What should I do with my e-waste?

[DURHAM D]

The landfill use to take it but they don't anymore. A computer store use to take it but they stopped. A non-profit employed some challenged workers and they stripped the waste for certain metals but that stopped during the pandemic. There is no place to take it. I know a lot of people put it in their regular trash but I don't want to do that. Any ideas?

[In It to Win It]

1. I went through a similar thing recently

I had replaced just about all of the electronics I had to make work-from-home life easier.

I had an old Dell desktop, 2 older monitors, old mice, and computer cables, along with coax cables because I got rid of cable TV. There are some other miscellaneous stuff that I didn't want to just throw in the dumpster to be put in a landfill.

There's a Best Buy near my house that takes certain electronics so if there is one near you, check with a local Best Buy.
Also, check with your city or county. They may provide e-waste disposal and they have drop-off locations. Whatever Best Buy didn't take, I dropped it off at the city drop off locations and they took everything I had left, including old cordless phones that I haven't used or plugged in for the last 10 years.

These were my two main sources of getting rid of e-waste for free.

[DURHAM D]

5. I have already checked with the city and county.

They won't take it. The nearest Best Buy is about 80 miles away but I will check with them on the old pcs and printers; I also have two old Tivos and three old phone sets.

[meadowlander]

2. List it on EBay for parts?

There's a surprising amount of demand for retro electronics if its small enough to ship or you live in a populous enough area that someone is likely to want to come pick it up.

[PSPS]

3. Hard to say without your location. Goodwill takes electronics now. Google "e-cycle" plus your state

[DURHAM D]

4. The guy in charge of Goodwill intake told me they take

it to the landfill along with the regular trash. iows - they are hiding it/

[PSPS]

6. Where I live, unprocessed e-waste is not permitted in land fills. It must be different where you are

Did you try googling "e-waste" plus the name of your state? I get dozens for my state plus a state government website where I can look up electronics recyclers for my city or zip code.

[DURHAM D]

7. My landfill absolutely does not allow e-waste.

Like I said - people hide it in their regular trash.

[MineralMan]

9. Without knowing where you are, I can't help.

However, if you Google Electronics Recycling along with your location, you will find what you are looking for, unless you live in some rural area far from any city.

[Ellipsis]

10. Staples will take 5 units a day, even old 2 page RGBs.

[Thtwudbeme]

11. Are you in Durham NC?

https://www.durhamnc.gov/877/Electronics-Recycling

[DURHAM D]

14. I wish but "No". nt

[Sgent]

12. Best buy

will take most e-waste (usually 2-3 items per visit). If any are apple products, you can bring to an apple store or search for "apple recycling" and they will send you a mailing label. Otherwise call your town and ask what they recommend since they aren't accepting it.

[mackdaddy]

13. Local county recycle now charges $40.00 each to take CRT type tv/monitors.

I think they wanted $4 each for florescent tubes. Both of these have phosphorous and other heavy metals.

Tires with rims were $5 each without rims were $4 each. Not sure if they had other e-waste listed.

[DURHAM D]

15. Wow. I would be happy to pay

if someone would take it. Those are some high prices but I get it.