How To Recycle Old Electronics

Did your family update the electronics in your home recently? If you want to get rid of old electronics, such as phones, tvs, computers, or laptops, there are several stores that will take your items for free to reuse or recycle. Since most electronics and batteries contain toxic materials like lead, flame retardants and chromium, they can’t be dumped in the landfill. As such, check out how you can safely recycle old electronics: 

Batteries:

• Best Buy, Whole Foods, Staples, Home Depot, and Lowes have free drop-off spots to take dead batteries off your hands.
• Websites such as Earth911 and Call2Recycle can also help you find places to recycle your batteries in your community based on the type of battery you need to dispose of (for instance, alkaline, button cell, lithium, zinc-air).

Phones:

• Best Buy accepts three phones per household per day,
• Lowes has recycling centers at every location
  
• Home Depot takes phones up to 11 pounds
  
• Staples also takes phones
  
• Whole Foods works with Secure the Call to get 911 emergency-only phones to senior citizens and domestic violence shelters. Just make sure you bring the charger.
  
• You can also donate your gently used phones to Cell Phones for Soldiers. The program helps troops call their families at home for free.

Laptops:

• Newer laptops can go be donated to Computers With Causes and will be refurbished for education and nonprofits. 
• If the device is too old or out of shape to donate, you can easily recycle it through Earth911. Search for “laptop computer” and enter in your ZIP code to find the nearest drop-off site.
• Dell’s Goodwill Reconnect Program also accepts old and broken hardware.

Cables:

• Drop off your cables at Best Buy or Staples.
  
• Donate your old cables, cords, chargers and wires at local science, technology, engineering and mathematics school programs, National Center for Electronics Recycling or Earth911.

Cameras:

• Best Buy and Home Depot accept cameras and camcorders.
• Lowes also takes cameras.
•  Earth911 and Call2Recycle are other good options.

TVs:

• Best Buy will pick up two TVs per house per day for $20 if you’re getting a new set — tube TVs smaller than 32 inches, portable TVs and flatscreens, LCDs, LEDs and plasmas smaller than 50 inches. Standalone pickups are $100. You can also drop off your TV at the store — three TVs (with accessories) per household per day. Restore smart TVs to factory settings if they contain personal information. Unplug everything, bundle the cords neatly and tape them to the unit. Use a dolly and be careful while you’re moving the TV, because the potentially toxic materials in the TV could release into your house if you drop it.

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