OCRRA E-Waste Drop-Off Events:
These events are for household items only; business items are not accepted. Click here for business options. No registration is necessary, but you must print and fill out the Household Electronics Certification Form in advance and bring it to the event.
Aug. 7, 2010
8 AM-Noon at Ley Creek Transfer Station
Nov. 6, 2010
8 AM-Noon at Ley Creek Transfer Station
FEES:
Each television, monitor and laptop = $10. CASH ONLY.
Acceptable Items
- Audio / Video Equipment: (CD players, radios, stereos, DVD players, VCRs, video game consoles)
- Cables, wires and power cords
- Circuitry (circuit boards)
- Computers / laptops (including all associated peripherals and hardware)
- Keyboards / mice
- Modems / routers / hubs
- Monitors
- Printers, fax machines, scanners, copiers, typewriters
- Telecommunication equipment (cellular phones, pagers, landline telephones, answering machines)
- Televisions
- UPSs (Uninterrupted Power Supplies)
Unacceptable* Items
- Appliances (e.g. washers, dryers, dishwashers, refrigerators, stoves, etc.)
- Dehumidifiers
- Fans
- Food processors
- Irons
- Microwaves
- Small, gas-powered equipment
- Vacuum cleaners
- Yard equipment
* Electric Items are not necessarily electronic; this event is for electronic items only.
Other Recycling Options (for HOUSEHOLDS):
Some locations do NOT accept televisions*, please call for details.
Best Buy (All local stores), Accepts electronics including TVs; some size restrictions apply. There is a $10 fee, but you receive a $10 Best Buy Gift Card for recycling.
Bruin Computer Trading (Liverpool), 410-0050
Computer Gallery (East Syracuse), 459-6150
Accepts all electronics. $10 fee for TVs, but you receive a $10 voucher for an online purchase. Some restrictions apply. Call for details.
Newtech Recycling (Syracuse; located in the same building as Village Office Supply), 463-1112
Accepts electronics including TVs; some fees apply, except on Sony, Zenith, LG, and GoldStar electronics, which are accepted for FREE.
Northeast Surplus & Materials (Syracuse), 476-4025 (No TVs)
OC Management (Syracuse), 458-3242
Radio Shack Accepts certain electronics via mail for trade-in value. Click here for details.
Salvation Army (Syracuse),
445-0520, ext. 320
Only accepts items in working condition / recent vintage; no older computer monitors, only accepts flat screen monitors. Call for more information.
Staples (participating stores, restrictions apply; call for more info.)
Some of the locations listed above accept televisions, others do not. Please call to confirm and to acquire pricing information, if applicable.
Wherever you dispose of you old computer, it is a good idea to destroy your hard drive so your personal information doesn't find its way into someone else's hands. You can wipe your hard drive of information using software and / or physically destroy it by drilling holes through the hard drive.
* NOTE: If you have a TV that is 8 years old or newer and still works, please help our community and donate it to the Salvation Army.
Call 445-0520, ext. 320. Thank you!
If you have electronics, in good working condition (including TVs),
an alternate "disposal" option, is to offer them for free to the local community for reuse. How you ask? Try an online material exchange sites. Check out the sites listed here, such as AroundAgain, ReUseIt or Freecycle and give your electronics a new home!
Both use the power of the internet to connect people who have things they need to get rid of (such as working televisions), with people who can use them. Sign up to become a member (it’s free) and join thousands of other local residents who are using the internet to keep materials out of the trash.
Other Recycling Options (for BUSINESSES):
Contact the vendors below for year-round disposal fees.
ELECTRONICS (not including TVs)
Bruin Computer Trading (Liverpool), 410-0050
Northeast Surplus & Materials (Syracuse), 476-4025
OC Management (Syracuse), 458-3242
Regional Computer Recycling & Recovery (Rochester), 888-563-1340 Ext. 22
TELEVISIONS and ELECTRONICS
Computer Gallery (East Syracuse), 459-6150
Newtech Recycling (Syracuse), 463-1112
Salvation Army (Syracuse), 445-0520, ext. 320 (Only accepts items in working condition / recent vintage; no older computer monitors, only accepts flat screen monitors. Call for more information.)
Maven Technologies, LLC (Rochester), 800-609-2435
ecoInternational (Binghamton), 800-711-6010
Waste Management, www.wmescraptracker.com/
When dropping your electronics off to ANY location, it is important to find out what is happening to your materials, so you can be assured they are being handled in an environmentally friendly manner. Click here for more information on what questions to ask.
These lists of recyclers have been compiled as a public service, but please note that inclusion in the list does not constitute an endorsement or approval by OCRRA, or provide any assurances with regard to the quality of services provided or the facility's environmental compliance history.
