What Can I Recycle?

Good news! Most consumer electronic products can be reused or recycled. The following items are accepted at the official collection sites of the St. Louis Regional Partnership for Electronics Recovery. Please note that costs and items vary by location.

Computers Peripherals	Office Equipment	Communication Equipment	Miscellaneous
CD, CDRW drives	Adding machines	Adapters, chargers for phones	Battery back-ups
CPUs	Copiers	Answering machines	Data cartridges
Hard drives	Fax machines	Cell phones	Digital cameras
Laptops, notebooks	Multifunction machines	Corded phones	DVD/video players
Monitors		Cordless phones	Electronic game devices
Printers		Pagers	Pocket PCs
Routers			Rechargeable batteries*
Scanners			Televisions
Servers
Zip, DVD, floppy drives

Note:
Collection sites may offer palletizing and pick-up of electronics items for businesses, or for individuals with large quantities. Fees for this service vary, please contact individual sites. Other services offered include data security (hard drive destruction, DOD disk wipe, etc.) and product tracking.

*Recycling of Rechargeable Batteries
Rechargeable batteries can be recycled at most e-cycle St. Louis collection sites as well as at numerous retail locations throughout the area. The Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation (RBRC) has set up collection bins at retailers such as Radio Shack, Target, Home Depot, and more. Visit http://www.rbrc.com for more information.

Host sites may accept other products (appliances, small household electronics, software, etc.). First, check with the host site or check out the following links to find out where to recycle other products in your area.

Jefferson County       http://www.jeffcomo.org/code/recycle/index.html
St. Charles County    http://www.scchealth.org/es
St. Louis City            http://stlouis.missouri.org/citygov/recycle
St. Louis County       http://www.stlouisco.com/doh/waste/waste_mg.html

How to Reuse Electronics
Besides recycling, here are some other options to consider for your unwanted electronics.

Dealer or manufacturer take-back. Some dealers, retailers or manufacturers will take back old equipment when new equipment is purchased. Ask your dealer or manufacturer about programs to accept old equipment for resale or recycling.
Resell working electronics. Several locations in the St. Louis area specialize in buying and selling used computers. Look in the yellow pages under "Computers - Used" for retailers.
Donate. Schools, non-profits, and charitable organizations may accept working newer model electronic and electrical goods. Donations may be tax-deductible.