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I went to the https://www.plus.net/help/broadband/returns/ link (most useful) which said:
If you return your router to us, we'll take any working parts from it and see if they can be reused. We'll dispose of the rest of it in an environmentally friendly way.
Just go to our Royal Mail page to create a returns label.
... but then I also looked at the 'recycling' drop-down.
Electrical waste is one of the fastest growing environmental problems, so if you're unsure what to do with your old router don't just throw it away.
You can use a site like Recycle Now to find your nearest electrical recycling centre, who'll be happy to take any old router off your hands. Check out their site to find an electrical recycling centre near you
... on which page I looked up 'electrical items' and 'other items'. Reason being (a) had taken PC keyboards to a nearby (council) recycling-type depot (long back, now) and been dismayed to see the staff there throw them into the non-recycling skip, and (b) have a couple of other items here I was not sure how best to recycle (old, but electronic-type components).
... then I found this. https://www.recyclenow.com/recycling-locator Currys PC World.
Other Information
Free in-store take back of any unwanted electrical item - no purchase necessary
The following materials can be recycled at this place...Toasters, kettles, & vacuums
Washing machines & dryers
Mobile phones
Microwave
Table lamps
Electric cookers & ovens
Cameras
Fridge & freezers
Electrical home & garden tools
Hi-fi
Hairdryers & electric toothbrushes
Electronic toys & games
Computers
Laptops
Energy-saving light bulbs
TVs
DVD/CD players
Telephones/fax
Toner & printer cartridges
Batteries
Then I looked at the Currys website (just to check!). https://www.currys.co.uk/services/delivery-installation/recycling.html
Give old tech a new life...
recycle it!
Getting the latest tech feels awesome. Getting rid of your old tech? Not so much. That’s why we’ll magic your old appliance away for recycling when we deliver your new one. And you can recycle all your tech for free at any of our stores – even if you didn’t buy it from us.What happens to your recycled items?
Once we've got your item, we'll give it a once over. If we discover it still has some life, we'll attempt to resell it or give it to charity.
Come in-store with your old, unwanted tech, and we’ll recycle it for free. It doesn’t matter if you bought it from Currys or elsewhere.If you bring an old PC, tablet, or mobile in-store for recycling, please remove all personal data beforehand.
We do also offer an in-store data wipe service.In July 2007, the government introduced new rules to help reduce volumes of untreated waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) going to landfill, and to control its treatment. To comply with these rules, we only sell electricals and electronics that can be recycled, as indicated by the symbol of a crossed-out wheelie bin which appears on them.
Even if your old electrical appliances or technologies don’t bear this symbol, the good news is we'll accept them for recycling.We recycle batteries, too
In every one of our stores, there are battery recycling bins, which you can use to deposit old AA and AAA batteries, computer and mobile phone batteries, and watch batteries.We're the UK's largest tech recycler
Each year, we collect, re-use & recycle over 60,000 tonnes of unwanted tech.
Well I didn't know all that. I'm guessing other people might not, also, so thought it might be worth posting here.
... meanwhile delighted that I finally know where to take a significant quantity of (expired) energy-saving lightbulbs and a very old scanner that did some sterling service in the early days of building the website.
Usually I'd use freecycle for giveaways but with the speed that tech moves at these days, some things are probably beyond being used again.
It's rather good that Currys PC World has this service. I had absolutely no idea. Random 
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