Computer Recycling...we also call it E-WASTE!

Check our calendar for upcoming e-waste recycling events.

Discarded computers and electronics are toxic hazardous waste!
It is estimated that 315 million computers will become obsolete in the United States and that they contain a total of more than 1.2 billion pounds of lead. About 40% of the heavy metals in landfills - including lead, mercury and cadmium - come from discarded electronic equipment. The negative health effects of lead are well known, but also consider this: just 1/70th of a teaspoon of mercury can contaminate 20 acres of a lake, making the fish unfit to eat.

Discarded computers and other consumer electronics (so-called e-waste) are the fastest growing portion of our waste stream. It is estimated that in New York City, 34,000 tons of electronic equipment get tossed into the trash every year.

The Lower East Side Ecology Center started its community-based e-waste recycling program in 2002 and is committed to offer e-waste recycling days throughout the year and in all five boroughs!

Acceptable electronic equipment
Working and non-working:
Computers (laptop & desktop), servers, mainframes
Monitors
Printers, scanners, fax-machines, copiers
Network devices (routers,hubs, modems, etc.)
Peripherals (keyboards, mice, cables,etc.)
Components (hard drives, CDRoms, circuit boards, power supplies, etc,)
TVs
VCR & DVD Players
Audio visual devices
Radios/Stereos
Cell Phones, pagers, PDAs
Telecommunication (phones, answering machines, etc.)

Think your old monitor is too heavy to schlep? Check out our gallery of champion recyclers who have transported their e-waste in creative ways.