Drop off your working and non-working e-waste at our collection day (rain or shine!) hosted by Lower East Side Ecology Center.
Keeping electronic waste out of landfills helps to ensure that this waste stream does not pollute our air, water, and communities. Remember, it is now illegal to dispose of electronic waste in the trash- avoid a fine and properly recycle the items listed below!
Accepting the following working and non-working consumer electronic equipment:
- Computers (laptops & desktops, servers, mainframes)
- Monitors (CRT and flatscreen)
- Network devices (routers, hubs, modems, etc.)
- Peripherals (keyboards, mice, cables, cords, chargers, etc.)
- Tablets and e-readers
- Components (hard drives, CD-ROMs, circuit boards, power supplies, etc.)
- Printers under 100 pounds, scanners, fax machines, etc
- TVs, VCRs, DVRs, DVD & Blu-ray Players
- Digital Converter Boxes, Cable/Satellite Receivers
- Portable music players
- Audio-visual equipment
- Video-games
- Cell phones, pagers, PDAs
- Telecommunication (phones, answering machines, etc.)
Not Accepting, PLEASE DO NOT BRING:
- Batteries (except lead-acid batteries from UPS (uninterrupted power supplies) systems)
- Media, such as disks, DVDs, VHS tapes, cassette tapes, etc.
- Lightbulbs
- Ink cartridges
- Household appliances (microwaves, toasters, air conditioners, etc.)
For information on how to dispose of these items, please refer to 311
For more info on e-waste collection, please read Lower East Side Ecology’s Frequently Asked Questions.