Electronics Recycling Law
New York State recently passed a law on electronics (e-waste) disposal. This Extended Producer Responsibility Law makes household, school and small business e-waste a free item to recycle, if the items are taken back through a manufacturer designated recycling program.
Under this law, e-waste includes:
• Televisions (as well as cathode ray tubes)
• Computers
• Computer Peripherals* (Monitors, Keyboards, Mice or Similar Pointing Devices, Facsimile Machines, Document Scanners, Printers)
• Small Electronic Equipment* (VCRs, Digital Video Recorders, Portable Digital Music Players, DVD Players, Digital Converter Boxes, Cable or Satellite Receivers, Electronic or Video Game Consoles, etc.)
• Small Scale Servers
* Computer peripherals and small electronic equipment also include any cable, cord or wiring permanently affixed to or incorporated into such product.
As details become available on new manufacturer designated recycling programs, they will be listed here. To stay up-to-date on these programs, sign up for OCRRA's bi-monthly email.
If you need to recycle your e-waste today, contact one of the organizations below for recycling options.
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. Hard drive removal and e-waste pick-ups may be arranged for a fee.
Bruin Computer Trading (Liverpool), 410-0050, ext. 4
Accepts all electronics (including TVs) for free.
CNY Resource Recovery (Syracuse), 471-0254
Accepts all electronics (including TVs) for free.
Newtech Recycling (Syracuse;
located in the same building as Village Office Supply), 463-1112
Accepts electronics including TVs; some fees apply.
Metalico (Syracuse), 463-9500
Accepts all electronics (including TVs) 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.)
Sunnking Electronics Recycling (Rochester), 1-877-860-7866
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 your old computer, it is a good idea to protect your personal information so it does not fall into someone else's hands. You can do this by erasing your hard drive before recycling your computer.
* 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 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.
Recycling Options for BUSINESSES:
Contact the vendors below for year-round disposal fees.
ELECTRONICS (not including TVs)
Northeast Surplus & Materials (Syracuse), 476-4025
OC Management (Syracuse), 458-3242
Regional Computer Recycling & Recovery (Rochester), 888-563-1340 Ext. 22
TELEVISIONS and ELECTRONICS
Bruin Computer Trading (Liverpool), 410-0050, ext. 4
Accepts all electronics (including TVs) for free.
CNY Resource Recovery (Syracuse), 471-0254
Accepts all electronics (including TVs) for free.
CXtec (Syracuse), 888-400-6991
ecoInternational (Binghamton), 800-711-6010
Maven Technologies (Rochester), 800-609-2435
Metalico (Syracuse), 463-9500
Accepts all electronics (including TVs) for free.
Newtech Recycling (Syracuse), 463-1112
Accepts electronics including TVs; some fees apply.
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.)
Sunnking Electronics Recycling (Rochester), 877-860-7866
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.
