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Computer Recycling Centers in USA

This page lists computer recycling centers in the USA. these are businesses that usually charge something to accept ewaste from other businesses or residences.

There are also local programs, usually at the county or city level, in which this highly poisonous garbage is accepted for recycling at no charge. Unfortunately, many areas have no such programs.

Computers and electronic devices MUST be recycled. They are toxic waste 30 to 100 times over. In landfills the poison often travels into local water supplies, and most of these poisons NEVER break down into harmless chemicals.

This applies to computers and their parts, monitors, ipods, batteries, electronic appliances, cell phones, fax machines, copiers - anyuthing with electronics.

Click here for information  about government-sonsored   computer recycling in NJ at the county level.  Some provide a real recycling service, other provide almost nothing.

Here is a map, provided by Google, for finding recycling centers in your area.
Farther below are descriptions of the materials accepted at some established recycling businesses.

 
You can drop off ewaste at  the processing facilities shown below. Several are nationwide. 

Some will pick up. Some do not handle all types of ewaste. You usually have to pay something. Read the notes.

  • New Jersey authorized ewaste recycling centers are listed here. 
You can find a place to recycle almost anything here. Especially good for businesses with a lot of waste to dispose. Lower costs for volume. Pickup only for volume.

  • Manufacturers that will recycle their own products. here. 
Might be free for you.
  • To recycle computer monitors, click here. (TVs too!) 
Monitor recycling requires special facilities.
Battery recycling also requires special facilities.


Itemized list of ewaste processors

Below is a list of some of the major recycling companies capable of recycling computers, many of whom are not listed in above. Some have convenient drop off locations and support a large part of the USA.

  • eRevival LLC   http://www.erevival.net/contact.html

    Address:
    New Jersey Location:
    165 Chubb Ave,
    Lyndhurst, NJ 07071
    Email: contact@erevival.net

Washington DC Metro Area:
(800) 696-8042
Email: contact@erevival.net

Note: Accepts any type of electronics and computer equipments. Also provides certified data destruction on hard drives and computers.

Address:
1600 NE 25th Ave Suite C
Hillsboro, OR 97124
  
(503) 693-8693 fax
 or
4116-G Walney RD,
Chantilly, VA 20151
(703) 378-5500
>Note: Capable of recycling computers, monitors, telephones, and related equipment, and various other electronic items.

Services the states of:
  New Jersey
electronics and computer disposal in ny  New York
  Massachusetts
  Pennsylvania
  Connecticut
  Virginia
  Washington DC
  Georgia
  Maryland 

Phone: (604) 607-1117
Fax: (604) 533-2537


Address:
19632 40th  Avenue
Langley, B.C. V3A 6L7

Note: Capable of recycling all types of computers, printers, monitors, phones, and numerous other electronic components.

Phone: (888) SHOP-IBM (Reference part number 06P7513)

Note: IBM can recycle any manufacturer's PCs, including system units, monitors, printers, and optional attachments for $29.99 which includes shipping.

Phone: (888) 452-5642 or (708) 756-9838
Fax:           (708) 756-4094
Address:
1001-59 Washington
11th and Washington
Chicago Heights, IL 60411

Parts capable of recycling:
All types of electronic equipment and material, including computers (mainframes, monitors, terminals, CPU's), printers, fax machines, modems, bridges, hubs, copy machines, consumer electronics (radios, CD players, dvd players, clocks, calculators, telephones, cellular phones), components, and various other types of plastic and metal.

Phone: (408) 453-4511
Fax: (408) 453-4511
Address:
Refer to web page (multiple locations)

Note: Back Thru The Future Microcomputers is one of the largest computer recyclers in the United States and are a women's owned business. The company recycles microcomputers for corporations, educational institutions, government, and individuals. With millions of microcomputers being displaced each year by newer technology, Back Thru The Future has committed itself to finding uses for this older technology and preventing it from becoming a high tech waste.

Parts capable of recycling: All computer equipment. For corporations, educational institutions, government, and individuals.

Phone:
Fax: (570)879-2008
Address:
Envirocycle, Inc.
Rt. 81 Ext. 68
PO Box 899
Hallstead, PA 18822-0899

Note: Envirocycle, Inc., a company of The Matco (Environmental Group) offers responsible asset reclamation and  disposition services to the electronics industry. In 1995 alone, Envirocycle dismantled over 465,000 monitors and 2,000,000 pounds of electronic equipment.
Parts capable of recycling: All electrical components and Monitors.

  • Total Reclaim (http://www.totalreclaim.com/)

Phone: (206) 343-7443
Fax: (206) 343-7445
Address:
Total Reclaim Inc. Seattle
2200 6th Ave. South
Seattle, WA 98134

Note: Total Reclaim provides environmentally responsible asset reclamation and disposition services to the electronics industry. Total Reclaim is the Pacific Northwest's largest electronics recycler, handling 9,000,000 lbs of monitors, televisions, and other electronics in 2004.

  • Turtle Wings        (http://www.turtlewings.com)
    info@TURTLEWINGS.com

    Phone: (443) 346-0208
    Address:
    1771 Olive Street
    Capitol Heights, MD 20743

    Note: Collections are performed in Baltimore, Washington DC, Northern Virginia and Albany, NY

    Will recycle anything metal or electronic, and perform hare drive data destruction. 

  • United Recycling Industries (http://www.unitedrecycling.com)

Phone: 847) 455-3232
Fax: (630) 231-6565
Address:
3700 North Runge Avenue
Franklin Park, IL 60131

or

1600 Harvester Road
West Chicago, IL 60185

Note: United Recycling is the the disassembly and de-manufacturing operation of Untied Recycling Industries total asset recovery concept for environmentally safe disposal and recycling of excess, obsolete, or end of life commercial, industrial, military, and consumer electronic material. 

Parts capable of recycling: Computers and peripherals, cell phones, office, and telecommunication equipment, laboratory/medical equipment, and many other electronic materials.

Phone:
Fax: (727) 546-7670
Address:
7300 Bryan Dairy Road Suite 475
Largo, FL 33777

Note: Ecycling is a nationwide IT and electronics recycling provider.  They ensure compliance with the EPA and other environmental agencies.  They have convenient drop off locations at participating FedEx offices.

Parts capable of recycling: Phones, Cell Phones, Network equipment, Servers, VCR's, Telecom Equipment and more.

Certified ewaste processing facilities
in New Jersey:
This group below will recycle all computer parts, for reasonable prices, but you need to drop off the waste unless you have a half truckload or so. 

Those in the itemized list (below) may not accept all electronics. For example they may not recycle batteries, monitors, and TVs. No appliances, thermostats, kitchen equipment, or other household items are usually taken. Read the notes.

The State of New Jersey maintains the following page that lists  currently licensed NJ ewaste recycling facilities:

eWaste recycling facilities
as listed by the State of New Jersey

Click below for more complete information from Cook College:
ewaste recycling facilities serving NJ
but located throughout the US

And the State of New Jersey page on 
recycling of solid hazardous waste

Be forewarned - there are charges for dropping off items for recycling, and each company has a different fee structure in some way.

Fees from one ewaste processor we checked:
These costs vary, and you may need to call the facilities to get the costs.
Computers or other “big box” items $10
Computer towers   $  5
Computer monitors   $10
TV to 20” $15
TV over 20“ $20
Other items estimated - $  0.30/lb.
Certified hard drive data destruction: $10/each
Certified media (CD, tape, etc.) destruction:  $  1 each


Manufacturers that will recycle their own products.
Go to the manufacturer (this is a list of links):
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