Recycle Bin In Computer
Sylvaine Steinbrenner
There are over 200 convenient, collections sites around the state, and finding your nearest location is as simple as calling 888-532-9253,visiting EcycleOregon.org, or clicking the locate now icon. Call ahead if you have large or heavy items. If you have large or heavy items (for example, console TVs), please call ahead to ensure the collection site has capacity to handle your items.
Reuse it. Save memory space on your new computer by designating the old one for a specific task, like word processing or hosting your music collection. An old TV can serve as a second set in another room, or be used for games and/or movies.
Repair and/or upgrade it. A computer or TV repair shop can often make your old electronics like new again. Upgrading a few parts in an old computer can also be a cost-effective alternative to buying a new one.
Donate it. Just because you can't use it doesn't mean someone else can't! Give your old printer, computer, monitor or TV to a family member, friend or student in need. If you don't know anyone who could use your old working electronics, donate them to a second-hand store, charity or reuse organization.
Oregon E-Cycles allows households, small businesses and small nonprofits to recycle more than seven items at one time. Oregon E-Cycles defines small businesses and small nonprofits as having 10 or fewer employees. Please call the collection site ahead of time to inquire about any verification needed and to ensure the collection site has the capacity to handle your items.
Is your item badly damaged? Some locations may reject items (like old TVs with broken cathode ray tubes) that are a health and safety hazard. Call ahead to ask.
Computer peripherals such as keyboards, mice, and printers are not included in the E-Cycle WA program. Call 1-800-RECYCLE or search the database for items not covered in the program.
Peripherals and the other electronics noted below can be dropped off at these participating retailers and recycled at no charge.
Texas law now requires television and computer-equipment manufacturers to offer recycling opportunities to consumers for these electronics. Under the Computer Recycling and TV Recycling programs households have two options to recycle electronics.
It may be time to part ways with your device, but you can rest easy knowing that we have the resources to repurpose and recycle computer equipment to make the world a better place for all. With your help we can protect the planet by advancing circular economy.
To push the boundaries of sustainable laptop design, we partnered with Intel to create Concept Luna. This prototype explores revolutionary ideas to make components easily accessible, replaceable and reusable, reducing resources and keeping more circular materials in use.
You definitely want to remove any personal data from your computers before recycling. For laptops, you should also remove the battery (if it can be removed) prior to recycling because there are special transportation requirements for lithium-ion batteries. The recycler may need to use a separate process to recycle these.
When you have one computer to recycle, a retailer or mail-back program may be most ideal. But if you have numerous machines, you should ask your office if it can plan a recycling drive. You can call an e-waste recycler to send a truck, promote the event to your neighboring businesses, and recycle all sorts of electronics at once. In many cases, the recycler will pick up your electronics at no charge if enough people participate.
Earth911 brings the circular economy to life by connecting the world to brands, products, and services to live sustainably. We help millions of people find local end-of-use options for products and packaging using the largest curated directory of reuse, donation, and recycling locations, municipal curbside collection programs, and mail-in recycling options.
We educate and inform consumers, businesses and communities to inspire thought and facilitate earth-positive consumer decisions. Small changes by thousands of individuals will have a lasting, positive impact. More ideas make less waste.
Many electronics, especially TVs and computers, contain toxic materials such as lead, cadmium and mercury. Reusing and recycling electronics keeps these toxic materials out of our landfills and incinerators and also recovers valuable resources. The electronic equipment this program collects will be taken apart and separated into materials such as glass, plastic, metal and toxic chemicals. All recycling will follow performance standards set up by the Department of Ecology.
According to the Environmental Protection Agency, out of 300 million Americans there are 245 million cell phone users at any given time in our country. The average life span of a cell phone is 18 months and approximately 130 million cell phones will be recycled or thrown away this year. Cell phones contain metals like gold and silver that make them a valuable commodity to recycle. Many organizations also collect and recycle used cell phones and donate them to domestic abuse victims or soldiers overseas. You can also recycle your chargers, batteries and accessories. Always deactivate your cell phone service before recycling your phone.
Most consumers are unaware that computer and electronic equipment contains toxic materials and heavy metals. These materials, if thrown in the trash, will end up in a landfill or incinerated, potentially creating an unsafe environment. To reduce the environmental impact caused by improper disposal, and at the same time increase recycling in Bergen County, residents of Bergen County have four options for recycling.
Many Bergen County municipalities collect computers and electronic equipment at the local recycling depot or Department of Public Works. The following municipalities collect computers for recycling. Please make sure to contact your municipality for specifics regarding the recycling program prior to delivering material to the collection location. A list of municipal recycling program links and phone numbers can be found by clicking here.
Municipalities continually add materials to their recycling programs, therefore, if your municipality is not listed above, please contact your municipal recycling coordinator to ensure your municipality does not accept computers.
Several area retailers collect computers and electronic equipment at their retail locations. The following retailers currently provide programs. Please be sure to contact the retailer prior to delivering computers to the collection location.
The BCUA operates a NJDEP approved Computer and Electronics Recycling Depot for all Bergen County residents. All types of computer and electronic equipment are collected for recycling. The Computer and Electronics Recycling Depot is open Monday through Friday between the hours of 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM. Contact the BCUA Environmental Programs Hotline at (201) 807-5825 for more information.
If you place a television at the curb, it will be subject to removal by city staff. If a non-exempt television is collected by city staff, property owners will be assessed a $30 administrative fee per television collected. Broken televisions will be immediately removed as they pose a safety hazard. The property owner will be assessed the administrative fee for each broken television collected.
If you place a monitor, computer, or laptop at the curb it will be subject to removal by city staff. If one of these items is removed, the property owners will be assessed a $30 administrative fee per unit. Broken units found at the curb are subject to immediate removal as they pose a safety hazard. The property owner will be assessed the administrative fee for each broken unit removed.
A list of items banned from landfill disposal can be found on the Wisconsin DNR e-cycle website (click on the "What to Recycle" tab) or this DNR-produced flier, and also listed below. (For a webpage about everything banned from landfills in Wisconsin, go to this DNR website)
The City of Madison contracts with Universal Recycling Technologies (URT) to accept and recycle electronics collected at Streets Division drop-off sites. Fees are charged by the City to allow the City to recover its costs to provide this service.
Check out this video from the Wisconsin DNR that shows some of the electronics recycling process at a facility in Wisconsin. This is not the same facility that accepts the electronics collected at the Streets Division, but the process is similar.
Montgomery County residents and businesses may recycle electronics by bringing these items to the Shady Grove Processing Facility and Transfer Station. Our electronics drop-off is open daily, and is located in the Recycling Area of the Transfer Station site.
The County's recycling contractor and non-profit partners may destroy via disassembly or refurbish computers for reuse. The contractor also may recover metals and plastic components from the computers and sell them.
While we take reasonable measures to work with reputable companies and organizations, we recommend that you protect against unauthorized use of personal information. Use a data-wiping tool to erase personal data before dropping electronics off for recycling. For Apple products, it is recommended to remove Apple IDs and a factory reset be done on the device.
A variety of organizations offer trade-in, take back, or drop-off programs. Some of them provide this service at no cost to you, some charge you a fee, and others may offer credit toward the purchase of new equipment.
I am currently running in Windows 10. I'm getting a new computer running Windows 11. I'd like to continue to have access to my current recycle bin on the new computer. Is there a way to transfer the contents of the recycle bin on this computer to the new one? This could have one of two outcomes:
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