You can no longer dispose of the items listed below in the regular trash. They must be discarded through the manufacturer, a recycling location, or one of the special recycling programs.

• TVs
• Monitors
• Computers
• Laptops
• Small servers
• Printers/scanners
• Tablets/e-readers
• MP3 Players
• VCRs/DVDs/DVR players
• Fax machines
• Video game consoles
• Cable/satellite boxes
• Computer Mice
• Keyboards

You can contact the following organizations to drop off, recycle, or donate your electronics:

Apartment buildings with 10 or more units can participate in ecycleNYC, which provides a free and convenient in-building service to remove and recycle unwanted electronics.

The types of electronics accepted include:

• TVs
• Computers/desktop towers, laptops
• Monitors
• Fax machines, printers/scanners
• Small servers
• Cable/satellite boxes
• Hard drives
• Keyboards
• Mice
• Mobile phones
• MP3 players
• Tablets
• VCR/DVR/DVD players
• Video game consoles

Household appliances, batteries, and light bulbs are NOT accepted.

Service options include:

• Room clean-outs for buildings with 10 or more units
• Storage bins for buildings with 100 or more units
• Building events for buildings with 250 or more units

Buildings, management companies, or residents who want to apply for ecycleNYC should complete an online form.

Learn more about ecycleNYC.

Enroll your building to receive an ecycleNYC collection bin.

Pick-Up Requests

If your building is enrolled in ecycleNYC, a building manager or staff member can request pickup of unwanted electronics. Pickup is guaranteed within 5 business days.

You can return unwanted electronics to manufacturers for recycling or disposal. Manufacturers (for example, Samsung, Sony, Toshiba, etc.) are required to accept electronics from residents for recycling at no cost.

You can find information about recycling electronics at the store where you purchased the item or at any store that sells the item. You can also check your brand's website to find out their recycling options.

Cell phones can be dropped off at any store that sells service plans.

Complaints

You can report a:

• Electronics manufacturer that does not accept their products for recycling
• Store that sells electronics but does not have information about electronics recycling

Electronics cannot go in regular recycling or trash. Schools must follow specific guidelines for disposal.

For more information on electronics disposal for NYC Department of Education schools, you can email your question to WasteSupport@schools.nyc.gov.

In general, there is no trash or recycling collection on sanitation holidays but that is subject to change. You can check back near the date of the holiday to confirm the collection schedule.

If a holiday occurs on your trash collection day, put your items out after 4 PM that day for collection beginning the next day.

If a holiday occurs on your recycling collection day, put your items out after 4 PM the day before your next scheduled recycling collection day.

2020 Sanitation Holidays