This document provides information on donating or recycling used electronics through eCycling. It lists various electronics that can be eCycled, such as computers, printers, televisions, and cell phones. It also describes eCycling partner programs that offer online and in-store take back options, as well as community recycling events. Donating or recycling electronics helps protect the environment, promotes reuse and job creation, and prevents electronics from filling up landfills.

1. Donate or Recycle Electronics
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EPA’s Plug-In To eCycling What Can Be eCycled:
Partners help give consumers
more opportunities to eCycle. • Personal Computers
• Hard drives
• Monitors
• Keyboards
• Printers
• Televisions
• DVD Players
• VCRs
• Cell Phones
• Pagers
• Digital Equipment
• Scanners
• Cell Phone Accessories
• MP3 players
• And much more…
Please check with your local recycling department
to see what you can recycle in your area.
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2. Clean out your clutter, help others Check with manufacturers and
access technology, and protect retailers for ways to eCycle at
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your environment. Donate or
recycle your used electronics today: Plug In To eCycling partners offer
eCycle them! the following options:
• Online Take-back/Trade-
Protect Your Surroundings Help Others
Americans routinely replace their electronics in Programs. Visit Dell, HP,
every few years. What do you do when you Apple, Sony, Toshiba, and Safely recycling outdated electronics Donating your used electronics
are ready to upgrade your computer, TV NEC Display’s websites to promotes sound management of benefits your community by passing
or cell phone? You probably paid a lot for eCycle your computer equipment. hazardous components such as lead on ready-to-use or refurbished
it when you bought it and don’t feel right • In-store Take-back/Trade- and mercury. equipment to those who need it.
about throwing it away. Most people put in Programs. Visit Best Buy,
used products into storage or into the trash Staples, Cingular and Office
because they don’t know what else to do. Depot to eCycle your cell phone. eCycle:
Staples and Best Buy also hold
periodic in-store collection days for larger Make a
If Americans donated or recycled all their
used electronics, we would prevent 2 million consumer electronics. Difference!
tons from ending up in the trash each year. • Community Recycling
That amount would fill enough 18-wheelers to Events. Check your
stretch from Chicago to Los Angeles. local listings for local
Conserve Natural Resources Create Jobs
recycling events supported
What You Can Do by Intel, NEC eCycling recovers valuable materials eCycling creates jobs for
Display, Panasonic, from old electronics which can be used professional recyclers and
Donate for Reuse Sharp, Sony, JVC, to make new products. As a result, refurbishers and creates new
Contact local charities or refurbishers to find Toshiba, Lexmark, we reduce pollution and save natural markets for the valuable
out where to bring your used electronics and Philips, Dell, and resources by extracting less raw components that are dismantled.
what age and type of equipment they accept. HP. materials from the earth.
eBay’s Rethink
Can’t Donate? Recycle! partnership provides
Contact your local recycling center to find eCycling options
out about community programs or collection and information at
events. <rethink.ebay.com>.
For more information on how and where to eCycle, visit: www.epa.gov/plugin