On 19/04/2021 13:38, David wrote:
Firstly disposal.
I have some memory that if you were to chuck away an electrical appliance
you should first cut the plug off.

I can think of two reasons why you might remove the plug. One is because
you want to reuse it. The other is because you know that the appliance
is dangerous, so you don't want someone to fish it out of the rubbish,l
plug it in, and hurt themselves.

If the appliance is just faulty, not dangerous, I don't see why you
should cut the plug off?