-for-one take-back of regulated ICT products, so a customer collecting a Singtel-branded product can hand over an old router, modem, mesh unit, phone or tablet of the same class at its self-replacement centres, including products of other brands. The page also says an ALBA bin sits at its Somerset shop, and that it is piloting e-waste pickup by field engineers during installations, limited to two units per visit. Singtel adds that it does not accept its own set-top boxes for recycling and points customers to retention centres instead. It suits households replacing network or mobile gear.

Orchard, Woodlands, Somerset
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KGS Pte Ltd runs a residents' programme called TakeBag, which its site presents as a way to recycle electronics without travelling to a bin. You order a bag, fill it with items such as laptops, tablets or phones, scan the code to book a Pick locker, and drop the bag off within the week the site gives you. KGS says every item processed through TakeBag receives data destruction, which matters for old devices. The company also lists business recycling, battery and solar panel recycling, and bin deployment for offices and retail spaces, and shows several NEA licences and ISO certifications on its own pages. Check the TakeBag page for what the bags currently accept.

Tuas; home collection islandwide
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Metalo International's website says people can dispose of unwanted electronic products at selected Shell locations at any time, and NEA's e-waste page lists a Shell-Metalo programme for non-regulated e-waste such as small household appliances, gaming consoles, audio systems and power supplies. That fills a gap, because NEA says items like rice cookers and vacuum cleaners are not taken at ALBA's collection drives or doorstep service. Metalo describes itself as licensed by NEA for e-waste disposal and recycling and lists ISO 27001 and R2v3 credentials, and its core services are ITAD, data destruction and data centre decommissioning for businesses. Confirm the participating kiosks and accepted sizes on Metalo's or NEA's pages before you go.

Tuas South (head office); Shell stations islandwide
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SK Tes is a technology lifecycle company, and its Singapore location page names the legal entity as TES-AMM (Singapore) Pte Ltd, based in the Benoi area. The page says the team handles IT asset recovery, e-waste recycling and battery recycling across Singapore and nearby regions, including secure data destruction, data centre decommissioning, extended producer responsibility programmes and recycling of electric vehicle and lithium-ion batteries. Its site presents these as business services rather than a public drop-off point, so it is mainly relevant to companies clearing out laptops, servers and storage that must be wiped before recycling. Households should look at the bin and take-back options above instead, and businesses should ask SK Tes directly about scope and documentation.

Benoi
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SAMS is an electronic waste management company whose website focuses on corporate clients that need retired equipment recycled and data handled securely. Its pages describe IT asset disposition, data erasure, degaussing, physical destruction, on-site data destruction, data centre services and electronics recycling for desktops, laptops, tablets and communications equipment, and say it is R2v3 certified and follows a zero landfill policy. The site lists its office in the Penjuru area with weekday opening hours and a quote request form, and it was still publishing news in October 2026. It is a business-to-business option, so individuals with a few old phones should use public bins or take-back counters first, and companies should ask SAMS directly about scope.

Penjuru
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