Fees for Recycling Electronics

The Recycling Center strives to recycle as many materials as possible, however, some items have a small fee attached to them.

As electronics are constantly replaced with newer and better ones, consumers are left wondering what to do with their old items. In an effort to reduce the amount of toxic materials and heavy metals placed in the landfill, the Recycling Center offers an environmentally-friendly option for disposal.
  • Electronics including cell phones, computers and monitors, copiers, DVD players, game systems, laptops, printers, tablets, televisions, etc. can be recycled at the Recycling Center for just $0.35 a pound.
  • All transactions are rounded to the nearest whole dollar.
The chart below gives an approximation of what some electronics may cost. Remember this is only an estimation. Equipment will be weighed when it arrives and residents charged appropriately. TV weights and price estimates are for CRT's, not flat screens, etc.

Electronic Disposal Pricing


Type of Electronics
 Average Weight
 Approximate Cost
to Recycle
13" Television
 23 lbs
 $8.00
25"-26" Television
 85 lbs
 $30.00
25" Console Television Set
 160 lbs
 $56.00
32" Television
 110 lbs
 $39.00
CPU (computer tower)
 20 lbs
 $7.00
15" Computer Monitor
 34 lbs
 $12.00
Laptop
 12 lbs
 $4.00


More and more companies are recycling electronics. Many cell phone companies will recycle old phones for you. Or sometimes shelters will take them and re-use them. If neither of these options are appealing to you, there are also several places where you can sell your cell online listed below. The list below can help you properly dispose of your electronics. 


Electronic Recycling


Location Types of Electronics Notes
Amazon Most types of electronics Sell items online for a gift card
Best Buy Recycling Most types of electronics, including CD's and DVD's Charge for some electronics or trade-in your electronics for a gift card
CD Recycling Center
of America		 Recycle CD's, DVD's and much more
See the website for details.
 Mail-in program
Gazelle.com Cell phones, Apple products and tablets Trade-in for cash; free shipping
Goodwill Industries Working and non-working computers, printers and various accessories Goodwill partners with Dell Reconnect to recycle computers and accessories
iFixIt.com Cell phones, digital cameras, laptops,
or tablets
 Fix your device or donate it so that someone else can fix
Hewlett-Packard Cameras, cell phones, computers,
e-readers, etc.		 HP will buy back your product,or you can simply recycle it.
Salvation Army Working computers and TV's Call your local Salvation Army
Sell Cell Cell phones only Trade-in for cash
uSell Cell phones only Trade-in for cash
Staples Computers, tablets, phones, ink and toner cartridges, etc. Trade-in for a gift card
YouRenew Blackberries, iPads, iPhones, laptops, etc. Trade-in for cash or recycle it