Common household magnets, like fridge magnets, are usually made from mixed materials and aren’t easily recycled through kerbside collections...and they will stick to everything in the recycling facility! Magnets found in electronics, speakers, motors, and hard drives may contain valuable metals such as neodymium or ferrite, which can often be recovered through specialist e-waste recycling. As demand grows for rare earth materials, recycling magnets is becoming increasingly important for reducing mining and waste.

This episode of Recycled Content, is the 'Rubbish or Not' from episode 36 of Talking Rubbish, which first aired on 3rd April 2025.

While every effort has been made to provide the most accurate information, recycling guidance changes quickly and some advice may become outdated over time. Always check with your local council for the rules that apply to recycling in your area. On the main Talking Rubbish podcast, we include an additions and corrections section where we update anything we may have got wrong.

These clips come from the weekly show, Talking Rubbish - The Recycling Podcast

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