It's believed Irish homes contain an average of 15 to 20 broken or unused electrical items.
New research has found 84% of households are hoarding items that could be recycled as e-waste.
Some of the most common things we hang onto include kettles, plugs and cables, mobile phones, TVs and laptops.
Minister of State with responsibility for eGovernment and Circular Economy, Ossian Smyth, is encouraging people to recycle their electrical waste as a New Year's resolution.
"Just about every house in Ireland has a drawer full well intentioned things that you know you can't go into the 'regular bin', but you're not quite sure where to put them.
"So what we're saying to people today is you can get rid of your electrical waste and it's completely free.
"The easy way to do that is to go to this website, MyWaste.ie and it will tell you the nearest place where you can drop it off."
A new awareness campaign has been launched to encourage people to declutter and recycle their electrical waste.
An interactive map is available to view on MyWaste.ie, showing hundreds of drop-off points, where electrical waste can be recycled free-of-charge, including multiple civic amenity sites and participating electrical retailers across Ireland.
